Written by Sufjan Stevens
Intro: C D Em/B D (x2)Verse 1:
C D Oh, to see without my eyes Em/B Bm The first time that you kissed me C D Boundless by the time I cried Em/B Bm I built your walls around me C D White noise, what an awful sound Em/B Bm Fumbling by Rogue River C D Feel my feet above the ground Em/B Bm Hand of God, deliver meInterlude 1 C G/B D (x4) C D Em/B DAm D Oh, oh woe-oh-woah is me G G/A G/B G/D G/B D/A The first time that you touched me Am D Oh, will wonders ever cease? G G/A G/B G/D G/B D/A C Blessed be the mystery of loveVerse 2:
C D Lord, I no longer believe Em/B D Drowned in living waters C D Cursed by the love that I received Em/B D From my brother's daughter C D Like Hephaestion, who died Em/B D Alexander's lover C D Now my riverbed has dried Em/B D Shall I find no other?Interlude 2 C G/B D (x4) C D Em/B DAm D Oh, oh woe-oh-woah is me G G/A G/B G/D G/B D/A I'm running like a plover Am D Now I'm prone to misery G G/A G/B G/D G/B D/A C The birthmark on your shoulder reminds meVerse 3:
C D How much sorrow can I take? Em/B D Blackbird on my shoulder C D And what difference does it make Em/B D When this love is over? C D Shall I sleep within your bed Em/B D River of unhappiness C D Hold your hands upon my head Em/B D Till I breathe my last breathOutro: C G/B D (x4)Am D Oh, oh woe-oh-woah is me G G/A G/B G/D G/B D/A The last time that you touched me Am D Oh, will wonders ever cease? G G/A G/B G/D G/B D/A C Blessed be the mystery of love