Lacrimae tab by Sufjan Stevens
Guitar Tab
- Capo on 3rd
Tuning: Standard but low E is tuned down to a G (open) or D# relative to capo (3rd fret)
LACRIMAE by SUFJAN STEVENS
Verse 1:
Dm x 4 C x 4
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|-------6--------6--------6--------6-|---------1--------1--------1--------1--|
G|-----0--------0--------0--------0---|-----0--------0--------0--------0------|
D|---7--------7--------7--------7-----|-------2--------2--------2--------2----|
A|-5--------5--------5--------5-------|---3--------3--------3--------3--------|
G|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
I called a-
Bb F
e|------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3-----------|----------1--------------|------------------------------------------------------|
G|---3-------3---3--|-------2--------2---2----|-----------2-----------2-------------2-----------2----|
D|-----3-------3----|---------3--------3------|------3-----------3-------------3-----------3---------|
A|-1-------1--------|-----3--------3----------|---------3-----------3-------------3-----------3------|
G|------------------|-------------------------|----0-----------0-------------0-----------0-----------|
Name Over the Ocean
Dm x 4 C x 4
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|-------6--------6--------6--------6-|---------1--------1--------1--------1--|
G|-----0--------0--------0--------0---|-----0--------0--------0--------0------|
D|---7--------7--------7--------7-----|-------2--------2--------2--------2----|
A|-5--------5--------5--------5-------|---3--------3--------3--------3--------|
G|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Lacrimal -
Bb F
e|------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3-----------|----------1--------------|------------------------------------------------------|
G|---3-------3---3--|-------2--------2---2----|-----------2-----------2-------------2-----------2----|
D|-----3-------3----|---------3--------3------|------3-----------3-------------3-----------3---------|
A|-1-------1--------|-----3--------3----------|---------3-----------3-------------3-----------3------|
G|------------------|-------------------------|----0-----------0-------------0-----------0-----------|
Tears - Fears of devo - tion
Chorus:
(Alternate these chords picking
Dm Dm7
e|----------------------------------------1----|--5-----5-----5-----5-----|
B|---------------------------1-----3------3----|--6-----6-----6-----6-----|
G|---0-----0-----2-----3-----3-----2-----------|--7-----7-----5-----5-----|
D|---2-----2-----2-----2-----------------------|--7-----7-----7-----7-----|
A|---------------------------------------------|--5-----5-----5-----5-----|
G|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0|--5-----5-----5-----5-----|
All the dreams I vowed to make come true
Chorus:
(Alternate these chords picking
Dm Dm7
e|----------------------------------------1----|--5-----5-----5-----5-----|
B|---------------------------1-----3------3----|--6-----6-----6-----6-----|
G|---0-----0-----2-----3-----3-----2-----------|--7-----7-----5-----5-----|
D|---2-----2-----2-----2-----------------------|--7-----7-----7-----7-----|
A|---------------------------------------------|--5-----5-----5-----5-----|
G|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------|--5-----5-----5-----5-----|
And the life I long to take I lose
(Alternate these chords picking
D7sus / Dm7 D7sus Dm7
e|----------------------------------------1----|--5-----5-----5-----5-----|
B|---------------------------1-----3------3----|--8-----6-----8-----6-----|
G|---0-----0-----2-----3-----3-----2-----------|--5-----5-----5-----5-----|
D|---2-----2-----2-----2-----------------------|--7-----7-----7-----7-----|
A|---------------------------------------------|--5-----5-----5-----5-----|
G|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------|--5-----5-----5-----5-----|
Lord why must this life be so cruel
e|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|---1-------1------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|---0-------0-------3------2---------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------2------0--------3------|-8---7---8---7----8---7----8---7------|
A|-----------------------------------3------|-------5--------5-------5--------5----|
G|-0-----0-------0-----0---------0---------0|---5--------5-------5--------5--------|
Well there aint much you can do
Verse 2:
Dm x 4 C x 4
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|-------6--------6--------6--------6-|---------1--------1--------1--------1--|
G|-----0--------0--------0--------0---|-----0--------0--------0--------0------|
D|---7--------7--------7--------7-----|-------2--------2--------2--------2----|
A|-5--------5--------5--------5-------|---3--------3--------3--------3--------|
G|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
I saw your -
Bb F C
e|------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3-----------|----------1--------------|------------------------------------------------------|
G|---3-------3---3--|-------2--------2---2----|-----------2-----------0-------------0-----------0----|
D|-----3-------3----|---------3--------3------|------2-----------2-------------2-----------2---------|
A|-1-------1--------|-----3--------3----------|---------3-----------3-------------3-----------3------|
G|------------------|-------------------------|----0-----------0-------------0-----------0-----------|
Eyes Burn in the Moon light
Dm x 4 C x 4
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|-------6--------6--------6--------6-|---------1--------1--------1--------1--|
G|-----0--------0--------0--------0---|-----0--------0--------0--------0------|
D|---7--------7--------7--------7-----|-------2--------2--------2--------2----|
A|-5--------5--------5--------5-------|---3--------3--------3--------3--------|
G|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
All I - ask
Bb F
e|------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3-----------|----------1--------------|------------------------------------------------------|
G|---3-------3---3--|-------2--------2---2----|-----------2-----------2-------------2-----------2----|
D|-----3-------3----|---------3--------3------|------2-----------2-------------2-----------2---------|
A|-1-------1--------|-----3--------3----------|---------3-----------3-------------3-----------3------|
G|------------------|-------------------------|----0-----------0-------------0-----------0-----------|
Is a chance in this lifetime
Chorus:
C Dm (Alternate these chords picking
e|----------------------------------------1----|--5-----5-----5-----5-----|
B|---------------------------1-----3------3----|--6-----6-----6-----6-----|
G|---0-----0-----2-----3-----3-----2-----------|--7-----7-----5-----5-----|
D|---2-----2-----2-----2-----------------------|--7-----7-----7-----7-----|
A|---------------------------------------------|--5-----5-----5-----5-----|
G|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0|--5-----5-----5-----5-----|
All the dreams I vowed to make come true
(Alternate these chords picking
e|----------------------------------------1----|--5-----5-----5-----5-----|
B|---------------------------1-----3------3----|--6-----6-----6-----6-----|
G|---0-----0-----2-----3-----3-----2-----------|--7-----7-----5-----5-----|
D|---2-----2-----2-----2-----------------------|--7-----7-----7-----7-----|
A|---------------------------------------------|--5-----5-----5-----5-----|
G|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------|--5-----5-----5-----5-----|
And the life I long to take I lose
(Alternate these chords picking
D7sus Dm7 D7sus Dm7
e|----------------------------------------1----|--5-----5-----5-----5-----|
B|---------------------------1-----3------3----|--8-----6-----8-----6-----|
G|---0-----0-----2-----3-----3-----2-----------|--5-----5-----5-----5-----|
D|---2-----2-----2-----2-----------------------|--7-----7-----7-----7-----|
A|---------------------------------------------|--5-----5-----5-----5-----|
G|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------|--5-----5-----5-----5-----|
Lord why must this life be so cruel
e|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|---1-------1------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|---0-------0-------3------2---------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------2------0--------3------|-8---7---8---7----8---7----8---7------|
A|-----------------------------------3------|-------5--------5-------5--------5----|
G|-0-----0-------0-----0---------0---------0|---5--------5-------5--------5--------|
And sha- dowed in the - gloom Published:
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