Chords for Sufjan Stevens, "Fourth Of July" (Official Audio)

Tempo:
159.95 bpm
Chords used:

E

D

A

Bm

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sufjan Stevens, "Fourth Of July" (Official Audio) chords
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[E] [Bm] .
[E] .
[D] .
[E] [D] .
[E] .
[D] .
[E] .
[D] .
[Bm] The evil had [E] spread [A] like a fever [E] ahead [D] It was night when you [E] died, my [D] firefly.
What .
[Bm] could I [E] have said to raise you from the dead?.
Oh, [D] could I be the [E] sky on the fourth of [D] July?
.
Well, [E] you do a [A] naught [E] talk, my little [A] hawk, [E] why do you [D] cry?
.
[E] Tell me, what [A] did you learn from [E] the [A] Tillamook burn?.
Or [E] the fourth of [D] July?.
We're all gonna [Bm] die.
[C#m] .
Sitting [D] .
[E] [Bm] .
[E] [A] [E] .
[D] [E] .
[Bm] .
[D] [Bm] .
[E] at the bed with a [A] halo at [E] your head.
Was [D] it all [E] a disguise like junior [D] high?
.
[Bm] Where everything [E] was fiction, [A] future, [E] and prediction.
[D] Now, where am [E] I, my fading [D] supply?
.
[E] Did you get [A] enough love, [E] my little [A].
dove, [E] why do you [D] cry?
.
And [C#m] I'm sorry I [A].
left, [C#m] but it was for the best.
Though it never [Bm] felt [D] right.
My little [Bm] Versailles.
The [A] [E] [D] .
[E] .
[Bm] [E] [A] .
[E] [D] .
[E] [Bm] .
[D] .
[Bm] hospital [E] asked, [A] should the body [E] be gassed before [D] I .
Say [E] goodbye, my star in [D] the sky.
Such .
[Bm] a funny thought [A] to wrap you [E] up in cloth, do you [D] find .
It [E] all right, my dragonfly.
[D] .
Shall [E] we look at the [A] moon, [C#m] my little [A] loon, [C#m] why do [D] you cry?.
[F#m] Make the most of your life, [E] while it is [A].
rife, [E] while it is [D] light.
Well, [F#m] you do a naught talk, my little hawk, [E] why do you [D] cry?
.
[C#m] Tell me, what did you [F#m] learn from the Tillamook burn?.
Or [A] the fourth of [D] July?.
We're all gonna [Bm] die.
[F#m] We're [E] [D] .
[E] [Bm] .
[D] [E] .
[D] [E] .
all gonna [Bm] die .
[D] .
[E] .
[D] .
We're all gonna die.
[E] .
[D] We're all gonna die .
[E] [D] .
We're all gonna die.
[E] .
[D] .
We're all gonna [N].
die .
Key:  
E
2311
D
1321
A
1231
Bm
13421112
C#m
13421114
E
2311
D
1321
A
1231
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To learn Sufjan Stevens - Fourth Of July chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - E, D, E, A and E. A strategic approach would be to train at 79 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 160. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of D Major.

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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ .
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [Bm] The evil had [E] spread [A] like a fever _ [E] ahead [D] It was night _ when you [E] died, my [D] firefly.
_ _ What _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ could I [E] have said to raise you from the dead?.
Oh, [D] could I _ be the [E] sky on the fourth of [D] July?
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ Well, [E] you do a [A] naught [E] talk, my little [A] _ hawk, [E] why do you [D] cry?
_ _ _ _ _ .
[E] Tell me, what [A] did you learn from [E] the [A] Tillamook burn?.
Or [E] the fourth of [D] July?.
_ _ _ _ _ _ We're all gonna _ [Bm] die.
_ _ _ [C#m] _ .
_ Sitting _ [D] _ _ _ _ .
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ .
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ .
[E] at the bed with a [A] halo at [E] your head.
Was [D] it all _ [E] a disguise like junior [D] high?
_ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] Where everything [E] was fiction, [A] future, [E] and prediction.
[D] Now, _ where am [E] I, my fading [D] supply?
_ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Did you get [A] enough love, [E] my little [A].
dove, [E] why do you [D] cry?
_ _ .
_ _ And [C#m] I'm sorry I [A].
left, [C#m] but it was for the best.
Though it never [Bm] felt [D] right.
_ _ My _ _ little [Bm] Versailles.
The _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ .
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ .
_ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ .
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ .
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Bm] _ hospital [E] asked, [A] should the body [E] be gassed before [D] I _ .
Say [E] goodbye, my star in [D] the sky.
_ _ _ Such _ _ _ .
_ [Bm] _ a funny thought [A] to wrap you [E] up in cloth, do you [D] find _ .
It [E] all right, my dragonfly.
[D] _ .
_ _ Shall _ _ _ _ [E] we look at the [A] moon, [C#m] my little [A] loon, _ [C#m] why do [D] you cry?.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] Make the most of your life, [E] while it is [A].
rife, [E] while it is [D] _ _ light.
_ _ Well, [F#m] you do a naught talk, my little hawk, [E] why do you [D] cry?
_ _ _ _ _ .
[C#m] Tell me, what did you [F#m] learn from the _ Tillamook burn?.
Or [A] the fourth of [D] July?.
_ _ _ _ _ _ We're all gonna [Bm] die.
_ _ _ [F#m] We're _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ .
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ .
_ all gonna [Bm] die _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ .
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ We're all gonna _ die.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ .
[D] We're _ _ _ _ _ _ _ all gonna die _ _ .
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ We're all gonna _ die.
_ _ _ [E] _ .
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ We're all gonna [N].
die _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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This song was authored by Sufjan Stevens.

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