Chords for Sufjan Stevens - Decatur, or, Round of Applause for Your Stepmother!
Tempo:
64.875 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
Dm
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
1, [F] 2, 3, [C] 4
[C] Our [F] [G]
[F] [D] [C] [F] [G]
[C] [Dm] stepmom, [C] we did [F] everything to hate her
[Em] She [D] took us down to the edge [F] of [C] Decatur
We [D] saw the lion [C] and the [F] kangaroo take her
[C] Down to the river where they caught a [G] wild [C] alligator
[D] [C] [D] [G]
[F] [C] [Dm] Sangamon River, [C] it [Fm] overflowed
[C] It caused [Dm] a mudslide [C] on the banks [D] of the [C] operator
Civil [D] war skeletons [C] in their graves
They came [Dm] up clapping [C] in the spirit [F] of the [C] aviator
[Dm] [C] [C] [G]
[C] [Dm] [C] [F] [C] [G]
[C] The sound [Dm] of the engines [C] and the smell of [D] the grain
[C] We go [Dm] riding [C] on the abolition grain train
Stephen A.
Douglas was a great debater
Abraham [Dm] Lincoln [C] was the great emancipator
[Dm] [C] [F] [C] [G]
[F] [C] [Dm] [C] [F] [C] [G]
[Fm] [C] Chicken [Dm] mobile [C] with your rooster [Fm] tail
[C] I had my pill and I know [F] how bad it [C] feels
Stay awake and watch for the data
No [G] small [C] caterpillar, go [D] congratulate her
[C] [D] [C] [G]
[F] [C] [Dm] [C] [F] [C] [G]
[F] [C] [C] Denominator, go [G] Decatur
It's a [F] great [C] idea, have a [Dm] bonanza
Go Decatur, [C] why do we [G] hate her?
It's a great [C] idea, [Dm] denominator
[C] [F] Go Decatur, [C] anticipate
[G]
It's a [F] great [C] idea, [Dm] appreciate
[G] [F] Appreciate her, [C] stand up and [G] think
Stand [C] up and [G] think
It's a [D] great idea, stand up and [G] think
It's a [F] great idea, [C] stand up and [G] think
Stand up and think Hello, everyone!
[F] [G] [C] [G] [N]
[C] Our [F] [G]
[F] [D] [C] [F] [G]
[C] [Dm] stepmom, [C] we did [F] everything to hate her
[Em] She [D] took us down to the edge [F] of [C] Decatur
We [D] saw the lion [C] and the [F] kangaroo take her
[C] Down to the river where they caught a [G] wild [C] alligator
[D] [C] [D] [G]
[F] [C] [Dm] Sangamon River, [C] it [Fm] overflowed
[C] It caused [Dm] a mudslide [C] on the banks [D] of the [C] operator
Civil [D] war skeletons [C] in their graves
They came [Dm] up clapping [C] in the spirit [F] of the [C] aviator
[Dm] [C] [C] [G]
[C] [Dm] [C] [F] [C] [G]
[C] The sound [Dm] of the engines [C] and the smell of [D] the grain
[C] We go [Dm] riding [C] on the abolition grain train
Stephen A.
Douglas was a great debater
Abraham [Dm] Lincoln [C] was the great emancipator
[Dm] [C] [F] [C] [G]
[F] [C] [Dm] [C] [F] [C] [G]
[Fm] [C] Chicken [Dm] mobile [C] with your rooster [Fm] tail
[C] I had my pill and I know [F] how bad it [C] feels
Stay awake and watch for the data
No [G] small [C] caterpillar, go [D] congratulate her
[C] [D] [C] [G]
[F] [C] [Dm] [C] [F] [C] [G]
[F] [C] [C] Denominator, go [G] Decatur
It's a [F] great [C] idea, have a [Dm] bonanza
Go Decatur, [C] why do we [G] hate her?
It's a great [C] idea, [Dm] denominator
[C] [F] Go Decatur, [C] anticipate
[G]
It's a [F] great [C] idea, [Dm] appreciate
[G] [F] Appreciate her, [C] stand up and [G] think
Stand [C] up and [G] think
It's a [D] great idea, stand up and [G] think
It's a [F] great idea, [C] stand up and [G] think
Stand up and think Hello, everyone!
[F] [G] [C] [G] [N]
Key:
C
F
G
Dm
D
C
F
G
1, [F] 2, 3, [C] 4
[C] Our [F] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [F] _ [D] _ [C] _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ [Dm] stepmom, [C] we did [F] everything to hate her
[Em] She [D] took us down to the edge [F] of [C] Decatur
We [D] saw the lion [C] and the [F] kangaroo take her
[C] Down to the river where they caught a [G] wild [C] alligator
[D] _ [C] _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [F] _ [C] [Dm] Sangamon River, [C] it [Fm] overflowed
[C] It caused [Dm] a mudslide [C] on the banks [D] of the [C] operator
Civil [D] war skeletons [C] in their graves
They came [Dm] up clapping [C] in the spirit [F] of the [C] aviator
[Dm] _ [C] _ _ [C] _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ [C] _ [F] _ [C] _ [G] _
_ [C] The sound [Dm] of the engines [C] and the smell of [D] the grain
[C] We go [Dm] riding [C] on the abolition grain train
Stephen A.
Douglas was a great debater
Abraham [Dm] Lincoln [C] was the great emancipator
[Dm] _ [C] _ [F] _ [C] _ [G] _
_ [F] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ [C] _ [F] _ [C] _ [G] _
_ [Fm] [C] Chicken [Dm] mobile [C] with your rooster [Fm] tail
[C] I had my pill and I know [F] how bad it [C] feels
Stay awake and watch for the data
No [G] small [C] caterpillar, go [D] congratulate her
[C] _ [D] _ [C] _ [G] _
_ [F] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ [C] _ [F] _ [C] _ [G] _
_ [F] _ [C] _ [C] Denominator, go [G] Decatur
It's a [F] great [C] idea, have a [Dm] bonanza
Go Decatur, [C] why do we [G] hate her?
It's a great [C] idea, [Dm] denominator
[C] [F] Go Decatur, [C] anticipate
[G]
It's a [F] great [C] idea, [Dm] appreciate
[G] [F] Appreciate her, [C] stand up and [G] think
Stand _ [C] up and [G] think
It's a [D] great idea, stand up and [G] think
It's a [F] great idea, [C] stand up and [G] think _
Stand up and think Hello, everyone! _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ [N] _
[C] Our [F] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [F] _ [D] _ [C] _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ [Dm] stepmom, [C] we did [F] everything to hate her
[Em] She [D] took us down to the edge [F] of [C] Decatur
We [D] saw the lion [C] and the [F] kangaroo take her
[C] Down to the river where they caught a [G] wild [C] alligator
[D] _ [C] _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [F] _ [C] [Dm] Sangamon River, [C] it [Fm] overflowed
[C] It caused [Dm] a mudslide [C] on the banks [D] of the [C] operator
Civil [D] war skeletons [C] in their graves
They came [Dm] up clapping [C] in the spirit [F] of the [C] aviator
[Dm] _ [C] _ _ [C] _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ [C] _ [F] _ [C] _ [G] _
_ [C] The sound [Dm] of the engines [C] and the smell of [D] the grain
[C] We go [Dm] riding [C] on the abolition grain train
Stephen A.
Douglas was a great debater
Abraham [Dm] Lincoln [C] was the great emancipator
[Dm] _ [C] _ [F] _ [C] _ [G] _
_ [F] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ [C] _ [F] _ [C] _ [G] _
_ [Fm] [C] Chicken [Dm] mobile [C] with your rooster [Fm] tail
[C] I had my pill and I know [F] how bad it [C] feels
Stay awake and watch for the data
No [G] small [C] caterpillar, go [D] congratulate her
[C] _ [D] _ [C] _ [G] _
_ [F] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ [C] _ [F] _ [C] _ [G] _
_ [F] _ [C] _ [C] Denominator, go [G] Decatur
It's a [F] great [C] idea, have a [Dm] bonanza
Go Decatur, [C] why do we [G] hate her?
It's a great [C] idea, [Dm] denominator
[C] [F] Go Decatur, [C] anticipate
[G]
It's a [F] great [C] idea, [Dm] appreciate
[G] [F] Appreciate her, [C] stand up and [G] think
Stand _ [C] up and [G] think
It's a [D] great idea, stand up and [G] think
It's a [F] great idea, [C] stand up and [G] think _
Stand up and think Hello, everyone! _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ [N] _