Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Carrie & Lowell" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.
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 You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm  C  D  Dm  F  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.