Fourth Of July Chords & Tabs

by Sufjan Stevens

[Version Description]
Simple guitar chords for a song written on the keys. These are quick chord progressions, so playing the song with a full strumming pattern will be difficult and won't sound good. Arpeggio or single-strum-per-chord is better with emphasis on the base notes.
Strumming Patterns:
Pattern 1:
BPM: 60
Denominator: 8
Triplet: No
Measures: [1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1]
Am7 - x02213
D   - xx0232
C   - x32010

[Intro]
Am7   D   C   x4

[Verse 1]
    Am7        D           G        D
The evil it spread like a fever ahead
        C             D            C  
It was night when you died, my firefly
 Am7               D          G               D   
What could I have said to raise you from the dead?
         C         D                   C    
Oh could I be the sky on the Fourth of July?

[Chorus]
          D         G  
Well you do enough talk
D          G      D         C  
My little hawk, why do you cry?
         D            G             D          G   
Tell me what did you learn from the Tillamook burn?
        D         C   
Or the Fourth of July?
                  Am7
We’re all gonna die

[Interlude]
Am7  D  G  D  C  D  x2
C

[Verse 2]
Am7             D            G             D 
Sitting at the bed with the halo at your head
       C          D                 C  
Was it all a disguise, like Junior High
Am7                   D        G           D        
Where everything was fiction, future, and prediction
C             D               C  
Now, where am I? My fading supply

[Chorus]
          D          G  
Did you get enough love,
D         G      D         C   
my little dove, Why do you cry?
        D       G            D           G   
And I’m sorry I left, but it was for the best
          D          C    
Though it never felt right
                   Am
My little Versailles

[Interlude]
Am7  D  G  D  C  D  x2
C

[Verse 3]
Am7           D                G       D  
The hospital asked should the body be cast
       C         D                   C  
Before I say goodbye, my star in the sky
Am7           D          G              D   
Such a funny thought to wrap you up in cloth
       C              D               C
Do you find it all right, my dragonfly?

[Chorus]
         D           G   
Shall we look at the moon
D         G      D         C   
My little loon, Why do you cry?
         D            G     D           G   
Make the most of your life, while it is rife
      D     C    
While it is light
         D         Em  
Well you do enough talk
Bm         Em     D          C 
My little hawk, why do you cry?
        D            Em              Bm         Em 
Tell me what did you learn from the Tillamook burn?
       D           C  
Or the Fourth of July?
                  Am7 D G D C D
We’re all gonna die
                  Am7 D G D C D
We’re all gonna die
                  C
We’re all gonna die

[Outro]
                  Am7  D  C   
We’re all gonna die       (x4)
N.C.
We’re all gonna die

Sufjan Stevens

Fourth Of July

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Chords

Transpose

Intro
         x4
Verse 1
The evil it spread like a fever
ahead
It was night when you died, my
firefly
What could I have said to raise
you from the dead?
Oh could I be the sky on the
Fourth of July?
Chorus
Well you do enough talk
My little hawk, why do you cry?
Tell me what did you learn from
the Tillamook burn?
Or the Fourth of July?
We’re all gonna die
Interlude
            x2
Verse 2
Sitting at the bed with the halo
at your head
Was it all a disguise, like
Junior High
Where everything was fiction,
future, and prediction
Now, where am I? My fading
supply
Chorus
Did you get enough love,
my little dove, Why do you cry?
And I’m sorry I left, but it was
for the best
Though it never felt right
My little Versailles
Interlude
            x2
Verse 3
The hospital asked should the
body be cast
Before I say goodbye, my star in
the sky
Such a funny thought to wrap you
up in cloth
Do you find it all right, my
dragonfly?
Chorus
Shall we look at the moon
My little loon, Why do you cry?
Make the most of your life,
while it is rife
While it is light
Well you do enough talk
My little hawk, why do you cry?
Tell me what did you learn from
the Tillamook burn?
Or the Fourth of July?
We’re all gonna die
We’re all gonna die
We’re all gonna die
Outro
We’re all gonna die       (x4)
N.C.
We’re all gonna die

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Fourth Of July Chords & Tabs

by Sufjan Stevens

[Version Description]
Simple guitar chords for a song written on the keys. These are quick chord progressions, so playing the song with a full strumming pattern will be difficult and won't sound good. Arpeggio or single-strum-per-chord is better with emphasis on the base notes.
Strumming Patterns:
Pattern 1:
BPM: 60
Denominator: 8
Triplet: No
Measures: [1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1]
Am7 - x02213
D   - xx0232
C   - x32010

[Intro]
Am7   D   C   x4

[Verse 1]
    Am7        D           G        D
The evil it spread like a fever ahead
        C             D            C  
It was night when you died, my firefly
 Am7               D          G               D   
What could I have said to raise you from the dead?
         C         D                   C    
Oh could I be the sky on the Fourth of July?

[Chorus]
          D         G  
Well you do enough talk
D          G      D         C  
My little hawk, why do you cry?
         D            G             D          G   
Tell me what did you learn from the Tillamook burn?
        D         C   
Or the Fourth of July?
                  Am7
We’re all gonna die

[Interlude]
Am7  D  G  D  C  D  x2
C

[Verse 2]
Am7             D            G             D 
Sitting at the bed with the halo at your head
       C          D                 C  
Was it all a disguise, like Junior High
Am7                   D        G           D        
Where everything was fiction, future, and prediction
C             D               C  
Now, where am I? My fading supply

[Chorus]
          D          G  
Did you get enough love,
D         G      D         C   
my little dove, Why do you cry?
        D       G            D           G   
And I’m sorry I left, but it was for the best
          D          C    
Though it never felt right
                   Am
My little Versailles

[Interlude]
Am7  D  G  D  C  D  x2
C

[Verse 3]
Am7           D                G       D  
The hospital asked should the body be cast
       C         D                   C  
Before I say goodbye, my star in the sky
Am7           D          G              D   
Such a funny thought to wrap you up in cloth
       C              D               C
Do you find it all right, my dragonfly?

[Chorus]
         D           G   
Shall we look at the moon
D         G      D         C   
My little loon, Why do you cry?
         D            G     D           G   
Make the most of your life, while it is rife
      D     C    
While it is light
         D         Em  
Well you do enough talk
Bm         Em     D          C 
My little hawk, why do you cry?
        D            Em              Bm         Em 
Tell me what did you learn from the Tillamook burn?
       D           C  
Or the Fourth of July?
                  Am7 D G D C D
We’re all gonna die
                  Am7 D G D C D
We’re all gonna die
                  C
We’re all gonna die

[Outro]
                  Am7  D  C   
We’re all gonna die       (x4)
N.C.
We’re all gonna die

Sufjan Stevens

Fourth Of July

Sufjan Stevens

Capo2

Song storyLoading…

Chords

Transpose

Intro
         x4
Verse 1
The evil it spread like a fever
ahead
It was night when you died, my
firefly
What could I have said to raise
you from the dead?
Oh could I be the sky on the
Fourth of July?
Chorus
Well you do enough talk
My little hawk, why do you cry?
Tell me what did you learn from
the Tillamook burn?
Or the Fourth of July?
We’re all gonna die
Interlude
            x2
Verse 2
Sitting at the bed with the halo
at your head
Was it all a disguise, like
Junior High
Where everything was fiction,
future, and prediction
Now, where am I? My fading
supply
Chorus
Did you get enough love,
my little dove, Why do you cry?
And I’m sorry I left, but it was
for the best
Though it never felt right
My little Versailles
Interlude
            x2
Verse 3
The hospital asked should the
body be cast
Before I say goodbye, my star in
the sky
Such a funny thought to wrap you
up in cloth
Do you find it all right, my
dragonfly?
Chorus
Shall we look at the moon
My little loon, Why do you cry?
Make the most of your life,
while it is rife
While it is light
Well you do enough talk
My little hawk, why do you cry?
Tell me what did you learn from
the Tillamook burn?
Or the Fourth of July?
We’re all gonna die
We’re all gonna die
We’re all gonna die
Outro
We’re all gonna die       (x4)
N.C.
We’re all gonna die