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
I?m the most confident is correct?the final pre-chorus/chorus I?m less sure about. This
an amazing song, by the way. I hope this helps you out.
Pittsfield ? by Sufjan Stevens
Capo 5th
VERSE 1:
I[C]'m not afraid of [Am]you now, I [G]know
So I[F] climbed[C] down from the[Am] bunk beds this [G]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
PRECHORUS 1:
[F]Since that [G]time we[F] meant to [C]say much[F]
[F]Unsaid [C]things be[F]gin to c[C]hange
[F]After [G]school we s[F]hoveled th[C]rough the [F]snow
[F]Drive up[C]state in [F]silence [C]in the c[F]old
CHORUS:
F G F (possibly Am)
You can remind me of it
[F]That I was[G] lazy and tired
F G F (possibly Am)
You can work all your life as
[F] [G] [F] [C] [F]
I'[G]m n[F]ot [Am]afra[G]id 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
PRECHORUS 2:
[F]Stand there, [G]tell me[F] that I'm [C]of no u[F]se
[F]Things uns[C]poken [F]break us [C]if we sh[F]are
[F]There's still [G]time to [F]wash the [C]kitchen f[F]loor
[F]On your [C]knees, [F]at the s[C]ink once [F]more
Y[F]ou can r[C]emind me [F]that I was [C]tired
Y[F]ou can work[C] late and[F] give yourself [C]up
N[F]ow that I'm [C]older, [F]wiser, and w[C]orking less
I[F] don't re[C]gret having l[F]eft the place a[C] mess[F]
CHORUS:
[F] [C] [G] [F] [C]
Y[G]ou can remind me that I was lazy and tired
[F]You can re[C]call your li[G]fe as
[F](possibl[C]y F) C[G][F][C]
I'm not afraid of you, anymore
F C Am (possibly F) C
Anymore
arrangement is occasionally at odds with the guitar. The verses and first
I?m the most confident is correct?the final pre-chorus/chorus I?m less sure about. This
an amazing song, by the way. I hope this helps you out.
Pittsfield ? by Sufjan Stevens
Capo 5th
VERSE 1:
I[C]'m not afraid of [Am]you now, I [G]know
So I[F] climbed[C] down from the[Am] bunk beds this [G]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
PRECHORUS 1:
[F]Since that [G]time we[F] meant to [C]say much[F]
[F]Unsaid [C]things be[F]gin to c[C]hange
[F]After [G]school we s[F]hoveled th[C]rough the [F]snow
[F]Drive up[C]state in [F]silence [C]in the c[F]old
CHORUS:
F G F (possibly Am)
You can remind me of it
[F]That I was[G] lazy and tired
F G F (possibly Am)
You can work all your life as
[F] [G] [F] [C] [F]
I'[G]m n[F]ot [Am]afra[G]id 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
PRECHORUS 2:
[F]Stand there, [G]tell me[F] that I'm [C]of no u[F]se
[F]Things uns[C]poken [F]break us [C]if we sh[F]are
[F]There's still [G]time to [F]wash the [C]kitchen f[F]loor
[F]On your [C]knees, [F]at the s[C]ink once [F]more
Y[F]ou can r[C]emind me [F]that I was [C]tired
Y[F]ou can work[C] late and[F] give yourself [C]up
N[F]ow that I'm [C]older, [F]wiser, and w[C]orking less
I[F] don't re[C]gret having l[F]eft the place a[C] mess[F]
CHORUS:
[F] [C] [G] [F] [C]
Y[G]ou can remind me that I was lazy and tired
[F]You can re[C]call your li[G]fe as
[F](possibl[C]y F) C[G][F][C]
I'm not afraid of you, anymore
F C Am (possibly F) C
Anymore
