The Ascension

The Ascension easy guitar chords by Sufjan Stevens

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  • Intro 1


    Verse 1

    When 
    am 
    dead 
    and 
    the 
    light 
    leaves 
    my 
    breast 

    Nothing 
    to 
    be 
    told, 
    nothing 
    to 
    con
    fess 

    Let 
    the record 
    show 
    what 

    couldn't 
    quite 
    confess 

    For by 
    living 
    for 
    my
    self, 

    I was 
    living 
    for 
    un
    rest 

    Then the 
    evidence 
    came 
    back 
    in 

    chariot 
    of vindication 

    Something 
    to 
    be
    hold

    glorious 
    in 
    its 
    path 

    But the 
    prophecy 
    fell 
    back 

    As 
    it 
    gave 
    to 
    me 
    an invitation 

    Show 
    them what 
    is right, 

    show 
    them what 
    is blessed 

    Verse 2
    But now 
    it strikes 
    me far 
    too late 
    again 

    That I 
    was 
    asking 
    far 
    too much 

    of 
    everyone 
    around 
    me 

    And 
    now 
    it strikes 
    me far 
    too 
    late 
    again 

    That 
    I should 
    an
    swer 
    for 
    my
    self 

    As 
    the as
    cension 
    falls 
    upon 

    Interlude 1
    me 


    Verse 3
    So 
    what should 
    be 
    said, 

    of 
    life 
    that 
    leaves 
    its 
    mess? 

    For 
    once 
    your life 
    was sold, 

    it could 
    never 
    be 
    pos
    sessed 

    You were 
    selfishly 
    as 
    continent 

    You 
    were finally 
    at 
    your 
    best 

    For 
    you 
    favored 
    for 
    your
    self 
    when 

    selfishness 
    was 
    blessed 

    Then Cor
    delia 
    came 
    back 
    in 

    chariot 
    hallucination 

    Something 
    to 
    re
    joice, 

    glorious 
    in 
    its 
    wrath 

    But the 
    prophecy 
    was 
    pantomime 

    As 
    it 
    came 
    to 
    me 
    in accusa
    tion 

    Show them 
    what 
    is 
    right, 

    show 
    them what 
    is be
    st 

    Verse 4
    But now 
    it strikes 
    me far 
    too late 
    again 

    That 
    I was 
    asking 
    far 
    too much 
    of 

    everyone 
    around 
    me 

    And now 
    it strikes 
    me far 
    too late 
    again 

    That 
    I should 
    an
    swer 
    for 
    myself 

    As 
    the as
    cension 
    falls 
    upon 
    me 

    Verse 5
    And now 
    it frightens 
    me, 

    the thought 
    against 
    my chest 

    To 
    think 
    I was 
    asking 
    for 
    a reas
    on 

    Ex
    plaining 
    why 
    everything's 

    a total 
    mess 

    And now 
    it frightens 
    me, 

    the dreams 
    that 
    pos
    sess 

    To think 
    I was 
    acting 
    like 
    a believ
    er 

    When 
    I was 
    just 
    angry 
    and 
    de
    pressed 

    And to 
    everything 
    there 
    is 

    no mean
    ing 

    A season 
    of pain 
    and 
    hopeless
    ness 

    shouldn't 
    have looked 
    for 
    revela
    tion 

    should have 
    resigned 
    myself 
    to this 

    Verse 6
    thought 
    I could change 
    the world 
    around 
    me 

    thought 
    I could change 
    the world 
    for be
    st 

    thought 
    I was called 
    in convoca
    tion 

    thought 
    I was sanctified 
    and blessed 

    Verse 7
    But now 
    it strengthens 
    me 

    to know 
    the truth 
    at 
    last 

    That 
    everything 
    comes 

    from consumma
    tion 

    And 
    everything 
    comes 
    with con

    sequence 

    And I did 
    it all 
    with 
    exulta
    tion 

    While 
    you did 
    it 
    all 
    with 
    hopeless
    ness 

    Yes, 
    I did 
    it all 
    with 
    adora
    tion 

    While 
    you 
    killed it 
    off 
    with 

    all of your 
    holy 
    mess 

    Verse 8
    What 
    now? 

    (What now?) 

    (What 
    now?) 

    (What now?) 

    (What now? 

    What now? 

    (What now?) 

    (What now?) 

    (What now?) 

    (What now?) 

    Outro 1

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