Sufjan Stevens – The Only Thing (Guitar Tab)

Capo 3
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Chords

First I'll list the relevant chord shapes from each section, in order played: [Intro/Verse] F: xx321x A7: xx302x D7: xx021x C: x3201x Gsus: x2001x G: x2003x Am: x0221x Am/G: 3x221x D7/F#:2x021x D7/F: 1x021x G: 3x000x [Bridge] Am: x0221x Em: 0x200x F: 1x321x G: 3x000x [Chorus] C6: 8x79xx G/B: 7x57xx C/E: 12 x 10 12 x x F/A: 5x35xx C6: 8x79xx G: 3x04xx Sufjan only uses thumb (P), index (I), and middle (M), for picking, and often only uses (P) and (M). Suggested picking shown in the Intro:
[Intro]
    P M P M P M P M P M P M P M P M P M P M... 
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D|--3-------3-------2-------2-------0-------0--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------3-------3----------------|
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A|--2-------2-------2-------2-------0-------0--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------3-------3----------------|

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[Verse]
The on-     ly      thing   that    keeps me from  driving this
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   car                               Half   light   jack-   knife
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    into the      can-      yon at  night
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D|------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------------------|
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E|--2-------2-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3-------3----------------|

   Signs    and     won- ders       Perseus      aligned    with the
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   skull                            Slain    me-    du-   sa
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    Pegasus    a- light   from us  all
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[Bridge]
Do I care if I   sur-vive   this?   bury   the dead        where they're 
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   found
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In a veil of great surprises,     I wonder did you love    me at 
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   all
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[Verse]
The on-     ly      thing   that    keeps me from  cutting my
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   arm                              Cross-  hatch   warm    bath
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    holiday         inn     after  dark
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   Signs    and     won- ders       water  stain   writing    the 
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    wall                            Dan-   iels     mess-    age
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    Blood  of the moon   on us     all
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[Bridge]
Do I care if I   sur-vive   this?   nothing  else  matters,   I 
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   know
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In a veil of great disguises,      How  do  I live  with   your
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   ghost
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[Chorus]
Should I tear my     eyes    out     now
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      Everything I         see           returns to you somehow
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Should I tear my     heart   out     now
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      Everything I         feel          returns to you somehow
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                    I wanna save you from your sorrow
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[Verse] The only reason why I continue at all Faith in reason, I wasted my life playing dumb Signs and wonders: sea lion caves in the dark Blind faith, God’s grace, nothing else left to impart [Bridge] Do I care if I survive this, bury the dead where they’re found In a veil of great surprises; hold to my head till I drown Should I tear my eyes out now, before I see too much? Should I tear my arms out now, I wanna feel your touch [Chorus] Should I tear my eyes out now? Everything I see returns to you somehow Should I tear my heart out now? Everything I feel returns to you somehow