Capo: 2

The Child With A Star On His Head Sufjan Stevens Capo 2 F Em Am Dm Em Am

^COnce in a while, you^Am may think you see bett^Dmer than the others^G Scra^Em7mbling around in the da^Crk with your drum ^Am ^G ^CThere is a time w^Amhen young men must grow up an^Dmd be brothers ^G Are^Em7 you af^Craid of grow^Aming too fast? ^G

An^Dmd the child with the ^Cstar on his head^F ^AmAll of the world^Em rests on his shoulders ^F ^DmAnd the mother with the c^Child on her breast ^F ^AmBlessed is she^Em among women ^F

^DmAnd the trust we put in t^Chings In smal^Dml ideas, in engineering ^G ^AmThe world of sports and second best ^G In con^Fsequences we will not put ^Cto rest ^G

C Am F G Em C Am G Dm C F Am Em F Am

^CWhy crawl around in ^Amthe snow ^F When you know I am ^Gright here W^Em7aiting for you t^Co expect s^Amomething more? ^G

^CFor I am war^Amm, I am calling yo^Fu close to my ta^Gble ^Em7 Where I have made us a ^Cfeast ^Am For the year^G of troubles, they have gone The winter brings a Christmas song

A^Dmnd the child with the^C star on his hea^Fd ^AmAll of the world^Em rests on his shoulders ^F ^DmAnd the mother with the c^Child on her breast ^F ^AmBlessed is she^Em among women ^F

(Same as Chorus^) Does all the world know better than When Christmas comes the troubles end The troubles end, the troubles end And by the time there’s nothing left An empty tree, a winter vest A winter vest, a winter vest

^DmAnd all the trust we put in t^Chings ^DmIn dictionaries, in engin^Geering ^AmIn calendars, and televis^Emion ^FIn father's friends, in consequences ^G

Sufjan Stevens - The child with a star on his head