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Lacrimae Tab by Sufjan Stevens

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: November 24, 2021

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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