Ativan Chords & Lyrics Artist: Sufjan Stevens

Suggested voicings for some stranger chords:
 
Em6/G    : 3x242x (petite barre w/ 1st finger on 2nd fret)
A7(#11)  : x0564x
GM7(#11) : 3x0422 (petite barre w/ 1st finger on 2nd fret)
CM7(#11) : x34030
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INTRO
E5   G5   B5   A5
E5   G5   B5   A5
 
 
[VERSE I]
Esus         Em        Em6/G
I woke up in stereo, I spent the day in vertigo
  Bm                              A7
I could not get the spirit off my back
Esus            Em
Put my feelings on the table
Em6/G
Eat my heart out if you're able
Bm                          A7
Separate the fever from the fact
Esus            Em
So much for the afterglow
Em6/G
I feel just like an embryo
  Bm                            A7
I take it out before you put it back
Esus          Em
Put my head between my knees
  Em6/G
I search myself for all disease
  Bm                           A7
I separate the bottle from the cap
 
 
CHORUS
      Em
Is it all for something?
      Em6/G
Is it all part of a plan?
Bm                           A7(#11)
Tranquilize me, sanitize me, Ativan (Ativan, my leading woman)
      Em
Is it all for something?
      Em6/G
Is it all part of a plan?
Bm
Make my wish list, mind my business
A7(#11)
Do the best I can (with what I am)
 
Em    Em/G    Bm    D
 
 
[VERSE II]
Em
Caught up in the baby's breath
  Em/G
I shit my pants and wet the bed
   Bm                                  A7
It takes some time to throw the demons off
Em
Put the lotion in the basket
Em/G
Now jump off the overpass
   Bm                                    A7
It takes some time before the skin comes off
Em7
Fill me with the blood of Jesus
GM7
Clean my plate 'til he receives us
Bm7                          A
Separate the colors from the black
Em7
Shut the shades to make it prosper
GM7
Cut your face to make it softer
Bm7                              A
Tell the shadows near us to come back
 
 
CHORUS
      Em
Is it all for something?
      Em6/G
Is it all part of a plan?
Bm                            A7(#11)
Tranquilize me and revise me, Ativan (Ativan, my leading woman)
      Em
Is it all full circle?
      Em6/G
Is it all part of a plan?
Bm
Make my death wish, mind my business
A7(#11)
Do the best I can (with what I am))
 
      GM7
Is it all for nothing? (all for nothing)
      D/A                  Bm7
Is it all part of a plan? (all part of a plan)
Em7            F#m7           GM7   A
Tranquilize me and revise me, Ativan (Ativan, my leading woman)
      GM7
Is it all full circle? (all full circle)
      Bm7                  A
Is it all part of a plan? (all part of a plan)
Em7                 F#m7
Make my death wish, mind my business
    GM7              A
I'm doing the best I can (with what I am)
 
 
OUTRO
N.C.  (~35 measures)
 
 [strings]
C#m7    Am/C  C
Bm7     E7
GM7     Bm7   Bm/A    GM7(#11)
CM7(#11) Em6  Am7   Bm7
 [5:55]
C#m7    GM7/B Bm7/D  Em7  CM7
Bm/A          B11
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