Sufjan Stevens – The Child With The Star On His Head (Guitar)

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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) D