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Pittsfield – by Sufjan Stevens
Capo 5th
I’m pretty sure this is how she goes.  It’s difficult to tell sometimes because the
arrangement is occasionally at odds with the guitar.  The verses and first chorus
I’m the most confident is correct — the final pre-chorus/chorus I’m less sure about.
[Intro]
C Am G
F Am Fmaj7 G
[Verse 1]
IC'm not afraid of Amyou now, I Gknow
So I Fclimbed Amdown from the Am7/Fbunk beds this Glow
I can talk back to you now, I know
From a few things I learned from this TV show
You can work late till midnight, we don't care
We can fix our own meals, we can wash our own hair
I go to school before sunrise, in the cold
And I pulled the alarm, and I kicked up the salad bowls
[Pre-Chorus]
FSince that Gtime we Fmeant to Csay muchF  
FUnsaid Cthings beFgin to cChange
FAfter Gschool we sFhoveled thCrough the Fsnow
FDrive upCstate in Fsilence Cin the cFold
[Chorus]
        F           G   F(possibly Am)
You can remind me of it
FThat I was Glazy and tired
          F            G   F(possibly Am)
You can work all your life as
IF'm not Gafraid of you anFymorCeF  G  F  Am  G  
[Verse 2]
If I loved you a long time, I don't know
If I can't recall the last time you told me so
Here in this house in Pittsfield
The ghost of our grandmother works at the sewing machine post
Hiding the bills in the kitchen on the floor
And my sister lost her best friend in the Persian Gulf War
There was a flood in the bathroom last May
And you kicked at the pipes when it rattled oh the river it made
[Pre-Chorus 2]
FStand there, Gtell me Fthat I'm Cof no uFse
FThings unsCpoken Fbreak us Cif we shFare
FThere's still Gtime to Fwash the Ckitchen fFloor
FOn your Cknees, Fat the sCink once Fmore
YFou can rCemind me Fthat I was Ctired
YFou can work Clate and Fgive yourself Cup
NFow that I'm Colder, Fwiser, and wCorking less
I Fdon't reCgret having lFeft the place a CmessF  
[Chorus]
FYou can rCemind me Gthat I Fwas lazCy and tGired
FYou can reCcall your liGfe as
       F            C         G      F     C   Am(possibly F)   C  
I'm not afraid of you, anymore
      F     C   Am(possibly F) C  
Anymore

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Pittsfield

by Sufjan Stevens

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Am7/F

Pittsfield – by Sufjan Stevens

Capo 5th

I’m pretty sure this is how she goes. It’s difficult to tell sometimes because the

arrangement is occasionally at odds with the guitar. The verses and first chorus

I’m the most confident is correct — the final pre-chorus/chorus I’m less sure about.

[Intro]

C Am G

F Am Fmaj7 G

[Verse 1]

C Am G

I'm not afraid of you now, I know

F Am Am7/F G

So I climbed down from the bunk beds this low

I can talk back to you now, I know

From a few things I learned from this TV show

You can work late till midnight, we don't care

We can fix our own meals, we can wash our own hair

I go to school before sunrise, in the cold

And I pulled the alarm, and I kicked up the salad bowls

[Pre-Chorus]

F G F C F

Since that time we meant to say much

F C F C

Unsaid things begin to change

F G F C F

After school we shoveled through the snow

F C F C F

Drive upstate in silence in the cold

[Chorus]

F G F Am

(possibly )

You can remind me of it

F G

That I was lazy and tired

F G F Am

(possibly )

You can work all your life as

F G F C F G F Am G

I'm not afraid of you anymore

[Verse 2]

If I loved you a long time, I don't know

If I can't recall the last time you told me so

Here in this house in Pittsfield

The ghost of our grandmother works at the sewing machine post

Hiding the bills in the kitchen on the floor

And my sister lost her best friend in the Persian Gulf War

There was a flood in the bathroom last May

And you kicked at the pipes when it rattled oh the river it made

[Pre-Chorus 2]

F G F C F

Stand there, tell me that I'm of no use

F C F C F

Things unspoken break us if we share

F G F C F

There's still time to wash the kitchen floor

F C F C F

On your knees, at the sink once more

F C F C

You can remind me that I was tired

F C F C

You can work late and give yourself up

F C F C

Now that I'm older, wiser, and working less

F C F C F

I don't regret having left the place a mess

[Chorus]

F C G F C G

You can remind me that I was lazy and tired

F C G

You can recall your life as

F C G F C Am F C

(possibly )

I'm not afraid of you, anymore

F C Am F C

(possibly )

Anymore

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