Sufjan Stevens - Death With Dignity

Capo: 4th fret

[Intro]
C/G F Em Dm C
F Dm C
F

[Verse 1]
C/G F
Spirit of my silence I can hear you
Em
But I’m afraid to be near you
Dm C F
And I don’t know where to begin
Dm C F
And I don’t know where to begin

[Verse 2]
C/G F
Somewhere in the desert there’s a forest
Em
And an acre before us
Dm C F
And I don’t know where to begin
Dm C F
And I don’t know where to begin
G Dm
Again I’ve lost my strength completely, oh be near me

[Chorus]
C F C Dm
Tired old mare with the wind in your hair

[Verse 3]
C/G F Em
Amethyst and flowers on the table, is it real or fable?
Dm C F
Well I suppose a friend is a friend
Dm C F
And we all know how this will end

[Verse 4]
C/G F
Chimney swift that finds me, be my keeper
Em
Silhouette of the cedar
Dm C F
What is that song you sing for the dead?
Dm C F
What is that song you sing for the dead?

[Chorus]
G Dm C F C
I see the signal searchlight strike me in the window of my room
Dm C
Well I got nothing to prove
F Dm C F
Well I got nothing to prove

[Solo]
C/G F Em Dm C
F Dm C F

[Verse 5]
C/G F
I forgive you, mother, I can hear you
Em
And I long to be near you
Dm C F
But every road leads to an end
Dm C F
Yes every road leads to an end
G Dm
Your apparition passes through me in the willows

[Chorus]
C F C Dm C F
Five red hensyou’ll never see us again
Dm C F
You’ll never see us again

[Outro]
G D5 F C G