Sufjan Stevens - Pluto

      Note: The D7/F#'s in the choruses and the Cmaj7's in verse 2 are optional; I included them because
they 1) sound pretty and 2) make the song considerably more interesting when one only uses a single
guitar for this pretty electronic song. They may, for ease of playing, be substituted by D/F# and
Em respectively.

As the song is quite gentle (save for the bombastic instrumental bridge), I recommend picking the
verses and choruses while strumming the bridge. I use the following pattern:

Bass note > D string > G string > B string > G string > D string    and repeat

For optimal sound, if you want to strum the entire song, I recommend omitting the high E string
during the verses and choruses.

Uncommon/silly chords legend:
Recommended for G: 35543x or 3x543x
D* = x5403x
D7/F# = 20021x or 2x021x
Bm* = x2403x
 
[Instrumental intro]
Em D*   x4
 
[Verse 1] 
Em D*       Em
Jupiter bad June
D*          Em
You know my arms ache
         D*           Em     D*
And I’ve organized my face

Em    D*         Em
Sweet sun sister moon
D*           Em
Seasons have shown
         D*               Em      D/F#
How your providence takes shape
 
[Chorus 1] 
G         D7/F#
My little eyeshadow
Em             D*
Bruised by the moon's battle
C         Bm*         Em       D/F#
Lipstick, eyeliner replaced

G          D7/F#
Charon the fog lifted
Em        D*
Messenger dwarfism
C           Bm*          Em     D* Em D*
Let’s leave evidence to rest
 
[Instrumental bridge] 
Em D* E B A D/F# G D/F#
C B7 E A7 E G B B7
A C E F# F Bm* E A7
F B7 E F# A Bm G D/F# E B7
 
[Verse 2] 
Em D*       Em
Pluto silly goose
D*          Em          D*           Cmaj7    D*
Why did you hide behind covenants of shame?
Em         D*        Em
Smooth and splendid abuse
D*             Em        D*           Cmaj7   D*
Won’t you tell me how to deal with my own?
 
[Chorus 2] 
G           D7/F#    Em       D*
Sworn by Persephone, how melancholy she
C        Bm*           Em     D/F#
Waits forever in your kiss

G         D7/F#       Em       D*
Loneliest passageway, orbiting castaway
C         Bm*             Em       D/F#
Beat your beauty at your breast

G        D7/F#        Em           D*
Don’t surprise me you monster, you mastery
C         Bm*          Em      Bm
Make your very last request

Em Bm Em