A Running Start chords by Sufjan Stevens

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 3rd
• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: EbmEbm

Intro:

C majorC DmDm FF G+G
C majorC DmDm FF G+G


Verse 1:
C majorC   DmDm      FF        G+G
If I imagine myself peaceful on the fire escape
C majorC       DmDm       FF      G+G
Head first, my hands inside my T-shirt, as we run away
  C majorC           DmDm
So now we have a running start
  A minorAm      G+G
My body moves in mystic ways
 C majorC             DmDm
I cross my arms to shield my heart
FF            G+G
As everything turns into waves

Pre-Chorus:
 DmDm      C majorC
I see the light upon the lake
  FF        G+G
The silver moon, the water snake
 DmDm       C majorC
A augmentedA pair of eyes, a gentle breeze
  FF          G+G
Forgotten tales, a wild beast


Chorus:
DmDm         C majorC        DmDm      G+G
I know, I know the time has come to ask you for a kiss
   DmDm      C majorC      DmDm       G+G
Don't go, my lovely pantomime, receivе of me my only wish

C majorC    DmDm
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
FF      G+G
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
C majorC    DmDm
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
FF      G+G
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh


Verse 2:
C majorC   DmDm        FF      G+G
If I align myself with Pisces in a funny way
C majorC      DmDm       FF        G+G
Can you, my lovеr, kiss my bracelet, and my shoulder blades?
C majorC             DmDm
We’ve always had a running start
 FF        G+G
I jump between the trampolines
  C majorC             DmDm
You throw your arms around my heart
  FF           G+G
As if to say you're all I need

Pre-Chorus:
  DmDm        C majorC
The winter pines, the lonely drake
  FF         G+G
The light beneath the frozen lake
 DmDm       C majorC
A augmentedA pair of eyes, a gentle breeze
  FF        G+G
Forgotten tales, a wild beast


Chorus:
DmDm         C majorC        DmDm      G+G
I know, I know the time has come to ask you for a kiss
   DmDm      C majorC      DmDm       G+G
Don't go, my lovely pantomime, receivе of me my only wish

C majorC DmDm FF G+G
C majorC DmDm FF G+G

C majorC    DmDm
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
FF      G+G
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
C majorC    DmDm
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
FF      G+G
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh