Uranus chords by Sufjan Stevens

• Capo on 5th

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Dm

Difficulty: Intermediate

BE AWARE: Sufjan is doing something fishy to the beat. The song can be written in 6/8 time signature, with
four metres per bar; however, while the first three metres of each bar both play along nicely with the 6/8
time signature, in many cases, the fourth metre is only 4 beats long. For example:

Am                 G6/B*              D
         What  are          you   now?
1  2  3  4  5  6 | 1  2  3  4  5  6 | 1  2  3  4  5  6 | 1  2  3  4

Am                 G6*              D/F#
         Cas-  tra-      ted          by       your  son
1  2  3  4  5  6 | 1  2  3  4  5  6 | 1  2  3  4  5  6 | 1  2  3  4

This makes it hard to find a comfortable strumming pattern. I have marked the lines which do this with ! at
the beginning.
The song also has an extensive intrumental outro, which I did not tab; it's very spacey and it doesn't quite
work on just guitar.

Silly chords:
Am*: x022xx (plucked)
Em/B*: x2200x (plucked)
C*: x3201x (plucked)
G*: 3x003x (plucked)
G6/B*: x20030
G6*: 320030
Bm7/F#: 220202 (use thumb for bass note)
Dsus2/F#: 200230 (use thumb for bass note)

Intro:
Am* Em/B* C* G*
! Am G/B* D
! Am G/B* D

Verse 1:
! Am      G6/B*   D
     What are you now?
! Am    G6*    D/F#
     Castrated by your son
Am     C/G Em                          D/A
   The odd spring scattered on the deep
! Am      G6*  D/F#
     From Aphrodesia

Interlude 1:
! Dm/F Am/E Bm/F#
! Dm/F Am/E D/F#

Verse 2:
! Am     G6/B*   D
     You sexless fraud
! Am      G6*      D/F#
     From chaos choreographed
Am   C/G   Em                 D/A
   Defiled us in a fit of rage
! Am     G6*        D/F#
     The earth will find its way

Bridge:
C/G G/F# Em
Violent storm
!    D7/A       Am        Bm
From mysterious vengeance lies
C/G  G/F# Em
Born from incest
!      D6/A     Am          Bm7/F#
As the evidence flipped its eyes

Chorus:
Am*  Em/B* C* G*   C/G       Em         Dsus2/F#  D/F#
Cross me with your wildness, snake-eyed warrior's knife

Interlude 2:
C/G Em D/F# Bm/F#
! F#m E C#m
! Em G Bm
! F#m C#m G
! Bm A E/G#

Verse 3:

! F#m    E C#m
      Aquarius (Aquarius)
! Em     G   Bm
   The scorpion (the scorpion)
! F#m    C#m   G
    Your venom kiss (Your venom kiss)
! Bm    A   E/G#
   My guardian (my guardian)
! F#m     E        C#m
      I trust your touch (Aquarius)
! Em     G        Bm
     I trust your cries (the scorpion)
! F#m     C#m    G
      Render the knife (Your venom kiss)
! Bm      A     E/G#
     Cut off my kind

Outro:
(finger picking from here)
Am Em/B C G/B Am Em/B C G/B

Am Em/B   C      G/B   Am Em/B C G/B
Oooooh oh oooooh oh oh oooooh
Am Em/B   C      G/B   Am Em/B C G/B
Oooooh oh oooooh oh oh oooooh

Am  Em/B C     G/B Am Em/B C G/B
My, you, they, we, us
Am  Em/B C     G/B Am Em/B C G/B
My, you, they, we, us
Am  Em/B C     G/B Am Em/B C G/B
My, you, they, we, us
Am  Em/B C     G/B F#m
My, you, they, we, us