The Ascension chords by Sufjan Stevens
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Intro 1
(C major) (E minor) (A minor) (F major) (A minor) (D minor) (G major)
(C major) (E minor) (A minor) (F major) (G major) (A minor) (D minor) (G major)
Verse 1
(C major) When I am (E minor) dead and the (A minor) light leaves my breast
Nothing to (F major) be told, (A minor) (D minor) nothing to con (G major) fess
(C major) Let the record show (E minor) what I
(A minor) couldn't quite confess
For by (F major) living for my (A minor) self,
I was (D minor) living for un (G major) rest
(E minor) Then the (D minor) evidence came (E minor) back in
a (A minor) chariot of vindication
(F major) Something to be (G major) hold (A minor) ,
(D minor) glorious in its (G major) path
But the (D minor) prophecy fell (E minor) back
As it (A minor) gave to me an invitation
(F major) Show them what is right, (A minor)
(D minor) show them what is blessed (G major)
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Verse 2
But now (D minor) it strikes (C major) (E minor) me far (F major) too late again (G major)
That I was (D minor) asking far too much (E minor)
of (F major) everyone around (G major) me
And (D minor) now it strikes (G major) me far (F major) too late again (G major)
That I should (D minor) an swer for my (E minor) self
As the as (F major) cension falls upon (G major)
Interlude 1
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(C major) (A minor) (F major) (G major) (D minor) (G major)
Verse 3
(G major) So what should be said, (E minor)
of a (A minor) life that leaves its mess?
For (F major) once your life was sold, (G major)
it could (F major) never be (D minor) pos (G major) sessed
You were selfishly (C major) as a (E minor) continent
You (A minor) were finally at your best
For you (F major) favored for your (G major) self when
(D minor) selfishness was blessed (G major)
Then Cor (D minor) delia came (E minor) back in a
(A minor) chariot hallucination
(F major) Something to re (G major) joice,
(A minor) (D minor) glorious in its (G major) wrath
But the (D minor) prophecy was a (E minor) pantomime
As it (A minor) came to me in accusa (C major) tion
(F major) Show them what is (G major) right,
(A minor) (D minor) show them what is be (G major) st
Verse 4
But now (D minor) it strikes (C major) me far (F major) too late again (G major)
That I was (D minor) asking far too much (C major) (E minor) of
(F major) everyone around (G major) me
And now (D minor) it strikes (G major) me far (F major) too late again (G major)
That I should (D minor) an swer for myself
(G major) As the as (F major) cension falls upon (G major) me
Verse 5
And now (D minor) it frightens (E minor) me,
the thought (A minor) against my chest
(C major) To (A minor) think I was (F major) asking for a reas (E minor) on
Ex (G major) plaining why (F major) everything's
a total (G major) mess
And now (D minor) it frightens (E minor) me,
the dreams (A minor) that I pos (C major) sess
To think I was (F major) acting like a believ (G major) er
When I was just (F major) angry and de (G major) pressed
And to everything (D minor) there is
no mean (E minor) ing
A season of pain (F major) and hopeless (G major) ness
I shouldn't have looked (D minor) for revela (E minor) tion
I (G major) should have resigned (F major) myself to this
Verse 6
(G major) I thought I could change (D minor) the world around (C major) me
I (E minor) thought I could change (F major) the world for be (G major) st
I thought I was called (D minor) in convoca (E minor) tion
I thought I was sanctified (F major) and blessed (G major)
Verse 7
But now (G major) (D minor) it strengthens (E minor) me
to know (A minor) the truth at last
That (C major) everything comes (F major)
from consumma (G major) tion
And everything comes (F major) with con
sequence (G major)
And I did it all (D minor) with exulta (E minor) tion
While you did it (F major) all with hopeless (G major) ness
Yes, I did it all (D minor) with adora (E minor) tion
While you killed it (F major) off with
all of your (G major) holy mess
Verse 8
What (G major) now? (E minor) (A minor) (C major) (F major) (G major)
(What now?)
(F major) (What (D minor) (G major) now?)
(D minor) (What now?)
(What now?
What now?
(What now?)
(What now?)
(What now?)
(E minor) (What now?)
Outro 1
(A minor) (C major) (F major) (G major) (D minor) (G major)
The Ascension
Sufjan Stevens
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