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Fourth Of July by Sufjan Stevens
Fourth Of July
Chords (just for the intro and outro, the rest doesn't need specification)
F#m (x x 4 6 7 5)
E13 (0 x x 4 2 4)
Dmaj7 (x x 0 2 2 2)
Intro
F#m - E13 - Dmaj7 (x4)
Verse 1
Dmaj7 E A E
The evil it spread like a fever ahead
Dmaj7 E Dmaj7
It was night when you died, my firefly
Dmaj7 E A E
What could I have said to raise you from the dead?
Dmaj7 E Dmaj7
Oh could I be the sky on the Fourth of July?
Verse 2
E A
Well you do enough talk
E A E Dmaj7
My little hawk, why do you cry?
E A E A
Tell me what did you learn from the Tillamook burn?
E Dmaj7
Or the Fourth of July?
Dmaj7 E A E Dmaj7
We’re all gonna die
Interlude
Dmaj7 E A E Dmaj7
Verse 3
Dmaj7 E A E
Sitting at the bed with the halo at your head
Dmaj7 E Dmaj7
Was it all a disguise, like Junior High
Dmaj7 E A E
Where everything was fiction, future, and prediction
Dmaj7 E Dmaj7
Now, where am I? My fading supply
Verse 4
E A E A
Did you get enough love, my little dove
E Dmaj7
Why do you cry?
E A E A
And I’m sorry I left, but it was for the best
E Dmaj7
Though it never felt right
Dmaj7 E A E Dmaj7 E
My little Versailles
Dmaj7 E A E Dmaj7 E Dmaj7
Verse 5
Dmaj7 E A E
The hospital asked should the body be cast
Dmaj7 E Dmaj7
Before I say goodbye, my star in the sky
Dmaj7 E A E
Such a funny thought to wrap you up in cloth
Dmaj7 E Dmaj7
Do you find it all right, my dragonfly?
Verse 6
E A E A
Shall we look at the moon, my little loon
Dmaj7
Why do you cry?
E A E A
Make the most of your life, while it is rife
E Dmaj7
While it is light
Verse 7
E A
Well you do enough talk
E A E Dmaj7
My little hawk, why do you cry?
E A E A
Tell me what did you learn from the Tillamook burn?
E Dmaj7
Or the Fourth of July?
Dmaj7 E A E Dmaj7 E
We’re all gonna die (x2)
Dmaj7 Dmaj7
We're all gonna die
Outro
F#m - E13 - Dmaj7
We're all gonna die (x5)
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version 2
Notes: Not completely certain of some chords since it's all played on the keys with lots of sustain,
so please help improve this.
These are quick chord progressions, so playing the song with a full strumming pattern will be difficult
and won't sound good. Arpeggio or single-strum-per-chord is better with emphasis on the base notes.
Capo 2
Intro:
Am D C x3
Verse 1:
Am D G D
The evil it spread like a fever ahead
C D C
It was night when you died, my firefly
Am D G D
What could I have said to raise you from the dead?
C D C
Oh could I be the sky on the Fourth of July?
Chorus:
D G
Well you do enough talk
D G D C
My little hawk, why do you cry?
D G D G
Tell me what did you learn from the Tillamook burn?
D C
Or the Fourth of July?
Am D G D C
We’re all gonna die
Verse 2:
Sitting at the bed with the halo at your head
Was it all a disguise, like Junior High
Where everything was fiction, future, and prediction
Now, where am I? My fading supply
Chorus:
Did you get enough love, my little dove
Why do you cry?
And I’m sorry I left, but it was for the best
Though it never felt right
My little Versailles
Verse 3:
The hospital asked should the body be cast
Before I say goodbye, my star in the sky
Such a funny thought to wrap you up in cloth
Do you find it all right, my dragonfly?
Chorus:
Shall we look at the moon
My little loon
Why do you cry?
Make the most of your life, while it is rife
While it is light
Well you do enough talk
My little hawk, why do you cry?
Tell me what did you learn from the Tillamook burn?
Or the Fourth of July?
We’re all gonna die
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version 3
Capo 2
C D C until lyrics
Am D G D
The evil it spread like a fever ahead
C D C
It was night when you died, my firefly
Am D G D
What could I have said to raise you from the dead?
C D C
Oh could I be the sky on the Fourth of July?
D G
Well you do enough talk
D G D C
My little hawk, why do you cry?
D G
Tell me what did you learn from the
D G D C
Tillamook burn? Or the Fourth of July?
D Am
We're all gonna die.
(Interlude):
Am D G D C Am
Am D G D
Sitting at the bed with the halo at your head
C D C
Was it all a disguise, like Junior High?
Am D G D
Where everything was fiction, future, and prediction
C D C
Now where am I? My fading supply
D G D G
Did you get enough love, my little dove
D C
Why do you cry?
D G D G
And I'm sorry I left, but it was for the best
D C
Though it never felt right
D Am
My little Versailles
(Interlude):
Am D G D C Am
Am D G D
The hospital asked should the body be cast
C D C
Before I say goodbye, my star in the sky
Am D G D
Such a funny thought to wrap you up in cloth
C D C
Do you find it all right, my dragonfly?
D G D G
Shall we look at the moon, my little loon?
D C
Why do you cry?
D G D G
Make the most of your life, while it is rife
D C
While it is light
D G
Well you do enough talk
D G D C
My little hawk, why do you cry?
D G D G
Tell me what did you learn from the Tillamook burn?
D C
Or the Fourth of July?
D Am
We're all gonna die
Am D G D C Am
We're all gonna die
Am D G D C Am C
We're all gonna die
C D C
We're all gonna die (x5)
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version 4
Intro
Bm E D
E-----------------|-----------------|
B-----------------|-----------------|
G-----------------|-----------------|
D---4---4---2---2-|---0---0---0---0-| x 2
A---4---4---2---2-|---0---0---0---0-|
E-2---2---4---4---|-2---2---2---2---|
Verse 1
Bm E A E D E D
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B-----------------|-----------0---0-|-----------------|
G-----------2---1-|---2---2---1---1-|-----------------|
D---4---2---2---2-|---4---4-2---2---|---4---4---4---4-| x 2
A---4---2-0---2---|-5---5-----------|---5---5---5---5-|
E-2---4-----------|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|
The evil... night... firefly
Verse 2
E A E A E D
E-----------------|-----|------------------|
B-----------------|-----|------------------|
G---1-------1-----|---1-|---2---2---2---2--|
D-2-------2-------|-2---|---4---4---4---4--|
A-----4-------4---|-----|-5---5---5---5----|
E-----------------|-----|------------------|
Well you... why... cry? Tell me
E A E A E D D
E-----------------|-----|------------------|------------------|
B-----------------|-----|------------------|------------------|
G---1-------1-----|---1-|---2---2---2---2--|------------------|
D-2-------2-------|-2---|---4---4---4---4--|---4---4---4---4--|
A-----4-------4---|-----|-5---5---5---5----|---5---5---5---5--|
E-----------------|-----|------------------|-2---2---2---2----|
what did... 4th of july? we're... die
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version 5
Capo on fret 2
Intro
E||---3-----3----3----3----|--2----2----2----2----|--0----0----0----0----|--0----0----0----0-----|
B||---1-----1----1----1----|--3----3----3----3----|--1----1----1----1----|--1----1----1----1-----|
G||*--0-----0----0----0----|--2----2----2----2----|--0----0----0----0----|--0----0----0----0----*|
D||*--2-----2----2----2----|--0----0----0----0----|----------------------|----------------------*|
A||------------------------|----------------------|--3----3----3----3----|--3----3----3----3-----|
E||------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
Verses
|------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--2----2----2----2----|
|---1-----1--------------|--0----0--------------|----------------------|--3----3----3----3----|
|*--0-----0----2----2----|--0----0----2----2----|--0----0----0----0----|--2----2----2----2----|
|*--2-----2----0----0----|--0----0----0----0----|--2----2----2----2----|--0----0----0----0----|
|------------------------|----------------------|--3----3----3----3----|----------------------|
|---0-----0----2----2----|--3----3----2----2----|--0----0----0----0----|----------------------|
--0----0----0----0----|--0----0----0----0-----|
--1----1----1----1----|--1----1----1----1-----|
--0----0----0----0----|--0----0----0----0----*|
----------------------|----------------------*|
--3----3----3----3----|--3----3----3----3-----|
----------------------|-----------------------|
Chorus repeat 2 times end with:
|-------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|------------|
|---3------3----0----0----|--3----3----0----0----|--3----3--------------|-----------------------|------------|
|*--2------2----0----0----|--2----2----0----0----|--2----2----0----0----|--0----0----0----0----*|--0----0----|
|*--0------0----0----0----|--0----0----0----0----|--0----0----2----2----|--2----2----2----2----*|--2----2----|
|-------------------------|----------------------|------------3----3----|--3----3----3----3-----|--3----3----|
|---2------2----3----3----|--2----2----3----3----|--2----2--------------|-----------------------|------------|
Bridge
|-------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------||
|---1------1--------------|--0----0--------------|------------------------|-----------------------||
|*--0------0----2----2----|--0----0----2----2----|--0----0----0h--2--0----|----------------------*||
|*--2------2----0----0----|--0----0----0----0----|--2----2----2------2----|--0----0----0----0----*||
|-------------------------|----------------------|--3----3----3------3----|--0----0----0----0-----||
|---0------0----2----2----|--3----3----2----2----|--0----0----0------0----|--2----2----2----2-----||
end bridge with:
----------------------|----------------------|
----------------------|----------------------|
--0----0----0----0----|--0----0----0----0----|
--2----2----2----2----|--2----2----2----2----|
--3----3----3----3----|--3----3----3----3----|
--0----0----0----0----|--0----0----0----0----|
Chorus alt
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------||
|--3----3----0----0----|--3----3----0----0----|--3----3--------------|----------------------||
|--4----4----0----0----|--4----4----0----0----|--2----2----0----0----|--0----0----0----0----||
|--4----4----2----2----|--4----4----2----2----|--0----0----2----2----|--2----2----2----2----||
|--2----2--------------|--2----2--------------|------------3----3----|--3----3----3----3----||
|------------0----0----|------------0----0----|--2----2--------------|----------------------||
Order:
Intro: 4x
Verse: 2x
Chorus: 2x + end
Bridge 2x + end
Verse: 2x
Chorus: 2x + end
Bridge: 2x + end
Verse: 2x
Chorus: 2x
Chorus alt: 2x
Bridge: 2x + end
Intro: 4x
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