A Running Start chords by Sufjan Stevens

• Capo on 3rd
• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Key: Ebm

Intro:

C Dm F G
C Dm F G


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

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


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

C        Dm
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
F            G
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
C        Dm
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
F            G
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh


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


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


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

C Dm F G
C Dm F G

C        Dm
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
F            G
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
C        Dm
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
F            G
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh