Death With Dignity chords by Sufjan Stevens

TAB: Capo 9th, depending on the live version, Sufjan plays it with a Capo 1st or a Capo 8th

Intro/Verse

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[Verse 1]
 G             C
Spirit of my silence I can hear you
           D
But I’m afraid to be near you
       C  G    C
And I don’t know where to begin
       Bm  G    C
And I don’t know where to begin
 G                C
Somewhere in the desert there’s a forest
        D
And an acre before us
       C  G    C
But I don’t know where to begin
       Bm  G    C
But I don’t know where to begin

[Bridge 1]
                 D
Again I’ve lost my strength completely,
    C
oh be near me,
 G     C             Bm    G   C
Tired old mare with the wind in your hair


[Verse 2]
 G             C
Amethyst and flowers on the table,
         D
is it real or a fable?
      C    G      C
Well I suppose a friend is a friend
      Bm  G       C
And we all know how this will end
 G                 C
Chimney swift that finds me, be my keeper
          D
Silhouette of the cedar
       C    G      C
What is that song you sing for the dead?
       Bm    G      C
What is that song you sing for the dead?

[Bridge 2]
                D
I see the signal searchlight strike me
    C   G   C
in the window of my room
            Bm    G   C
Well I got nothing to prove
            Bm    G   C
Well I got nothing to prove


[Solo]
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[Verse 3]
 G              C
I forgive you, mother, I can hear you
         D
And I long to be near you
      C  G      C
But every road leads to an end
      Bm  G     C
Yes every road leads to an end

[Bridge 3]
             D
Your apparition passes through me
    C
in the willows:
 G    C             Bm    G   C
Five red hens—you’ll never see us again
           Bm    G   C