Pittsfield Chords by Sufjan Stevens

Tempo:
130.1 bpm
Chords used:

F

Bb

C

Gm

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sufjan Stevens - Pittsfield chords
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[B] [C]
[F]
[Dm] [G]
[C] [D]
[Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[F] I'm not afraid of you now, [C] I know So [F] I climb down from the bunk beds [C] this low
[F] I can talk back [Dm] to you now,
[C] I know From [F] a few things that I learned from [C] this TV show
[F] You can work late till [Dm] midnight, we [C] don't care
We [F] can fix our own meals, we can wash our [C] own hair
[F] I go to school before [Dm] sunrise, [C] in the cold
[F] And I pulled the alarm and I kicked up the [C] salad bowls
[Gm] [F]
[C] [Bb]
Since [F] the time [Gm] we've been [F] to say [Gm] much much
[F] Let's let things [Gm]
begin [F] to take [Bb] their toll After [C] school [F] [Gm] we [F] shovel through [Gm] the sky
[F] We'll sleep [Gm]
[F] timeless in the cold
You can remind me of [Bb] it, [F] that I was [C]
lazy and tired
[Bb]
[F] You can work [Cm] all your [Bb] life fast, [F] I'm not [G] afraid of you [A] [F] anymore
If [Dm]
[C]
[Dm]
[Bb]
[C]
[F]
I loved you, [Dm] oh a long time, [C] I don't know If [Dm] I can't recall the last time [C] you told me so
[F]
Here in this house, in [Dm] Pittsfield, [C] the ghost [F] Of our grandmother works, the [C] sewing machine post
[F]
Hiding the bills [Dm] in the kitchen, [C] on the floor [Bb] And my sister [Dm] lost her best friend in [C] the Persian Gulf War
[F]
There was a flood [Dm] in the bathroom [C] last May And you [Fm] kicked at [Dm] the pipes when it rattled [F] up the river Canae
[Bb] Stand [F] there, tell [Gm] me [F] that I'm off, [Bb] no games [F]
unspoken [Gm] Break [F] a skin, [Bb] we share
There's [F] still time [Gm] to [F] wash the kitchen [Bb] floor On [F] your piece [Gm] of bath, [F] not seen [Bb] once
You can [Dm] remind me [Gm] that I [F] was tired [Bb] You can work late [F] at [Gm] night, and I'm tired
There's a [F] lot of [Bb] work, now [Dm] that I'm older [Gm] Wiser [F] of my workin' [Bb] ways
I regret [F]
[Gm] having left the [F]
JVS
[Bb] You [G] can remind me [Bb]
[C] that I was lazy and tired [Bb]
You [G] can work [C] all your [Bb] life fast, I'm not [Gm] afraid of you
[C] [Bb] anymore
[Gm]
[A] [F]
[Dm] [A]
[Gm] [F]
[Bb] Anymore
[A]
[Gm] [F]
[D] [F]
[Gm] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F] Anymore
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[C]
[F]
[Cm]
[F]
[Dm]
[G] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb]
[C]
Key:  
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
Gm
123111113
Dm
2311
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
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To learn Sufjan Stevens - Pittsfield chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Bb, F, Bb, F, Gm, Dm, C, F and C. Begin your practice at a relaxed 65 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 130. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: F Major.

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_ [B] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] I'm not afraid _ of you now, _ _ [C] I know _ So [F] I climb down from the bunk beds [C] this low _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ I can talk back [Dm] to you now, _
_ [C] I know _ _ From [F] a few things that I learned from [C] this TV show _ _ _
[F] _ _ You can work late till [Dm] midnight, _ _ we [C] don't care _
We [F] can fix our own meals, we can wash our [C] own hair _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] I go to school _ before [Dm] _ sunrise, [C] in the cold _
_ [F] And I pulled the alarm and I kicked up the [C] salad bowls
_ [Gm] _ [F] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
Since [F] the time [Gm] we've been [F] to say [Gm] much much
[F] Let's let things _ [Gm]
begin [F] to take [Bb] their toll After [C] school [F] [Gm] we [F] shovel through [Gm] the sky
[F] We'll sleep [Gm] _
[F] timeless in the cold
You can remind me of [Bb] it, _ _ [F] that I was [C]
lazy and tired
_ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] You can work [Cm] all your _ [Bb] life fast, _ [F] I'm not [G] afraid of you _ [A] [F] anymore
_ _ _ If [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F]
I loved you, [Dm] oh a long time, _ [C] I don't know _ If [Dm] I can't recall the last time [C] you told me so
_ _ _ _ _ [F]
Here in this house, in [Dm] Pittsfield, _ _ [C] the ghost _ _ [F] Of our grandmother works, the [C] sewing machine post
_ _ _ _ _ [F]
Hiding the bills [Dm] in the kitchen, _ _ _ [C] on the floor _ [Bb] And my sister [Dm] lost her best friend in [C] the Persian Gulf War
_ _ _ [F] _
There was a flood [Dm] in the bathroom _ _ [C] last May _ And you [Fm] kicked at [Dm] the pipes when it rattled [F] up the river _ _ Canae _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] Stand [F] there, tell [Gm] me [F] that I'm off, [Bb] no games [F] _
unspoken [Gm] _ Break [F] a skin, [Bb] we share
There's [F] still time [Gm] to [F] wash the kitchen [Bb] floor On [F] your piece [Gm] of bath, [F] not seen [Bb] once
You can [Dm] remind me [Gm] that I [F] was _ tired [Bb] You can work late [F] at [Gm] night, and I'm tired
There's a [F] lot of [Bb] work, now [Dm] that I'm older _ [Gm] _ Wiser [F] of my workin' [Bb] ways
I regret [F] _
_ [Gm] having left the [F] _
JVS
[Bb] _ _ You [G] can remind _ me _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] that I was lazy and tired _ [Bb] _ _ _
You [G] can work [C] all your [Bb] life fast, _ _ I'm not [Gm] afraid of you
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [Bb] anymore
_ [Gm] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ Anymore
[A] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] Anymore
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_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _
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_ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
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_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _
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_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _
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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
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_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
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