A Good Man Is Hard To Find Chords by Sufjan Stevens

Tempo:
157.1 bpm
Chords used:

F#

G#m

E

C#

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sufjan Stevens - A Good Man Is Hard To Find chords
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[Fm] [C#] [C#m]
[G#m] [F#]
[E] [B]
[F#]
[C#]
[C#m]
[G#m] [F#]
[E] [B]
[F#]
[C#]
[C#m] Once in
[G#m] the backyard, [B] [F#] she was [G#m] once like me, [B]
she was [F#] once like me.
[C#]
[C#m] Twice when [G#m] I killed them, [F#] they were [E] once at [B] peace, they were [F#] once like me.
[G#m] [F]
[C#] [C#m] Hold to [G#m] your [F#] gunman and put off [B] all [E] the [B] beast, and put off [F#] all the beast.
[G#m] [C#]
In pain and [E] full of this, [G#m] I'll wait for [F#] it, but she was once [E] like me, [B]
she was once [F#] like me.
[C#] [G#m]
[F#] [B]
[E] [F#] [C#] [G#m]
[F#]
[E] [C#]
[G#m]
[F#] [G#m] [E]
[C#] [G#m]
[F#]
[E] [B]
[F#]
[C#]
[C#m] I once [G#m]
was better, [F#] I put off all [E] my grief, [B]
I put off [F#] all my grief.
[C#] And so I [C#m] go to [G#m] hell, I'll wait for it, [F#] but someone's left [E] me grieved, [B] and someone's [F#] left me grieved.
[C#] [G#m]
[F#] [E]
[F#] [G#m]
[F#] I was [E] [D#]
[C#] once [G#m] better,
[F#] [E]
[D#] I put off all my grief, [C#] I put off all my grief.
[G#m] [F#]
[E] [B]
[F#]
Key:  
F#
134211112
G#m
123111114
E
2311
C#
12341114
B
12341112
F#
134211112
G#m
123111114
E
2311
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To jam and learn Sufjan Stevens - A Good Man Is Hard To Find chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: E, B, F#, E, G#m, F#, C#, C#m and G#m. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 78 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 157. Considering the song's key of B Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[Fm] _ [C#] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ Once in _
[G#m] the backyard, [B] _ [F#] _ she was [G#m] once like me, _ [B] _
she was [F#] once like me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ Twice when [G#m] I killed them, _ _ [F#] they were _ [E] once at [B] peace, _ they were _ [F#] once like me.
_ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ [F] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ Hold to [G#m] your _ _ _ [F#] gunman and put off [B] all [E] the [B] beast, _ and put off [F#] all the beast.
_ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ [C#]
In pain and [E] full of this, _ [G#m] I'll wait for [F#] it, but she was once [E] like me, [B] _
_ she was once [F#] like _ me. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [C#] _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ I once [G#m]
was better, _ _ [F#] I put off all [E] my grief, _ [B]
I put off [F#] all my grief.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] And so I [C#m] go to [G#m] hell, _ _ I'll wait for it, [F#] but _ _ someone's left [E] me _ grieved, [B] and _ someone's [F#] left me _ grieved. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] I was _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D#] _
[C#] once _ [G#m] better, _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [D#] I put off all my grief, [C#] I put off all my grief.
[G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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The album Seven Swans includes this song, written by Sufjan Stevens.

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