Sufjan Stevens - Eugene

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C D G/BLight struck from the lemon tree
 
F Em DWhat if I'd never seen
 
C G C/G GHysterical light from Eugene?
 
C/G GLemon yogurt
 
D/F# Em D/ARemember I pulled at your shirt
 
D/A C/GI dropped the ashtray on the floor
 
C/G G. C/G GI just wanted to be near you
 
C D G/BEmerald Park, wonders never cease
 
F Em DThe man who taught me to swim
 
C G C/G GHe couldn't quite say my first name
 
C/G G D/F# D/ALike a father, he led Community water upon my head
 
D/A C/GAnd he called me "Subaru"
 
C/G G. C/G GAnd now I want to be near you
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
G D7 Em D CSince I was old enough to speak
 
Bm6 DI've said it with alarm
 
G D7 Em D CSome part of me was lost in your sleeve
 
Bm6 DWhere you hid your cigarettes
 
CNo, I'll never forget
 
C G C/G GI just want to be near you
 
 
[Verse 4]
 
C D G/BStill I pray to what I cannot see
 
F Em DIn the sprinkler, I mark the evidence
 
C G C/G GKnown from the start
 
C/G G D/F#From the bed near your death
 
Em D/AAnd all the machines that made a mess
 
D/A C/GFar away the falcon flew
 
C/G G C/G GNow I want to be near you
 
[Verse 5]
 
C D G/BWhat's left is only bittersweet
 
F Em DFor the rest of my life
 
C G C/G GAdmitting the best is behind me
 
C/G G D/F#Now I'm drunk and afraid
 
Em D/AWishing the world would Go away
 
D/A C/GWhat's the point of singing songs
 
C/G G C/G GIf they'll never even hear you?
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