Sufjan Stevens – Impossible Soul (Guitar)
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Chords
These chords come from the now-defunct website Church of Sufjan, which I happened to have printed out a
number of years ago. As best I can tell, the original author is at http://majestysnownerd.tumblr.com/
[Part I]
[INTRO]
D - D/C# - D/G - D/C# D/C#
D D/B Oh, woman, tell me what you want D/A D/G And I'll calm down without bleeding out D D/A With a broken heart that you stabbed for an hour D D/B D/A D/G Woman, I was freaking out because I want you to know D D/A My beloved, you are the lover of my impossible soul D D/B D/A D/G Woman, too, promise me you'll stay and put off all your woes D I was wigging out, too much worry D/A I could not get you at all D D/B And you said what you want, you would laugh it off D/A D/G But I know you won't go, not for it at last D D/A Must you write it off for the impossible soul? D D/B D/A D/G And I was in a dream, I was gone away without you, but not too slow D D/A Lest I put it off, for I put it right for the impossible soul Em D Bm C And all I couldn't sing, I would say it all, my life, to you G A If I could get you at all G Bm A Don't be a wreck, trying to be something that I wasn't at all
(verse vamp solo x2)
D D/B D/A D/G Seems I got it wrong, I was chasing after something that was gone D D/A To the black of night, now I know it's not what I wanted at all D D/B And you said something like, "All you want is all the world for yourself" D/A D/G But all I want is the perfect love D D/A Though I know it's small, I want love for us all Em D Bm C And all I couldn't sing, I would say it all, my life, to you G A G If I could get you at all Bm A Trying to be something that I wasn't at all
[Part II]
G Bm Do you want to be afraid? A C#m Do you want to be afraid? G#m Em Bm For life in the cage where courage's mate runs deep in the wake A E For the scariest things are not half as enslaved C F Don't be distracted, don't be distracted G Bm Do you want to be alone? F#m C#m Do you want to be alone? G#m Em For life isn't stained of righteousness pain Bm A E The seed and the hail, all impossible flights for an interesting light C F Don't be distracted, don't be distracted G Bm Do you want to love me more? F#m Bm Do you want to love me more? G#m For love is the breath Em If water and wave Bm A Is cursed by the same thing that nurtured its shame E Is it worth all the work? C F Don't be distracted, don't be distracted E G Have you failed to feel delight? (No, I don't want to feel pain) Bbm A Have you failed to feel delight? (No, I don't want to feel pain) C C#m Em Instead of the life, lived tired and lost, have you left it at last F#m C#m Where it floundered its death with the language of ghosts A F Don't be distracted, don't be distracted E G Do you want to be afraid? (No, I don't want to feel pain) Bbm A Do you want to be afraid? (No, I don't want to feel pain) C For life in the cage (for life in the cage) C#m Where courage's mate (where courage's mate) Em Runs deep in the wake (runs deep in the wake) F#m For the scariest things (for the scariest things) C#m Are not half as enslaved (are not half as enslaved) Am F Don't be distracted, don't be distracted
Now
[Instrumental break]
E Bm F#m A#m A
G#m D C C#m Em A# F G#
G# C# Don't be distracted, don't be distracted G Now
Em7 (ad lib)
(No, don't be distracted) (x13)
Fade to Bm-Em vamp
[Part III]
Em DMaj7 Stupid man in the window, I couldn't be at rest Em DMaj7 All my delight, all that mattered, I couldn't be at rest Em DMaj7 From what I liked, from what I gathered, I couldn't be at rest Em DMaj7 Stupid man in the window, I couldn't be at rest
Em - DMaj7 (x2)
Em And don't be shy in the window DMaj7 Come down and give your best Em DMaj7 Oh, delight in the window I couldn't be at rest Em DMaj7 Stupid man in the window, I couldn't be at rest Em DMaj7 From what I liked, from what I gathered, I couldn't give my best
DMaj7 - A Em - DMaj7 - DMaj7
Em D Bm A ] Oh, I know it wasn't safe, it wasn't safe to breathe at all ] x3 Em D Bm A Oh, I know it wasn't safe, it wasn't safe to speak at all G-DMaj7 (ad lib)
D - Em - G - A
D
Hold on, Suf ]Hold on, Suf ]
Em G - A ] Hold on, Sufjan ]x3
N.C.
1, 2, 3, 4!
[Part IV]
D G It's a long life, better pinch yourself Em A Put your face together, better get it right D G It's a long life, better hit yourself Em A Put your face together, better stand up straight D G It's a long life, only one last chance Em A Couldn't get much better, do you wanna dance? D G It's a long life, better pinch yourself Em A Get your face together, better stand up straight D/F# Em G Boy, we can do much more together A (Better get it right, get it right, get it right, get it right) D/F# Em G Boy, we can do much more together A (Better give love, give love, give love, give love) D/F# Em G Boy, we can do much more together A (better get it right, get it right, get it right, get it right) D/F# Em G A Boy, we can do much more together; It's not so impossible D Em Bm A It's not so impossible D Em Bm A (muted) It's not so impossible D Em It's a long life, better pinch yourself Bm A Get your face together, better roll along D Em It's a long life, better pinch yourself Bm A Put your face together, better stand up straight D Em It's a long life only one last chance Bm A Couldn't get much better, do you wanna dance? D Em It's a good life, better pinch yourself D Em Is it impossible? Is it impossible? D/F# Em G Boy, we can do much more together A (Better get it right, get it right, get it right, get it right) D/F# Em G Boy, we can do much more together A (Better give love, give love, give love, give love) D/F# Em G Boy, we can do much more together A (better get it right, get it right, get it right, get it right) D/F# Em G Boy, we can do much more together; A It's not so impossible G A It's a long life, better pinch yourself Bm A/C# Put your face together, better get it right D Em It's a long life, better hit yourself G A Put your face together, better stand up straight G A In the wrong life, everything is chance Bm A/C# Does it register? Do you wanna dance? D Em In the right life, it's a miracle G A Possibility, do you wanna dance? Em Bm F#m A It's not so impossible [x2] Em Bm F#m A(muted) It's not so impossible
[BASS NOTES: D G Bm A x2]
(spoken) Do you wanna dance?
[to fingerpick]
G D/F# A G ] Boy, we can do much more together (It's not so impossible)] D/F# F#m A G ] Boy, we can do much more together (It's not so impossible)] x4 G D/F# A G Boy, we can do much more together (It's not so impossible) D/F# Bm F#m G Boy, we can do much more together (It's not so impossible)
[return to chords]
Em G F#m Boy, we can do much more together (It's not so impossible) G Em DMaj7 Boy, we can do much more together
[Instrumental]
F#m Am C#m A#m
Gm Em Ebm D
F#m Am C#m A#m ] Boy, we can do much more together (it's not so impossible) ] Gm Em Ebm D ] Boy, we can do much more together (it's not so impossible) ] x3 F# Boy
[PART V]
G Em - Bm - Bm x4
G Em Bm I never meant to cause you pain G Em Bm My burden is the weight of a feather G Em Bm I never meant to lead you on G Em Bm I only meant to please me, however Cadd2 And then you tell me, boy, we can do much more Dsus2 Boy, we can do much more G Em Bm Boy, we can do much more together G Em Bm Boy, we can do much more together G Em Bm I'm nothing but a selfish man G Em Bm I'm nothing but a privileged brother G Em Bm And did you think I'd stay the night? G Em Bm And did you think I'd love you forever? Cadd2 And then you tell me, boy, we can do much more Dsus2 Boy, we can do much more G Em Bm Boy, we can do much more together G Em Bm Boy, we can do much more together C Bm7 I gotta tell you, girl, I want nothing less Am7 D Girl, I want nothing less C Bm7 Bm Girl, I want nothing less than pleasure C Bm7 Bm Girl, I want nothing less than pleasure Cadd2 And then you tell me, boy, we can do much more Dsus2 Boy, we can do much more G Em Bm Boy, we made such a mess together G Em Bm Boy, we made such a mess together G Em Bm7 Boy, we made such a mess together G Em Bm7 Boy we made such a mess together