Sufjan Stevens: Vesuvius
Notes:
-The first C of each verse on the first half is a two fret slide up from A#
-There are two types of Am in the second part as it's transitioning to the second half
the song. I play the first and second Am like this:
Am (1) Am (2)
EADGBE EADGBE
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Intro: A#,C,Dm,C,F,C,Am
End on A#
C Dm
Vesuvius
C F
I am here
C Am A#
You are all I have
C Dm
Fire of fire
C F
I'm insecure
C
For it is all
Am A#
Been made to plan
C Dm
Though I know
C F
I will fail
C
I cannot
Am A#
Be made to laugh
C Dm
For in life
C F
As in death
C
I'd rather be burned
Am A#
Than be living in debt
C,Dm,C,F,C,Am,A# (2x)
C Dm
Vesuvius
C F
Are you a ghost
C
Or the symbols of light
Am A#
Or a fantasy host?
C Dm
In your breast
C F
I carry the form
C
The heart of the Earth
Am A#
And the weapons of warmth
C Dm
Vesuvius
C F
The tragic oath
C
For you have destroyed
Am A#
With the elegant smoke
C Dm C F
Ora-cle, I've fallen at last
C
But they were the feast
Am A#
Of a permanent blast
C,Dm,C,F,C,Am,A# (2x)
C Dm
Vesuvius
C F
Oh, be kind
C
It hasn't occurred
Am A#
No it hasn't been said
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C Dm C F
Suf--jan, follow the path
C Am A#
It leads to an article of imminent death
C Dm C Dm
Suf--jan, follow your heart
Am1
Follow the flame
Am2 A#
Or fall on the floor
C Dm C Dm
Suf--jan, the panic inside
Am1
The murdering ghost
Am2 A#
That you cannot ignore
C,Dm,C,F,C,Am,A# (4x)
F
Vesuvius
C
Fire of fire
Dm
Follow me now
Am
As I favor the host
F
Vesuvius
C
Fire of fire
Dm
Follow me now
Am
As I favor the ghost
F
Vesuvius
C
Fire of fire
Dm
Follow me now
Am
As I favor the host
F
Vesuvius
C
Fire of fire
Dm
Follow me now
Am
As I favor the ghost
F
Vesuvius
C
Fire of fire
Dm
Follow me now
Am
As I favor your host
F
Vesuvius
C
Fire of fire
Dm
Follow me now
Am
As I favor the ghost
F
Vesuvius
C
Fire of fire
Dm
Follow me now
Am
As I favor the ghost
F,C
Dm
Follow me now
Am
Or follow down
F,C
Dm A#
Why does it have to be so hard?
F,C
Dm
Follow me now
A#
Or follow me down
F,C
Dm A#
Why does it have to be so hard?
F,C
Dm
Follow me now
A#
Or follow me down
F,C
Dm A#
Why does it have to be so hard?
