{"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":1049544,"song":"The Star-Spangled Banner","artist":"Sufjan Stevens","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11232020-the-star-spangled-banner-chords-by-sufjan-stevens/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1049544?type=chord","rating":4.67828,"votes":3,"content":"So, one of my friends played this song at an Open Mic, and after looking it\r\nup, I realized there's no charts for it anywhere online, and its actually \r\npretty hard to find in general. Sufjan was making quite a statement when he \r\nfirst played this song; look it up, its pretty funny. Simple but powerful \r\nsong. E Standard Tuning; no capo.\r\n\r\nIntro: [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] (2x)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  Oh, say can you see,       by the dawns early light,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  What so proudly we hailed       at the twilights last gleaming?[/tab]\r\n\r\n(I play half the intro here)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  Whose broad stripes and bright stars,       through the perilous fight,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  Oer the ramparts we watched, oh-oh    were so gallantly streaming?[/tab]\r\n\r\nPre-Chorus:\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]Bm[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\n   And the rockets red glare, and the bombs in the air,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nGave us proof through the night that our flag was still there.[/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus: (I think all the lyrics here are right)\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the flag marked with blood, with the blood of our hands[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]Bm[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd our hands marked with death, with the blood of a man[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd a man on the cross, and the cross on our hearts[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHas it done nothing more, than to drive us apart?[/tab]\r\n\r\nPre-Chorus:\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]Bm[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\n   And the rockets red glare, and the bombs in the air,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nGave us proof through the night that our flag was still there.[/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the flag marked with blood, with the blood of our hands[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]Bm[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd our hands marked with death, with the blood of a man[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd a man on the cross, and the cross on our hearts[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHas it done nothing more, than to drive us apart?[/tab]\r\n\r\nOutro:\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]                      \r\n  O say, does that star (oh say does that star)[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSpangled banner yet wave (spangled banner yet wave)[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]                \r\n  Oer the land of the free (oer the land of the free)[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch] \r\nAnd the home of the brave? (and the home of the brave?)[/tab]\r\n\r\n(Fade out on same chord progression)","plain_text":"So, one of my friends played this song at an Open Mic, and after looking it\nup, I realized there's no charts for it anywhere online, and its actually \npretty hard to find in general. Sufjan was making quite a statement when he \nfirst played this song; look it up, its pretty funny. Simple but powerful \nsong. E Standard Tuning; no capo.\n\nIntro: G  D  Bm E (2x)\n\n\n\n\n(I play half the intro here)\n\n\n\n\nPre-Chorus:\n\n\n\nChorus: (I think all the lyrics here are right)\n\n\n\n\n\nPre-Chorus:\n\n\n\nChorus:\n\n\n\n\n\nOutro:\n\n\n\n\n\n(Fade out on same chord progression)","chords":["E","G","D","Bm"],"chord_diagrams":{"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}