Death With Dignity Tabs by Sufjan Stevens

Death With Dignity tab by Sufjan Stevens

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               Death With Dignity - Sufjan Stevens
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Tabbed by: Wesski

I did my best to line all the lyrics up with the picking properly, however some don't line up perfectly simply
due to how many characters are in each word.
Tuning: Standard

Capo 7th fret (chords relative to capo)


Intro:

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A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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 D                Bm       A
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B|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|--3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2-|
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 D
e|2-------2-------2---------------|
B|--3---3---3---3-----------------|
G|----2-------2-------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
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Verse 1 (same as intro):

 Spirit of my silence  I can  hear  you,   but I'm afraid to be near
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D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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     you.     And I don't know      where  to begin
 C#m               Bm       A
e|4-------4-------4-------4-------|2-------2-------0-------0-------|
B|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|--3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2-|
G|----6-------6-------6-------6---|----4-------4-------2-------2---|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

            And I don't know      where   to begin
 D                Bm       A
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B|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|--3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2-|
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D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|



 D
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D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
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Verse 2:

 somewhere in the desert there's a for - est     and an acre before
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D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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 us.         but I don't know       where  to begin
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B|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|--3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2-|
G|----6-------6-------6-------6---|----4-------4-------2-------2---|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

            but I don't know      where  to begin
 D                Bm       A
e|2-------2-------2-------2-------|2-------2-------0-------0-------|
B|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|--3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2-|
G|----2-------2-------2-------2---|----4-------4-------2-------2---|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  again I lost my strength  com - plete   -   ly,    oh be near
 D                C#m
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B|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|
G|----2-------2-------2-------2---|----6-------6-------6-------6---|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  me.      tired  old   mare        with the wind in your hair
 Bm       A        D        A
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B|--3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2-|--3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2-|
G|----4-------4-------2-------2---|----2-------2-------2-------2---|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 Bm
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G|----4-------4-------4-------4---|----4-------4-------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Verse 3 (same as verse 1 and intro):

 Amethyst and flowers on the   ta  - ble,    is it real or a fa-
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D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

     ble?     well I su - pose     a friend  is a friend
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B|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|--3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2-|
G|----6-------6-------6-------6---|----4-------4-------2-------2---|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

            and we all know      how this will end
 D                Bm       A
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B|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|--3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2-|
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D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 D
e|2-------2-------2---------------|
B|--3---3---3---3-----------------|
G|----2-------2-------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

Verse 4:

 Chimney swift that finds me be my kee - per,    silhouette of a ce-
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D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

     -dar     what is that song    you sing   for the dead?
 C#m               Bm       A
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B|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|--3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2-|
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D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

           what is that song    you sing   for the dead?
 D                Bm       A
e|2-------2-------2-------2-------|2-------2-------0-------0-------|
B|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|--3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2-|
G|----2-------2-------2-------2---|----4-------4-------2-------2---|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

   I see the signal searchlight strike     me    in the win-
 D                C#m
e|2-------2-------2-------2-------|4-------4-------4-------4-------|
B|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|
G|----2-------2-------2-------2---|----6-------6-------6-------6---|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  -dow      of   my    room       well, I got nothing to prove
 Bm       A        D        A
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D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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                           well, I got nothing to prove
 Bm       A        D
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D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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 Bm       A        D
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B|--3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2-|--3---3---3---3-----------------|
G|----4-------4-------2-------2---|----2-------2-------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Piano Solo (same as verse 1, 3 and intro):

Verse 5 (same as verse 4):

 I forgive you, mother,  I can hear  you     and I long to be near
 A                D
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B|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
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D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

     you.      but every road      leads   to an end
 C#m               Bm       A
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D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

            yes, every road      leads   to an end
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   your apparition   passes  through     me    in the will-
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 -ows     and five  red   hens       you'll never see us again
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A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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                           you'll never see us again
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D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 Bm       A
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B|--3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2-|--3---3---3---3-----------------|
G|----4-------4-------2-------2---|----2-------2-------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

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