Eugene Ukulele chords by Sufjan Stevens

Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)

Chord Changes:
Cm:(5-0-0-7)
Bb7:(3-2-1-5)
Am7:(2-0-0-3)
C9:(0-0-0-10)
C7:(0-0-0-8)
C6:(0-0-0-7)
C/F: A|-3-3-3---3-| (Strum down C four times and hammer F on 3rd strum)
   E|-0-0-0h1-0-|
   C|-0-0-0---0-|
   G|-0-0-0h2-0-|

Picking Pattern: 1-3-2-4/G-E-C-A
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Verse 1:
F   G        Cm
Light struck from the lemon tree
Bb7   Am7    G       F      C/F
What if I’d never seen hysterical light from Eugene?
F   C
Lemon yogurt
G     Am       G
Remember I pulled at your shirt
               F
I dropped the ashtray on the floor
          C/F
I just wanted to be near you


Verse 2:
F    G       Cm
Emerald Park, wonders never cease
Bb7     Am7     G
The man who taught me to swim
         F      C/F
He couldn't quite say my first name
F   C     G       Am     G
Like a Father, he led community water on my head
         F
And he called me “Subaru”
           C/F
And now, I want to be near you


Verse 3:
C9  C7 C6  Am  G    F
Since I was old enough to speak
          G
I've said it with alarm
C9  C7  C6 Am   G      F
Some part of me was lost in your sleeve
            G
Where you hid your cigarettes
        F
No, I’ll never forget
          C/F
I just want to be near you


Verse 4:
F    G       Cm
Still, I pray to what I cannot see
Bb7  Am7     G
In the sprinkler, I mark
       F       C/F
The evidence known from the start
F    C       G
From the bed near your death
        Am        G
And all the machines that made a mess
           F
Far away, the falcon flew
         C/F
Now I want to be near you
F   G      Cm
What’s left is only bittersweet
Bb7   Am7    G
For the rest of my life
       F      C/F
Admitting the best is behind me
F    C
Now I’m drunk and afraid
G      Am       G
Wishing the world would go away
              F
What’s the point of singing songs
           C/F
If they’ll never even hear you?