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Predatory Wasp Of The Palisades Is Out To Get Us by Sufjan Stevens
Predatory Wasp Of The Palisades Is Out To Get Us
Song is in 3/4 time so strum/pick accordingly!
These chords aren't in the same key as the song,
D Bm
Thinking outrageously I write in cursive
G Em
I hide in my bed with the lights on the floor
D Bm
Wearing three layers of coats and leg warmers
G Em
I see my own breath on the face of the door
D Bm
Oh I am not quite sleeping
G Em
Oh I am fast in bed
D Bm
There on the wall in the bedroom creeping
G Em
I see a wasp with her wings outstretched
D Bm
North of Savanna we swim in the palisades
G Em
I come out wearing my brother's red hat
D Bm
There on his shoulder my best friend is bit seven times
G Em
He runs washing his face in his hands
D Bm
Oh how I meant to tease him
G Em
Oh how I meant no harm
D Bm
Touching his back with my hand I kiss him
G Em
I see the wasp on the length of my arm
-Instrumental Interlude-
D Bm G Em D
Oh great sights upon this state! Hallelujah!
D Bm G Em D
Wonders bright, and rivers, lake. Hallelujah!
D Bm G Em D
Trail of Tears and Horseshoe Lake. Hallelujah!
(We were in love we were in love, palisades palisades, I can wait I can wait)
D Bm G Em D
trusting things beyond mistake. Hallelujah!
(We were in love we were in love, palisades palisades, I can wait I can wait)
D Bm
We were in love. We were in love.
G
Palisades! Palisades!
Em
I can wait. I can wait.
D Bm G Em D
Lamb of God, we sound the horn. Hallelujah!
(We were in love we were in love, palisades palisades, I can wait I can wait)
D Bm G Em D
To us your ghost is born. Hallelujah!
(We were in love we were in love, palisades palisades, I can wait I can wait)
D Bm G
I can't explain the state that I'm in
Em D
The state of my heart, he was my best friend
Bm G
Into the car, from the back seat
Em D
Oh admiration in falling asleep
Bm G
All of my powers, day after day
Em D
I can tell you, we swaggered and swayed
Bm G
Deep in the tower, the prairies below
Em D
I can tell you, the telling gets old
Bm G
Terrible sting and terrible storm
Em D
I can tell you the day we were born
Bm G
My friend is gone, he ran away
Em D
I can tell you, I love him each day
Bm G
Though we have sparred, wrestled and raged
Em D
I can tell you I love him each day
Bm G
Terrible sting, terrible storm
Em ...D
I can tell you...
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version 2
Tuning: Standard, Capo II (chord names are relative to capo)
Time: 3/4
D Bmadd11 Gmaj7
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-|
G|------2-----------2-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
D|0---0---0---0---0---0-----------4-----------4---------------------------|
A|------------------------2---2-------2---2-------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Thinking outrageously I write in cursive I hide in my bed with the
Wearing three layers of coats and leg warmers I see my own breath on the
Oh I am not quite sleeping Oh I am
There on the wall inthe bedroom creeping I see a wasp with her
Em9
e|------------------------|
B|----------3-----------3-|
G|------0-----------0-----|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|0---0---0---0---0---0---|
lights on the floor
face of the door
fast in bed
wings outstretched
The first instrumental break is tricky as hell, but I'm sure this is right,
it just took me a good bit of repetition to get down. Start real slow, just
keep repeating it, and it will make sense. The woodwinds go through the
progression once, then Sufjan's guitar fades in:
A
e|----0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------|
B|--3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-----|
G|4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----------|
D|----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-|
A|0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---|
E|------------------------------------------------|
G
e|----0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------|
B|--3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-----|
G|4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----------|
D|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---|
The 4s on the G string are sort of optional, I can't really tell if he
plays them or not, and it's a hell of a lot easier if you don't.
Another verse follows, same guitar part, except now he adds some hammering
for flare:
D Bmadd11 Gmaj7
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3-----------3---------------3-----------3-----------3-----------0-|
G|--2-------2---2-------2-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
D|0---0---0---0---0---0-----------4-----------4---------------------------|
A|------------------------2---2-------2---2--------------------------0h2--|
E|------------------------------------------------3---3---3---3---3-------|
Em9
e|------------------------|
B|----------3-------------|
G|------0-----------0---0-|
D|------------------------|
A|-------------------0h2--|
E|0---0---0---0---0-------|
North of Savannah we swim in the Palisades
I come out wearing my brother's red hat
There on his shoulder my best friend is bit seven times
he was washing his face in his hands
Oh how I meant to tease him
Oh how I meant no harm
Touching his back with my hand I kiss him
I see the wasp on the length of my arm
Then comes an instrumental verse with the trumpet and harmonized trumpet,
same as verse guitar.
Finally, the last section, in which he strums the chords in a dramatic
fashion. The strum pattern starts on the "and" pickup of the preceding
measure. For lack of a better way to notate this, "o"s mark the strums,
with capital "O"s being accented strums.
Aa1eAa2eAa3eAa1eAa2eAa3eAa
ooO ooO oo and so on and so forth
The chords (relative to capo) are D A Em G. The first part of the lyrics
here are chanted by the female Illinoismakers:
D A Em G
Oh great sights u---pon this state, Hallelujiah
Wonders bright and river's wake , Hallelujiah
Trail of Tears and Horseshoe Lake , Hallelujiah
Trusting things be--yond mistake , Hallelujiah
On "Trail of Tears," Sufjan enters with:
D A Em G
We were in love, we were in love, Palisades, Palisades, I can wait, I can wait
We were in love, we were in love, Palisades, Palisades, I can wait, I can wait
Trumpet/vibraphone line enters, no guitar
We were in love, we were in love, Palisades, Palisades, I can wait, I can wait
Chanting resumes as "We were in love" continues, strumming resumes:
D A Em G
Lamb of God we sound the horn, Hallelujiah
to us your ghost is born, Hallelujiah
Now just woodwinds, no guitar:
I can't explain the state that I'm in,
the state of my heart, he was my best friend.
Into the car, from the backseat,
oh admiration, in falling asleep.
All of my powers, day after day,
I can tell you, we swaggered and swayed.
Deep in the Tower, the prairies below,
I can tell you, but telling gets old.
Here, the chanting resumes from "Oh great sights . . ."
Terrible sting, terrible storm,
I can tell you, the day we were born.
My friend is gone, he ran away,
I can tell you, I love him each day.
Though we have sparred, wrestled, and raged,
I can tell you, I love him each day.
Terrible sting, terrible storm
I can tell you
and fin.
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version 3
Tuning: Standard EADGBE
e|-------------0--------------0--------------0--------------0----------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------9--------------9--------------6--------------6----------------------|
A|-7--7-----7-----7--7-----7-----4--4-----4-----4--4-----4-------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------0--------------0-----------------0---------------0-----------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------2---------------2----------------2----------------2-----------------|
A|-0--0-----0------0--0-----0------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------2--2-----2-------2--2-----2-------2------|
After that you just repeat from the beginning.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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