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Chord diagram for Bm
Chord diagram for D
Chord diagram for G
Chord diagram for Asus4
Chord diagram for A
Chord diagram for D/A
Chord diagram for D/Gb
Chord diagram for Em
Chord diagram for Bm/Gb
      Capo 2 (chords relative to the capo)

[Intro]
1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4
Bm                D                 G        D        Asus4    A

[Verse]
 Bm               D/A
"Please, curtains in.
         G      D/A           Asus4   A
Start us off... You swing first.
Bm                             D/A
Sorry. I don't know what I said,
                           G           D                Asus4  A
but you're crying now again, and that only makes it worse.

[Pre-Chorus]
G        D/F#  Em
 Let me do my job.
G        D/F#  Em   A
 Let me do my job.

[Chorus]
 D                                Bm
"Sylvia, get your head out of the oven.
           Em
Go back to screaming and cursing, remind me again how everyone betrayed you.
D                                Bm
Sylvia, get your head out of the covers.
                 Em                                         
Let me take your temperature, you can throw the thermometer 
   G                       A
right back at me, if that's what you want to do, okay?

[Post-Chorus]
1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4
D                 Bm                Em                G        A
1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4
D                 Bm/F#             Em                G        A

[Verse]
 Bm                  D/A
"Please, please calm down.
       G        D/A     Asus   A
Steady out, I'm terrified.
Bm                       D/A
Sorry. I want us to ally,
                              G                 D/A          Asus   A
But you swing on little knives. They're only sharp on one side.

[Pre-Chorus]
G        D/F#  Em
 Let me do my job.
G        D/F#  Em   A
 Let me do my job.

[Chorus]
 D                                Bm
"Sylvia, get your head out of the oven.
           Em
Go back to screaming and cursing, remind me again how everyone betrayed you.
D                                Bm
Sylvia, get your head out of the covers.
                 Em                                         
Let me take your temperature, you can throw the thermometer 
   G                       A
right back at me, if that's what you want to do, okay?

[Post-Chorus]
1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4
D                 Bm                Em                G        A
1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4
D                 Bm/F#             Em                G        A        D

[Outro]
 D                                  Bm
"Sylvia, can't you see what you are doing?
                  Em
Can't you see I'm scared to speak, and I hate my voice 'cause it only makes you angry.
D                                Bm
Sylvia, I only talk when you are sleeping.
                       Em                                 G                            A
That's when I tell you everything, and I imagine that somehow you're going to hear me..."
    

Source: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/the_antlers/sylvia_chords_1124035

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