Sufjan Stevens - Lord god bird
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Sufjan Stevens - The Lord God Bird
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Tabbed by: John Wika Haakseth (http://smurfupthefunk.blogspot.com)
Email: johnwika@gmail.com
Tuning: Standard
I have only jotted down the melody and the chords for this one, since I'm no good at
Think it's correct, though.
Intro:
(C#-minor scale) C#m G#m
e|---------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
b|---------------|---------------|-----9----9-12---|-9-------------|
g|-11-11--9--8---|---------------|-------11--------|---------------|
d|---------------|-11------------|-----------------|---------------|
a|---------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
e|---------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
F#m E C#m B
e|---------------|-9--------|---------|---------|---------|
b|---------9-12--|-------12-|--9------|-----12--|---------|
g|---------------|----------|----11-9-|-11------|-11------|
d|---------------|----------|---------|---------|---------|
a|---------------|----------|---------|---------|---------|
e|---------------|----------|---------|---------|---------|
Verse 1:
In the delta C#msun, down in ArkaG#mnsas
It's the gF#mreat god Ebird with it's C#malter cBall
And the sewing macC#mhine, the industrial G#mgod
On the F#mgreat baEyou were theyC#m saw it Bfall
It's theF#m great god Ebird down inC#m ArkansaBs
And the hunters bewAare,E or the fishers Afall E
And parAadise mG#might F#mclose Efrom its Bsafe flight flF#mawed
A G#m F#m E B (let ring)
It's the great god bird through it all
Bridge: (Same melody as intro with some variations)
C#m, G#m, F#m, E, C#m, B,
A, E, A, E,
A, G#m, F#m, E, B, F#m
A, G#m, F#m, E, B
Verse 2:
And the watchers bewC#mare, lest they see it G#mfall
And paraF#mdise might lEaugh when at C#mlast it fBalls
And the sewing macAhineE, the industrial Agod E
It's the Agreat G#mgod F#mbird wEith it'sB alter F#mcall
Yes, it's the Agreat G#mgod F#mbird wEith it'sB alter F#mcall
Yes, it's the Agreat G#mgod F#mbird tEhrough it Ball.
Outro: (Also a variation of the intro)
A, E, A, E,
A, E, A, E,
A, G#m, F#m, E, B, F#m
A, G#m, F#m, E, B