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Neptune

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1/2

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 2Position: 3

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[Verse 1] - G major
EmWhat’s right
And what’s G/Dwrong?
        D   Bm/D             D*D/C
Don’t you     hold me too lightly
To Am/Cwords as I’ve rCounded them Em/Boff
To the nearest of G/Bten
For I Bmgathered your F#mb5/Abody
   *Am     Em/G
In envious capture
          G*
In envious thought
[Verse 2]  
Em                *G/D
Oh forgive me, oh gods
Dsus4Or    DforD/Cgive me in Am/Cfortune
            C*Em/B             G/B  Bm/A  
Forgive me in feeling it out for myself
     *                       D/A  D7/A  
As I ought to have feelings for something
   *Em/G         G (4x)
As great as thou art
[Verse 3] - D major
Em        *Em/C# D/C#
Some great white rose
 Bm7      G/B     Bm*D/A A  
Of  youth, your plea-sure
         F#m     G*
Gives of my own heart
       Bm           A*
Generous portions, wisely
          F#m     Em/G*
Breaks of my own heart
BmI felt the aArm’s length
*                  F#m     G*
While I’ve gone on my own way
[Interlude 1]
 G|  C#m| * |  Dsus2/F|  Gm/Bb| *
 G|  C#m| * |  Dsus2/F|  Gm/Bb| *
[Verse 4]
  D   F#m/C#*        G/B    Am*
Conserve  me, strange wa  -  ters
         D   F#m/C#*        G/B    Am*
Come and obey    me, strange wa  -  ters
            D   F#m/C#*
Have it your own    way
[Short Instrumental]
 G/D|  G| * |  F#m| D/F#  
[Verse 5]
*D/F# Em7/G     G       *
So if you won’t hold me
I F#mhave no obD/F#jections
*          Em7/G           G*
So if you won’t please me
I F#mmake no comD/F#mands
*          Em7/G          G*
So if you don’t trust me
It’s F#mbest if I Ddrown
[Interlude 2]
 E/G#| * |  A/C#|   Bm7| * |  G| Bm  
 E/G#| * |  A/C#|  Am/C| * |  G|  Bm| A  
[Outro - Ooohs]
 D| * |  Bm|  F#m| * |  Am| Em7  
 D| * |  Bm|  F#m| * |  Am| Em7  
G
EDsus2/F|-5-------Gm/Bb-----|
B|-5---------3--|
G|-----------0--|
D|-3------------|
A|-----------1--|
E|--------------|

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Neptune

by Sufjan Stevens

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/D

Bm/D

Am/C

Em/B

G/B

F#mb5/A

Dsus4

D/C

Bm/A

D/A

D7/A

Bm7

F#m

Em/G

C#m

Dsus2/F

Gm/Bb

F#m/C#

[Verse 1] - G major

What’s right

G/D

And what’s wrong?

D Bm/D D

*D/C

Don’t you hold me too lightly

Am/C C Em/B

To words as I’ve rounded them off

G/B

To the nearest of ten

Bm F#mb5/A

For I gathered your body

*Am Em/G

In envious capture

In envious thought

[Verse 2]

Em *G/D

Oh forgive me, oh gods

Dsus4 D D/C Am/C

Or forgive me in fortune

C G/B Bm/A

*Em/B

Forgive me in feeling it out for myself

D/A D7/A

As I ought to have feelings for something

*Em/G G (4x)

As great as thou art

[Verse 3] - D major

Em *Em/C# D/C#

Some great white rose

Bm7 G/B Bm A

*D/A

Of youth, your plea-sure

F#m G

Gives of my own heart

Bm A

Generous portions, wisely

F#m Em/G

Breaks of my own heart

Bm A

I felt the arm’s length

F#m G

* *

While I’ve gone on my own way

[Interlude 1]

G C#m Dsus2/F Gm/Bb

| | * | | | *

G C#m Dsus2/F Gm/Bb

| | * | | | *

[Verse 4]

D F#m/C# G/B Am

* *

Conserve me, strange wa - ters

D F#m/C# G/B Am

* *

Come and obey me, strange wa - ters

D F#m/C#

Have it your own way

[Short Instrumental]

G/D G F#m D/F#

| | * | |

[Verse 5]

*D/F# Em7/G G *

So if you won’t hold me

F#m D/F#

I have no objections

Em7/G G

* *

So if you won’t please me

F#m D/F#

I make no commands

Em7/G G

* *

So if you don’t trust me

F#m D

It’s best if I drown

[Interlude 2]

E/G# A/C# Bm7 G Bm

| * | | | * | |

E/G# A/C# Am/C G Bm A

| * | | | * | | |

[Outro - Ooohs]

D Bm F#m Am Em7

| * | | | * | |

D Bm F#m Am Em7

| * | | | * | |

Dsus2/F Gm/Bb

E|-5------------|

B|-5---------3--|

G|-----------0--|

D|-3------------|

A|-----------1--|

E|--------------|

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