Death With Dignity tab by Sufjan Stevens
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Death With Dignity - Sufjan Stevens
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Tabbed by: Wesski
I did my best to line all the lyrics up with the picking properly, however some don't line up perfectly simply
due to how many characters are in each word.
Tuning: Standard
Capo 7th fret (chords relative to capo)
Intro:
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Verse 1 (same as intro):
Spirit of my silence I can hear you, but I'm afraid to be near
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you. And I don't know where to begin
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And I don't know where to begin
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Verse 2:
somewhere in the desert there's a for - est and an acre before
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us. but I don't know where to begin
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but I don't know where to begin
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again I lost my strength com - plete - ly, oh be near
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me. tired old mare with the wind in your hair
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Verse 3 (same as verse 1 and intro):
Amethyst and flowers on the ta - ble, is it real or a fa-
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ble? well I su - pose a friend is a friend
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and we all know how this will end
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Verse 4:
Chimney swift that finds me be my kee - per, silhouette of a ce-
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-dar what is that song you sing for the dead?
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what is that song you sing for the dead?
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I see the signal searchlight strike me in the win-
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-dow of my room well, I got nothing to prove
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well, I got nothing to prove
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Piano Solo (same as verse 1, 3 and intro):
Verse 5 (same as verse 4):
I forgive you, mother, I can hear you and I long to be near
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you. but every road leads to an end
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yes, every road leads to an end
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your apparition passes through me in the will-
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-ows and five red hens you'll never see us again
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you'll never see us again
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