Sufjan Stevens - A Running Start

Capo: 3rd fret

[Intro]
C Dm F G
C Dm F G

[Verse 1]
C Dm F G
If I imagine myself peaceful on the fire escape
C Dm F G
Head first, my hands inside my T-shirt, as we run away
C Dm
So now we have a running start
Am G
My body moves in mystic ways
C Dm
I cross my arms to shield my heart
F G
As everything turns into waves

[Pre-Chorus]
Dm C
I see the light upon the lake
F G
The silver moon, the water snake
Dm C
A pair of eyes, a gentle breeze
F G
Forgotten tales, a wild beast

[Chorus]
Dm C Dm G
I know, I know the time has come to ask you for a kiss
Dm C Dm G
Don’t go, my lovely pantomime, receivе of me my only wish

C Dm
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
F G
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
C Dm
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
F G
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh

[Verse 2]
C Dm F G
If I align myself with Pisces in a funny way
C Dm F G
Can you, my lovеr, kiss my bracelet, and my shoulder blades?
C Dm
We’ve always had a running start
F G
I jump between the trampolines
C Dm
You throw your arms around my heart
F G
As if to say you’re all I need

[Pre-Chorus]
Dm C
The winter pines, the lonely drake
F G
The light beneath the frozen lake
Dm C
A pair of eyes, a gentle breeze
F G
Forgotten tales, a wild beast

[Chorus]
Dm C Dm G
I know, I know the time has come to ask you for a kiss
Dm C Dm G
Don’t go, my lovely pantomime, receivе of me my only wish

C Dm F G
C Dm F G

C Dm
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
F G
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
C Dm
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
F G
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh