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Lord God Bird by Sufjan Stevens
Lord God Bird
transposed them so there was only one bar chord (F).
With Capo on 4th fret
Verse 1:
Am Em
In the delta sun, down in Arkansas
Dm C Am G
It’s the great god bird with it’s alter call
Am Em
And the sewing machine, the industrial god
Dm C Am G
On the great bayou were they saw it fall
Dm C Am G
It’s the great god bird down in Arkansas
F C F C
And the hunters beware, or the fishers fall
F Em Dm C G Dm
And paradise might close from its safe flight flawed
F Em Dm C G (let ring)
It’s the great god bird through it all
Bridge:
Am, Em, Dm, C, Am, G
F, C, F, C
F, Em, Dm, C, G, Dm
F, Em, Dm, C, G
Verse 2:
Am Em
And the watchers beware, lest they see it fall
Dm C Am G
And paradise might laugh when at last it falls
F C F C
And the sewing machine, the industrial god
F Em Dm C G Dm
It’s the great god bird with it’s alter call
F Em Dm C G Dm
Yes, it’s the great god bird with it’s alter call
F Em Dm C G
Yes, it’s the great god bird through it all.
Outro:
F, C, F, C
F, C, F, C
F, Em, Dm, C, G, Dm
F, Em, Dm, C, G
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version 2
Tuning: Standard
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:
C#m G#m
In the delta sun, down in Arkansas
F#m E C#m B
It’s the great god bird with it’s alter call
C#m G#m
And the sewing machine, the industrial god
F#m E C#m B
On the great bayou were they saw it fall
F#m E C#m B
It’s the great god bird down in Arkansas
A E A E
And the hunters beware, or the fishers fall
A G#m F#m E B F#m
And paradise might close from its safe flight flawed
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:
C#m G#m
And the watchers beware, lest they see it fall
F#m E C#m B
And paradise might laugh when at last it falls
A E A E
And the sewing machine, the industrial god
A G#m F#m E B F#m
It’s the great god bird with it’s alter call
A G#m F#m E B F#m
Yes, it’s the great god bird with it’s alter call
A G#m F#m E B
Yes, it’s the great god bird through it all.
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
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version 3
Tuning: Standard, Capo on 4
Guitar 1
Intro/ Verse (plays variations over guitar 2 throughout song)
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|---------------|----------|---------|---------|---------|
Guitar 2
Intro/Verse Part 1
In the delta sun
e|-------0---------0---------0---------0--*--------3----------3--------|
B|---1—- 1----1—---1----1—---1----1—---1--*----5—--5-----5—---5--------|
G|---2--------2---------2---------2-------*----0---------0-------------|
D|-----2---------2---------2---------2----*--2---2-----2---2-----------|
A|-0---------0---------0---------0--------*----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------*----------------------------|
Down in Arkansas
And the sewing machine The industrial god
e|-------3---------3--*--------1---------1--*-------0--------0-*-------|
B|---5---5-----5---5--*----3---3-----3---3--*---1---1----1---1-*-------|
G|---0---------0------*----2---------2------*---2--------2-----*-------|
D|-2---2-----2---2----*--0---0-----0---0----*-----2--------2---*-------|
A|--------------------*---------------------*-3--------3-------*-------|
E|--------------------*---------------------*------------------*-------|
It’s the great god bird with its
On the great bayou where they
It’s the great god bird in
e|-------3----------*--------------------------------------------------|
B|---1---1----1---3-*--------------------------------------------------|
G|---2--------2---0-*--------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2--------2---*--------------------------------------------------|
A|-0--------0-------*--------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------*--------------------------------------------------|
alter call
saw it fall
Ar kansas
Verse Part 2
And the hunters beware
e|-------5-8--------0--------*-1-------1-------*-0-------0-------*-----|
B|-----6--------1---1----1---*-3---3---3---3---*-1---1---1---1---*-----|
G|---7----------0--------0---*-----2---------2-*-------0-------0-*-----|
D|-3----------2---2----2---2-*---0---0---0-----*---2-------2-----*-----|
A|---------------------------*-----------------*-----------------*-----|
E|---------------------------*-----------------*-----------------*-----|
Or the fishers fall And para
e|-1-------0--------0---------1---------0----------3-------*-------0---|
B|-3---1---1----1---1-----1---1-----1---1------3---3---3---*---1---1---|
G|-----2--------0---------2---------0----------0-------0---*---0-------|
D|---3---3----2---2-----0---0---------2----------0-------0-*-2---2-----|
A|--------------------------------3----------2-------2-----*-----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------*-----------|
Dise Might close from its safe flight flawed
e|-------1---------0---------0---------1---------0---3------------------|
B|---1---1-----1---1-----1---1-----1---1-----1---1---3------------------|
G|---2---------2---------0---------2---------0-------0------------------|
D|-0---0-----3---3-----2---2-----0---0---------2------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------3----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
It’s the great god bird through it all
Verse Part 3
And the watchers beware
e|-------0---------0---------0---------0--*--------3----------3--------|
B|---1—- 1----1—---1----1—---1----1—---1--*----5—--5-----5—---5--------|
G|---2--------2---------2---------2-------*----0---------0-------------|
D|-----2---------2---------2---------2----*--2---2-----2---2-----------|
A|-0---------0---------0---------0--------*----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------*----------------------------|
Lest they see it fall
|-------3---------3--*--------1---------1--*-------0--------0-*---------|
B|---5---5-----5---5--*----3---3-----3---3--*---1---1----1---1-*--------|
G|---0---------0------*----2---------2------*---2--------2-----*--------|
D|-2---2-----2---2----*--0---0-----0---0----*-----2--------2---*--------|
A|--------------------*---------------------*-3--------3-------*--------|
E|--------------------*---------------------*------------------*--------|
And para dise might laugh when at
e|-------3----------*--------------------------------------------------|
B|---1---1----1---3-*--------------------------------------------------|
G|---2--------2---0-*--------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2--------2---*--------------------------------------------------|
A|-0--------0-------*--------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------*--------------------------------------------------|
Last it falls
Verse Part 4
And the sewing machine
e|-------5-8--------0--------*-1-------1-------*-0-------0-------*-----|
B|-----6--------1---1----1---*-3---3---3---3---*-1---1---1---1---*-----|
G|---7----------0--------0---*-----2---------2-*-------0-------0-*-----|
D|-3----------2---2----2---2-*---0---0---0-----*---2-------2-----*-----|
A|---------------------------*-----------------*-----------------*-----|
E|---------------------------*-----------------*-----------------*-----|
The industrial god And its the
e|-1-------0--------0---------1---------0----------3-------*-------0---|
B|-3---1---1----1---1-----1---1-----1---1------3---3---3---*---1---1---|
G|-----2--------0---------2---------0----------0-------0---*---0-------|
D|---3---3----2---2-----0---0---------2----------0-------0-*-2---2-----|
A|--------------------------------3----------2-------2-----*-----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------*-----------|
Great god bird with its al ter call Yes it’s the
ter call Yes it’s the
e|-------1---------0---------0---------1-*-------0---3------------------|
B|---1---1-----1---1-----1---1-----1---1-*---1---1---3------------------|
G|---2---------2---------0---------2-----*---0-------0------------------|
D|-0---0-----3---3-----2---2-----0---0---*-----2------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------*-3----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------*------------------------------|
Great god bird with its al
Great god bird through it all
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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