Tuning: E A D G B E

The 50 States – Sufjan Stevens [Intro] B E D#m7 C#m7 x2 [Chorus]

^B It's a part of the ^Eact The fifty ^D#m7states Pack up your ^C#m7bags It's never too ^Blate From Ala^Ebama to Ar^D#m7kansas Follow A^C#m7laska, say what you ^Bsaw Swim in the ^Eocean, Maryland, ^D#m7Maine Then Massa^C#m7chusetts, what a great ^Bplace Go to New ^EHampshire, Missouri ^D#m7too It's not Vir^C#m7ginia but it will ^Bdo

[Verse]

^B Take a ^Edrive to Ohi^D#m7o ^C#m7 ^B We went ^Erunning through the ^D#m7oil ^C#m7 ^B And my ^Efavorite ave^D#m7nue ^C#m7 ^B I tried it ^Eall my favorite s^D#m7hoes ^C#m7

[Chorus]

^B There's Missis^Esippi, Kentucky ^D#m7blue Rhode Island ^C#m7rage And a Tennessee ^Btoo See Okla^Ehoma or Michi^D#m7gan There's a Ne^C#m7vada, see Washington ^Bwin. Or Ari^Ezona, Colora^D#m7do Connecticut ^C#m7Yankee, love Ohi^Bo. Louisi^Eana, Delaware ^D#m7who Go Minne^C#m7sota, we're thinking of ^Byou.

[Verse]

When we ^Ecame to Washingt^D#m7on (When we ^C#m7came to Washing^Bton)

We went ^Erunning through the ^D#m7rain (We went ^C#m7running through the ^Brain)

And my^E favorite city^D#m7 park (and his^C#m7 favorite city^B park)

And my^E favorite time of^D#m7 day (And his^C#m7 favorite time of^B day)

[Chorus]

Oh Cali^Efornia, Wyoming ^D#m7too Go to Wis^C#m7consin, New Jersey loves ^Byou Fly in to ^EGeorgia, Idaho ^D#m7Bay Or Indi^C#m7ana, they all seem the ^Bsame Florida ^Evoting, Montana ^D#m7chew Visit Ne^C#m7braska, there's nothing to ^Bdo North Caro^Elina, Oregon ^D#m7arms Illinois ^C#m7people, Illinois ^Bfarms

[Verse]

If I ^Elived in Rhode Is^D#m7land (If you ^C#m7lived in Rhode Is^Bland) Or if ^EI lived in Michig^D#m7an (I ^C#m7heard he lived in Michi^Bgan) Or if I ^Elived to be a ^D#m7man (or if he ^C#m7lives to be a ^Bman). Will you ^Ecomfort me a^D#m7gain? (We will ^C#m7comfort him a^Bgain.)

[Chorus]

There's West Vir^Eginia, gold in Ve^D#m7rmont Visit ^C#m7Hawaii or New Mexi^Bco Iowa, ^ETexas, take it all ^D#m7in The ^C#m7Mormons in Utah, the money in ^Bgin There's Pennsyl^Evania, driving at ^D#m7night South Caro^C#m7lina, what a de^Blight Dakotas and ^EKansas, piggy and ^D#m7pork Jump on a ^C#m7train, heading back to New ^BYork.

[Solo]

^B Da da da da da ^E da da da ^D#m7da da da ^C#m7da da X4 [Chorus] ^B It's a part of the ^Eact The fifty ^D#m7states Pack up your ^C#m7bags It's never too ^Blate x10

[Ad libs during choruses] (Pack up your bags, bells!) (Pack up your bags, guitar!) (Pack up your bags, drum kit!) (Pack up your bags, snare drum!) (God bless America) (Land that I love)

Sufjan Stevens - The 50 states