Sufjan Stevens – The Star-Spangled Banner (Guitar)
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So, one of my friends played this song at an Open Mic, and after looking it
up, I realized there's no charts for it anywhere online, and its actually
pretty hard to find in general. Sufjan was making quite a statement when he
first played this song; look it up, its pretty funny. Simple but powerful
song. E Standard Tuning; no capo.
Intro: G D Bm E (2x)
G D Bm E G D Bm E Oh, say can you see, by the dawns early light, G D Bm E G D Bm E What so proudly we hailed at the twilights last gleaming?
(I play half the intro here)
G D Bm E G D Bm E Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight, G D Bm E G D Bm E Oer the ramparts we watched, oh-oh were so gallantly streaming?
Pre-Chorus:
G D Bm E G And the rockets red glare, and the bombs in the air, D Bm E G Gave us proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Chorus: (I think all the lyrics here are right)
D Bm E G And the flag marked with blood, with the blood of our hands D Bm E G And our hands marked with death, with the blood of a man D Bm E G And a man on the cross, and the cross on our hearts D Bm E G Has it done nothing more, than to drive us apart?
Pre-Chorus:
G D Bm E G And the rockets red glare, and the bombs in the air, D Bm E G Gave us proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Chorus:
D Bm E G And the flag marked with blood, with the blood of our hands D Bm E G And our hands marked with death, with the blood of a man D Bm E G And a man on the cross, and the cross on our hearts D Bm E G Has it done nothing more, than to drive us apart?
Outro:
G D Bm E G O say, does that star (oh say does that star) D Bm E G Spangled banner yet wave (spangled banner yet wave) D Bm E G Oer the land of the free (oer the land of the free) D Bm E And the home of the brave? (and the home of the brave?)
(Fade out on same chord progression)