The Ascension chords by
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens

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Key: C major
Intro 1
C
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Am
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F
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Dm
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G
G

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C
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Em
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F
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G
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Am
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Dm
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G
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Verse 1
C
C

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When I am dead and the light leaves my breast
F
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Dm
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G
G

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Nothing to be told, nothing to confess
C
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Em
Em

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Let the record show what I
Am
Am

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couldn't quite confess
F
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Am

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For by living for myself,
Dm
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G
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I was living for unrest
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Dm
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Then the evidence came back in
Am
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a chariot of vindication
F
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Something to behold,
Dm
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glorious in its path
Dm
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Em
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But the prophecy fell back
Am
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As it gave to me an invitation
F
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Show them what is right,
Dm
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G
G

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show them what is blessed
Verse 2
Dm
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C
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Em
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F
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G
G

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But now it strikes me far too late again
Dm
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Em
Em

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That I was asking far too much
F
F

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G
G

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of everyone around me
Dm
Dm

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G
G

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F
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G

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And now it strikes me far too late again
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Em
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That I should an swer for myself
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G
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As the ascension falls upon
Interlude 1
me
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Am
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F
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G
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Dm
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G
G

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Verse 3
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Em
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So what should be said,
Am
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of a life that leaves its mess?
F
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G

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For once your life was sold,
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Dm
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G
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it could never be pos sessed
C
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Em
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You were selfishly as a continent
Am
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You were finally at your best
F
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G
G

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For you favored for yourself when
Dm
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selfishness was blessed
Dm
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Em
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Then Cordelia came back in a
Am
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chariot hallucination
F
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G
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Something to rejoice,
Am
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Dm
Dm

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G
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glorious in its wrath
Dm
Dm

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Em
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But the prophecy was a pantomime
Am
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C
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As it came to me in accusation
F
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G
G

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Show them what is right,
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Dm
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G
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show them what is best
Verse 4
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C
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F
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G
G

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But now it strikes me far too late again
Dm
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C
C

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Em
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That I was asking far too much of
F
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G
G

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everyone around me
Dm
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G
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F
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G
G

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And now it strikes me far too late again
Dm
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That I should an swer for myself
G
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F
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As the ascension falls upon me
Verse 5
Dm
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Em
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And now it frightens me,
Am
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the thought against my chest
C
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Am
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F
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Em
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To think I was asking for a reason
G
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F
F

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Explaining why everything's
G
G

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a total mess
Dm
Dm

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Em
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And now it frightens me,
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C
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the dreams that I possess
F
F

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G
G

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To think I was acting like a believer
F
F

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G
G

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When I was just angry and depressed
Dm
Dm

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And to everything there is
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no meaning
F
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G
G

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A season of pain and hopelessness
Dm
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Em
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I shouldn't have looked for revelation
G
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F
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I should have resigned myself to this
Verse 6
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Dm
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C
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I thought I could change the world around me
Em
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F
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G
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I thought I could change the world for best
Dm
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Em
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I thought I was called in convocation
F
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G
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I thought I was sanctified and blessed
Verse 7
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Dm
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Em
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But now it strengthens me
Am
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to know the truth at last
C
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F
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That everything comes
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from consummation
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And everything comes with con
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sequence
Dm
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Em
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And I did it all with exultation
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G
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While you did it all with hopelessness
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Em
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Yes, I did it all with adoration
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While you killed it off with
G
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all of your holy mess
Verse 8
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Em
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Am
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C
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F
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G
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What now?
(What now?)
F
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Dm
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G
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(What now?)
Dm
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(What now?)
(What now?
What now?
(What now?)
(What now?)
(What now?)
Em
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(What now?)
Outro 1
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G
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Dm
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