Death with Dignity – Sufjan Stevens
Lettered notation

intro
G E C E X4
A F C F X4
B G D G X4
A F D F X4
A F C F X4
A F D F X4
A F C F X2
A

Verse 1
B C* D* E* F* G* C** C**
Spirits of my silence i can

A* G* G* G* G* A* G* A* G* F* G*
hear you but im afraid to be near

E* E* A G* G* A E* D* C* C*
you and i dont know where to begin

A G* G* A E* D* C* C*
and i dont know where to begin

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Verse 2
B C* D* E* F* G* C** C**
Somewhere in the desert there’s a

A* G* G* A* G* A* G* F* G*
fo- rest and an acre before

E* E* A G* G* A E* D* C* C*
us and i dont know where to begin

A G* G* A E* D* C* C*
and i dont know where to begin

D* E* F* G* A* C** D**
again i lost my strenght com

E** D** D** E** D** C**
plete ly oh be near

A* G* G* C** C*
me, tired old mare

E* D* E* D* G A
with the wind in your hair

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Verse 3
B C* D* E* F* G* C** C**
Amethyst and flowers on the

A* G* G* A* G* A* G* F* G*
ta ble is it real or for fa-

E* E* A G* G* A
ble? well i sup- pose

A E* D* C* C*
a friend is a friend

A G* G* A E D* C* C*
and we all know how this will end

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Verse 4
B C* D* E* F* G* C** C**
Chimey swift that finds me, be my

A G* G* A* G* A* G* F G*
kee- per silhouette of the ce-

E* E* A G* G* A
dar. What is that song

A E* D* C* C*
you sing for the dead?

A G* G* A
What is that song

A E* D* C* C*
you sing for the dead?

D* E* F* G* A* C** D**
i see the signal search light

E** D** D** C** B* C**
strike me in the win-

A* G* C** C*
dow of my room.

C* E* D* E* D* G A
Well i got nothing to prove.

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C* E* D* E* D* G A
Well i got nothing to prove.

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C D E F G C*
A G A G A G F G
E C G G C
E D C C
C G G C
E D C C

Verse 5
B C* D* E* F* G* C** C**
i forgive you mother i can

A*G* G* A* G* A* G* F* G*
hear you and i long to be near

E* E* A G* G* A
you but every road

E* D* C* C*
leads to an end.

A G* G* A
Yes every road

E* D* C* C*
leads to an end.

D* E* F* G* A* C** D**
Your apparition passes

E** D** D** C** B* C**
through me in the wil-

A* G* C** C*
lows five red hans.

C* E* D* E* D* G A
You’ll never see us again

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C* E* D* E* D* G A
You’ll never see us again.

• Artist: Sufjan Stevens
• Mood: Sad

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How To Read The Tabs

SOLFEGE	DO	RE	MI	FA	SO	LA	TI
Letter Notes	C	D	E	F	G	A	B
Number Notes	1	2	3	4	5	6	7

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