{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1002063,"song":"Vesuvius","artist":"Sufjan Stevens","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11221414-vesuvius-chords-by-sufjan-stevens/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1002063?type=chord","rating":4.68979,"votes":17,"content":"Sufjan Stevens: Vesuvius\r\n\r\nNotes:\r\n-The first C of each verse on the first half is a two fret slide up from A#\r\n-There are two types of Am in the second part as it's transitioning to the second half \r\nthe song.  I play the first and second Am like this:\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] (1)   [ch]Am[/ch] (2)\r\nEADGBE   EADGBE[/tab]\r\n||||1|   ||||1|\r\n||22||   ||22||\r\n|3||||   ||||||\r\n\r\n\r\nIntro: [ch]A#[/ch],[ch]C[/ch],[ch]Dm[/ch],[ch]C[/ch],[ch]F[/ch],[ch]C[/ch],[ch]Am[/ch] \r\nEnd on [ch]A#[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nVesuvius[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI am   here[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nYou are all    I  have[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nFire of fire[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI'm insecure[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFor it is all[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nBeen made to plan[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nThough I  know[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI will  fail[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI cannot[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nBe made to laugh[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nFor in  life[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAs in  death[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'd rather be burned[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nThan be living in debt[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch],[ch]Dm[/ch],[ch]C[/ch],[ch]F[/ch],[ch]C[/ch],[ch]Am[/ch],[ch]A#[/ch] (2x)\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nVesuvius[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAre you a ghost[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOr the symbols of light[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nOr a fantasy host?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nIn your  breast[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI carry the form[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe heart of the Earth[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nAnd the weapons of warmth[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nVesuvius[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThe tragic  oath[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFor you have destroyed[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nWith the elegant smoke[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nOra-cle, I've fallen at last[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut they were the feast[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nOf a permanent blast[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch],[ch]Dm[/ch],[ch]C[/ch],[ch]F[/ch],[ch]C[/ch],[ch]Am[/ch],[ch]A#[/ch] (2x)\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nVesuvius[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nOh, be  kind[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt hasn't occurred[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nNo it hasn't been said[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nSuf--jan, follow the path[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                 [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nIt leads to an article of imminent death[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nSuf--jan, follow your heart[/tab]\r\n\r\n                Am1\r\nFollow the flame\r\n\r\n[tab]   Am2         [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nOr fall on the floor[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nSuf--jan, the panic inside[/tab]\r\n\r\n                   Am1\r\nThe murdering ghost\r\n\r\n[tab]         Am2      [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nThat you cannot ignore[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch],[ch]Dm[/ch],[ch]C[/ch],[ch]F[/ch],[ch]C[/ch],[ch]Am[/ch],[ch]A#[/ch] (4x)\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nVesuvius[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFire of fire[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]             [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nFollow me now[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAs I favor the host[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nVesuvius[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFire of fire[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]             [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nFollow me now[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAs I favor the ghost[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nVesuvius[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFire of fire[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]             [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nFollow me now[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAs I favor the host[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nVesuvius[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFire of fire[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]             [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nFollow me now[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAs I favor the ghost[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nVesuvius[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFire of fire[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]             [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nFollow me now[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAs I favor your host[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nVesuvius[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFire of fire[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]             [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nFollow me now[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAs I favor the ghost[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nVesuvius[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFire of fire[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]             [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nFollow me now[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAs I favor the ghost[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[ch]F[/ch],[ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]             [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nFollow me now[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOr follow down[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]F[/ch],[ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]                [ch]Dm[/ch]             [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nWhy does it have to be so hard?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]F[/ch],[ch]C[/ch]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nFollow me now[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                 [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nOr follow me down[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]F[/ch],[ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]                [ch]Dm[/ch]             [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nWhy does it have to be so hard?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]F[/ch],[ch]C[/ch]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nFollow me now[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                 [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nOr follow me down[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]F[/ch],[ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]                [ch]Dm[/ch]             [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nWhy does it have to be so hard?[/tab]","plain_text":"Sufjan Stevens: Vesuvius\n\nNotes:\n-The first C of each verse on the first half is a two fret slide up from A#\n-There are two types of Am in the second part as it's transitioning to the second half \nthe song.  I play the first and second Am like this:\n\n\n||||1|   ||||1|\n||22||   ||22||\n|3||||   ||||||\n\n\nIntro: A#,C,Dm,C,F,C,Am \nEnd on A#\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nC,Dm,C,F,C,Am,A# (2x)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nC,Dm,C,F,C,Am,A# (2x)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n                Am1\nFollow the flame\n\n\n\n\n\n                   Am1\nThe murdering ghost\n\n\n\n\nC,Dm,C,F,C,Am,A# (4x)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nF,C\n\n\n\n\n\n\nF,C\n\n\n\nF,C\n\n\n\n\nF,C\n\n\n\nF,C\n\n\n\n\nF,C","chords":["C","A","Am","A#","Dm","F"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]}}}