Sufjan Stevens – Uranus (Guitar)

Capo 5

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BE AWARE: Sufjan is doing something fishy to the beat. The song can be written in 6/8 time signature, with four metres per bar; however, while the first three metres of each bar both play along nicely with the 6/8 time signature, in many cases, the fourth metre is only 4 beats long. For example:

Am                 G6/B*              D
         What  are          you   now?

1 2 3 4 5 6 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 | 1 2 3 4

Am                 G6*              D/F#
         Cas-  tra-      ted          by       your  son

1 2 3 4 5 6 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 | 1 2 3 4 This makes it hard to find a comfortable strumming pattern. I have marked the lines which do this with ! at the beginning. The song also has an extensive intrumental outro, which I did not tab; it's very spacey and it doesn't quite work on just guitar. Silly chords: Am*: x022xx (plucked) Em/B*: x2200x (plucked) C*: x3201x (plucked) G*: 3x003x (plucked) G6/B*: x20030

G6*: 320030
Bm7/F#: 220202 (use thumb for bass note)

Dsus2/F#: 200230 (use thumb for bass note) [Intro] Am* Em/B* C* G* ! Am G6/B* D ! Am G6/B* D [Verse 1]

! Am      G6/B*   D
     What are you now?

! Am    G6*    D/F#
     Castrated by your son

Am     C/G Em                          D/A
   The odd spring scattered on the deep

! Am      G6*  D/F#
     From Aphrodesia

[Interlude 1] ! Dm/F Am/E Bm/F# ! Dm/F Am/E D/F# [Verse 2]

! Am     G6/B*   D
     You sexless fraud

! Am      G6*      D/F#
     From chaos choreographed

Am   C/G   Em                 D/A
   Defiled us in a fit of rage

! Am     G6*        D/F#
     The earth will find its way

[Bridge]

C/G G/F# Em      
Violent storm

!    D7/A       Am        Bm
From mysterious vengeance lies

C/G  G/F# Em
Born from incest

!      D6/A     Am          Bm7/F#
As the evidence flipped its eyes

[Chorus]

Am*  Em/B* C* G*   C/G       Em         Dsus2/F#  D/F#
Cross me with your wildness, snake-eyed warrior's knife

[Interlude 2] C/G Em D/F# Bm/F# ! F#m E C#m ! Em G Bm ! F#m C#m G ! Bm A E/G# [Verse 3]

! F#m    E C#m 
      Aquarius (Aquarius)

! Em     G   Bm  
   The scorpion (the scorpion)

! F#m    C#m   G    
    Your venom kiss (Your venom kiss)

! Bm    A   E/G#
   My guardian (my guardian)

! F#m     E        C#m   
      I trust your touch (Aquarius)

! Em     G        Bm
     I trust your cries (the scorpion)

! F#m     C#m    G
      Render the knife (Your venom kiss)

! Bm      A     E/G#
     Cut off my kind

[Outro] (finger picking from here) Am Em/B C G/B Am Em/B C G/B

Am Em/B   C      G/B   Am Em/B C G/B
Oooooh oh oooooh oh oh oooooh

Am Em/B   C      G/B   Am Em/B C G/B
Oooooh oh oooooh oh oh oooooh

Am  Em/B C     G/B Am Em/B C G/B
My, you, they, we, us

Am  Em/B C     G/B Am Em/B C G/B
My, you, they, we, us

Am  Em/B C     G/B Am Em/B C G/B
My, you, they, we, us

Am  Em/B C     G/B F#m
My, you, they, we, us