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Sufjan Stevens: Vesuvius
Notes:
-The first C of each verse on the first half is a two fret slide up from A#
-There are two types of Am in the second part as it's transitioning to the second half 
the song.  I play the first and second Am like this:
 Am(1)    Am(2)
EADGBE   EADGBE
||||1|   ||||1|
||22||   ||22||
|3||||   ||||||
Intro: A#,C,Dm,C,F,C, Am  
End on A#  
VesuCviDmus
I am   C  Fhere
You are all    C  AmI  A#have
Fire Cof Dmfire
I'm inCseFcure
For it is allC  
Been Ammade to A#plan
Though I  C  Dmknow
I will  C  Ffail
I cannotC  
Be Ammade to A#laugh
For in  C  Dmlife
As in  C  Fdeath
I'd rather be Cburned
Than be Amliving in A#debt
C,Dm,C,F,C,Am, A#(2x)
VesuCviDmus
Are you Ca Fghost
Or the symbols of lightC  
Or a Amfantasy A#host?
In your  C  Dmbreast
I carry Cthe Fform
The heart of the EarthC  
And the Amweapons of A#warmth
VesuCviDmus
The tragic  C  Foath
For you have destroyedC  
With the Amelegant A#smoke
OrCa-Dmcle, I've fallen Cat Flast
But they were the feastC  
Of a Ampermanent A#blast
C,Dm,C,F,C,Am, A#(2x)
VesuCviDmus
Oh, be  C  Fkind
It hasn't occurredC  
No it Amhasn't been A#said
SufC--Dmjan, follow Cthe Fpath
It leads to an arCticle of Amimminent A#death
SufC--Dmjan, follow Cyour Dmheart
Follow the flameAm1  
   Am2         A#  
Or fall on the floor
SufC--Dmjan, the panic CinsideDm  
The murdering ghostAm1  
         Am2      A#  
That you cannot ignore
C,Dm,C,F,C,Am, A#(4x)
VesuviusF  
Fire of fireC  
Follow me nowDm  
As I favor the hostAm  
VesuviusF  
Fire of fireC  
Follow me nowDm  
As I favor the ghostAm  
VesuviusF  
Fire of fireC  
Follow me nowDm  
As I favor the hostAm  
VesuviusF  
Fire of fireC  
Follow me nowDm  
As I favor the ghostAm  
VesuviusF  
Fire of fireC  
Follow me nowDm  
As I favor your hostAm  
VesuviusF  
Fire of fireC  
Follow me nowDm  
As I favor the ghostAm  
VesuviusF  
Fire of fireC  
Follow me nowDm  
As I favor the ghostAm  
F,C  
Follow me nowDm  
Or follow downAm  
F,C  
Why does it have Dmto be so hard?A#  
F,C  
Follow me nowDm  
Or follow me downA#  
F,C  
Why does it have Dmto be so hard?A#  
F,C  
Follow me nowDm  
Or follow me downA#  
F,C  
Why does it have Dmto be so hard?A#  

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Vesuvius

by Sufjan Stevens

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Sufjan Stevens: Vesuvius

Notes:

-The first C of each verse on the first half is a two fret slide up from A#

-There are two types of Am in the second part as it's transitioning to the second half

the song. I play the first and second Am like this:

Am Am

(1) (2)

EADGBE EADGBE

||||1| ||||1|

||22|| ||22||

|3|||| ||||||

A# C Dm C F C Am

Intro: ,,,,,,

End on

C Dm

Vesuvius

C F

I am here

C Am A#

You are all I have

C Dm

Fire of fire

C F

I'm insecure

For it is all

Am A#

Been made to plan

C Dm

Though I know

C F

I will fail

I cannot

Am A#

Be made to laugh

C Dm

For in life

C F

As in death

I'd rather be burned

Am A#

Than be living in debt

C Dm C F C Am A#

,,,,,, (2x)

C Dm

Vesuvius

C F

Are you a ghost

Or the symbols of light

Am A#

Or a fantasy host?

C Dm

In your breast

C F

I carry the form

The heart of the Earth

Am A#

And the weapons of warmth

C Dm

Vesuvius

C F

The tragic oath

For you have destroyed

Am A#

With the elegant smoke

C Dm C F

Ora-cle, I've fallen at last

But they were the feast

Am A#

Of a permanent blast

C Dm C F C Am A#

,,,,,, (2x)

C Dm

Vesuvius

C F

Oh, be kind

It hasn't occurred

Am A#

No it hasn't been said

C Dm C F

Suf--jan, follow the path

C Am A#

It leads to an article of imminent death

C Dm C Dm

Suf--jan, follow your heart

Am1

Follow the flame

Am2

Or fall on the floor

C Dm C Dm

Suf--jan, the panic inside

Am1

The murdering ghost

Am2

That you cannot ignore

C Dm C F C Am A#

,,,,,, (4x)

Vesuvius

Fire of fire

Follow me now

As I favor the host

Vesuvius

Fire of fire

Follow me now

As I favor the ghost

Vesuvius

Fire of fire

Follow me now

As I favor the host

Vesuvius

Fire of fire

Follow me now

As I favor the ghost

Vesuvius

Fire of fire

Follow me now

As I favor your host

Vesuvius

Fire of fire

Follow me now

As I favor the ghost

Vesuvius

Fire of fire

Follow me now

As I favor the ghost

F C

Follow me now

Or follow down

F C

Dm A#

Why does it have to be so hard?

F C

Follow me now

Or follow me down

F C

Dm A#

Why does it have to be so hard?

F C

Follow me now

Or follow me down

F C

Dm A#

Why does it have to be so hard?

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