Lord God Bird

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                 Sufjan Stevens  -  The Lord God Bird
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Tuning: Standard

I have only jotted down the melody and the chords for this one, since I’m no good at
Think it’s correct, though.


Intro:

 (C#-minor scale) C#m                               G#m
E|---------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------| 
B|---------------|---------------|-----9----9-12---|-9-------------| 
G|-11-11--9--8---|---------------|-------11--------|---------------| 
D|---------------|-11------------|-----------------|---------------| 
A|---------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------| 
E|---------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------| 


                  F#m        E         C#m       B
E|---------------|-9--------|---------|---------|---------| 
B|---------9-12--|-------12-|--9------|-----12--|---------| 
G|---------------|----------|----11-9-|-11------|-11------| 
D|---------------|----------|---------|---------|---------| 
A|---------------|----------|---------|---------|---------| 
E|---------------|----------|---------|---------|---------| 


Verse 1:
             C#m              G#m
In the delta sun, down in Arkansas
          F#m      E              C#m    B
It’s the great god bird with it’s alter call
                  C#m                  G#m
And the sewing machine, the industrial god
       F#m     E            C#m     B
On the great bayou were they saw it fall
        F#m        E           C#m     B
It’s the great god bird down in Arkansas
                   A   E               A    E
And the hunters beware, or the fishers fall
       A      G#m  F#m   E        B             F#m
And paradise might close from its safe flight flawed
         A    G#m  F#m   E         B (let ring)
It’s the great god bird through it all

Bridge: (Same melody as intro with some variations)
C#m, G#m, F#m, E, C#m, B,
A, E, A, E,
A, G#m, F#m, E, B, F#m
A, G#m, F#m, E, B

Verse 2:
                    C#m                   G#m
And the watchers beware, lest they see it fall
        F#m         E            C#m      B
And paradise might laugh when at last it falls
                  A   E                A      E
And the sewing machine, the industrial god
         A     G#m F#m   E       B      F#m
It’s the great god bird with it’s alter call
              A     G#m F#m   E       B      F#m
Yes, it’s the great god bird with it’s alter call
              A     G#m F#m   E         B
Yes, it’s the great god bird through it all.

Outro: (Also a variation of the intro)
A, E, A, E,
A, E, A, E,
A, G#m, F#m, E, B, F#m
A, G#m, F#m, E, B