Sufjan Stevens – The Child With The Star On His Head (Guitar)
Key
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
3/4 time
[Intro]
G G F#m Bm
G G G G
Em F#m Bm G
G G G G
[Verse 1]
D Bm G Em A Once in a while, you may think you see better than the others A7 F#m Bm A A7 Scrambling around in the dark with your drum
[Verse 2]
D Bm G Em A There is a time when young men must grow up and be brothers A7 F#m Bm A A7 Are you afraid of growing too fast?
[Chorus 1]
Em D G And the child with the star on his head Bm F#m G All of the world rests on his shoulders Em D G And the mother with the child on her breast Bm F#m G Blessed is she among women Em D/F# And the trust we put in things G Bm In small ideas, in engineering F#m G The world of sports and second best Em D/F# A A7 In consequences we will not put to rest
[Trumpet break]
D Bm G Em A A7 F#m Bm A A7
Em D G Bm F#m G Em D/F# A A7
[Verse 3]
D Bm G Why crawl around in the snow Em A When you know I am right here A7 F#m Bm A A7 Waiting for you to expect something more?
[Verse 4]
D Bm G Em A For I am warm, I am calling you close to my table A7 F#m Bm Where I have made us a feast A A For the year of troubles, they have gone A7 A7 The winter brings a Christmas song
[Chorus 2]
Em D G And the child with the star on his head Bm F#m G All of the world rests on his shoulders Em D G And the mother with the child on her breast Bm F#m G Blessed is she among women Em D/F# Does all the world know better than G Bm When Christmas comes the troubles end F#m G The troubles end, the troubles end Em D/F# And by the time there’s nothing left G Bm An empty tree, a winter vest F#m G A winter vest, a winter vest Em D/F# And the trust we put in things G Bm In dictionaries, in engineering F#m G In calendars, and television Em D/F# A A7 In father's friends, in consequences
A A7 (x3)
Bm F#m G Em A A7 (xAs much as you like for solo)
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