Chords for Sufjan Stevens - Decatur

1, 2, 3, 4
[D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] Our stepmom, we did everything to hate her
She took us down to the edge of Decatur
We saw the lion and the kangaroo take her
Down to the river where they caught a wild alligator _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [D] Sang a man river, it overflowed
It caused a [Dm] mudslide on the banks of the [D] operator's floor
Skeletons in their graves, they came up clapping in the spirit of the aviator _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ The sound of the engines and the smell of the grain
We go [Dm] riding on the [C] abolition grain train
Stephen A.
Douglas was a great debater
Abraham Lincoln [D] was the great emancipator _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ Chicken will be ill with your [C] rooster tail
I had my fill [D] and I know how bad it feels
Stay awake and watch for the data
No small caterpillar, go congratulate her _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] Denominator, go [G] Decatur
It's the great [F] idea, [D] denominator
Go Decatur, why do we [G] hate her?
It's the great idea, [D] denominator
Go Decatur, anticipate [G] her
It's the great [D] idea, appreciator
Stand up and [G] thank her
_ _ _ Stand up and thank her
It's the [D] great idea, stand up and thank [G] her
It's the great [D] idea, stand up and thank [G] her
It's the [D] great idea, stand up and thank [G] her _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _