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So, one of my friends played this song at an Open Mic, and after looking it
up, I realized there's no charts for it anywhere online, and its actually 
pretty hard to find in general. Sufjan was making quite a statement when he 
first played this song; look it up, its pretty funny. Simple but powerful 
song. E Standard Tuning; no capo.
Intro:   G    D   Bm   E(2x)
  GOh, sDay can you sBmee,     E    Gby the dDawns early lBmight,E  
  GWhat so proDudly we haBmiled      E   Gat the twiDlights last gleBmaming?E  
(I play half the intro here)
  GWhose broad strDipes and bright sBmtars,     E    Gthrough the pDerilous fBmight,E  
  GOer the rDamparts we wBmatched, Eoh-oh    Gwere so gDallantly strBmeaming?E  
Pre-Chorus:
   GAnd the rDockets red glBmare, and the bEombs in the aGir,
Gave us prDoof through the nBmight that our flEag was still thGere.
Chorus: (I think all the lyrics here are right)
And the flDag marked with blBmood, with the blEood of our hGands
And our hDands marked with dBmeath, with the blEood of a mGan
And a mDan on the crBmoss, and the crEoss on our hGearts
Has it dDone nothing mBmore, than to drEive us apaGrt?
Pre-Chorus:
   GAnd the rDockets red glBmare, and the bEombs in the aGir,
Gave us prDoof through the nBmight that our flEag was still thGere.
Chorus:
And the flDag marked with blBmood, with the blEood of our hGands
And our hDands marked with dBmeath, with the blEood of a mGan
And a mDan on the crBmoss, and the crEoss on our hGearts
Has it dDone nothing mBmore, than to drEive us apaGrt?
Outro:
  GO sDay, does that sBmtar (oh sEay does that sGtar)
Spangled bDanner yet wBmave (spangled bEanner yet wGave)
  Oer the lDand of the frBmee (oer the lEand of the frGee)
And the hDome of the brBmave? (and the hEome of the brave?)
(Fade out on same chord progression)

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The Star-Spangled Banner

by Sufjan Stevens

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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So, one of my friends played this song at an Open Mic, and after looking it

up, I realized there's no charts for it anywhere online, and its actually

pretty hard to find in general. Sufjan was making quite a statement when he

first played this song; look it up, its pretty funny. Simple but powerful

song. E Standard Tuning; no capo.

G D Bm E

Intro: (2x)

G D Bm E G D Bm E

Oh, say can you see, by the dawns early light,

G D Bm E G D Bm E

What so proudly we hailed at the twilights last gleaming?

(I play half the intro here)

G D Bm E G D Bm E

Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight,

G D Bm E G D Bm E

Oer the ramparts we watched, oh-oh were so gallantly streaming?

Pre-Chorus:

G D Bm E G

And the rockets red glare, and the bombs in the air,

D Bm E G

Gave us proof through the night that our flag was still there.

Chorus: (I think all the lyrics here are right)

D Bm E G

And the flag marked with blood, with the blood of our hands

D Bm E G

And our hands marked with death, with the blood of a man

D Bm E G

And a man on the cross, and the cross on our hearts

D Bm E G

Has it done nothing more, than to drive us apart?

Pre-Chorus:

G D Bm E G

And the rockets red glare, and the bombs in the air,

D Bm E G

Gave us proof through the night that our flag was still there.

Chorus:

D Bm E G

And the flag marked with blood, with the blood of our hands

D Bm E G

And our hands marked with death, with the blood of a man

D Bm E G

And a man on the cross, and the cross on our hearts

D Bm E G

Has it done nothing more, than to drive us apart?

Outro:

G D Bm E G

O say, does that star (oh say does that star)

D Bm E G

Spangled banner yet wave (spangled banner yet wave)

D Bm E G

Oer the land of the free (oer the land of the free)

D Bm E

And the home of the brave? (and the home of the brave?)

(Fade out on same chord progression)

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