Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Carrie & Lowell" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Carrie & Lowell Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Sufjan Stevens

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Carrie & Lowell" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

 D          F
Carrie and Lowell
G            Am    G
Such a long time ago
D            F
Like a dead horse
G           Am        G
Meadowlark drive your arrow

Dm         Am              G
Season of hope (after the flood)
             Am      G
Valentine, spurn my sorrow
Dm           Am                       G
Head on the floorboards (covered in blood)
            Am    G
Drunk as a horsefly

  C           F        C
Climb on the mattress pad
 Am      G
Twist my arm

Under the pear tree
Shadows and light conspiring
Covered bridge, I scream
Cottage Grove shade, invite me

I will bow down (Dido's Lament)
Lord of the ancient waters
From the backyard (as far as she went)
Carrie surprised me

Erebus on my back
My lucky charm

Carried by stones
Fairyland all around us
Like a dead horse
Sign of your children’s fever

Carrie, come home (Thorazine’s friend)
Holding your hands with opal
Like a dead horse (Shall we ascend?)
Flight of the mayfly

Ephemera on my back
She breaks my arm


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Carrie & Lowell" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Carrie & Lowell" by Sufjan Stevens.

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