Sufjan Stevens – Tonya Harding (Guitar)

C        G/B        Am   D
 Tonya Harding, my star

           F            C
Well this world is a cold one

        G               D
But it takes one to know one

     F         C             G
And God only knows what you are

C            G/B             Am       D
 Just some Portland white trash

         F            C
You confronted your sorrow

            G         D
Like there was no tomorrow

           F               C         G
While the rest of the world only laughed

C      G/B        Am  D
 Triple axel on high

     F           C
A delightful disaster

            G            D
You jumped farther and faster

         F            C          G
You were always so full of surprises

C         G/B        Am  D
 Are your laces untied?

             F              C
What’s the frown on your face for?

          G                 D
And just what are the skates for now?

F         C             G
 Tell me which is your good side?

C        G/B          Am   D
 Are you lonely at night?

        F              C
Do you miss all the glory

         G          D
And the mythical story

F          C      G
Of the Olympian life?

C     G/B       Am  D
 Yamaguchi in red

         F              C
She had high rise and roses

     G           D
And red-carpet poses

F         C             G
 And her outfit was splendid

C       G/B          Am   D
 Nancy Kerrigan’s charm

           F            C
Well she took quite a beating

           G            D
So you’re not above cheating

F         C             G
 Can you blame her for crying?

C      G/B             Am      D
Tonya, you were the brightest

           F            C
Yeah you rose from the ashes

        G               D
And survived all the crashes

F              C             G
Wiping the blood from your white tights

C         G/B            Am  D
 Has the world had its fun?

               F           C
Yeah they’ll make such a hassle

              G            D
And they’ll build you a castle

F          C                    G
 Then destroy it when they’re done

C        G/B        Am       D
 Tonya Harding, my friend

           F            C
Well this world is a bitch, girl

          G           D
Don’t end up in a ditch, girl

          F              C         G
I’ll be watching you close to the end

C        G/B        Am       D
 So fight on as you are

     F         C
My American princess

         G               D
May God bless you with incense

            F       C        G
You’re my shining American star

           F/A      C        Am   D
You’re my shining American star

           F        G       C
You’re my shining American star