Sufjan Stevens - Come On! Feel the Illinoise! (Part I: The World’s Columbian Exposition - Part II: Carl Sandburg Visits Me in a Dream): Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Come On! Feel the Illinoise! (Part I: The World’s Columbian Exposition - Part II: Carl Sandburg Visits Me in a Dream)" 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.
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Cmaj7 Oh, great intentions I've got the best of interventions But when the ads come I think about it now In my infliction Entrepreneurial conditions Take us to glory I think about it now Cannot conversations cull united nations? If you got the patience, celebrate the ancients Cannot all creation call it celebration? Or united nation, put it to your head Oh, great white city I've got the adequate committee Where have your walls gone? I think about it now Chorus: F Am C E Chicago, in fashion, the soft drinks, expansion F C Oh Columbia! F Am C E From Paris, incentive, like Cream of Wheat invented F C The Ferris Wheel! Oh, great intentions Covenant with the imitation Have you no conscience? I think about it now Oh, God of Progress Have you degraded or forgot us? Where have your laws gone? I think about it now Ancient hieroglyphic or the South Pacific Typically terrific, busy and prolific Classical devotion, architect promotion Lacking in emotion, think about it now Chorus: Chicago, the New Age But what would Frank Lloyd Wright say? Oh, Columbia! Amusement or treasure These optimistic pleasures Like the Ferris Wheel! Cannot conversations cull united nations? If you got the patience, celebrate the ancients Columbia! Part II: Carl Sandburg Visits Me in a Dream D Bm F#m A I cried myself to sleep last night D Bm F#m A And the ghost of Carl, he approached my window D Bm F#m A I was hypnotized, I was asked, to improvise D Bm On the attitude, the regret F#m A Of a thousand centuries of death Chorus: D Bm Even with the heart of terror and the superstitious wearer F#m I am riding all alone A I am writing all alone D Bm Even in my best condition, counting all the superstition F#m I am riding all alone A I am running all alone D Bm And we laughed at the beatitudes of F#m A a thousand lines D Bm We were asked at the attitudes F#m A They reminded us of death Chorus: Even with the rest belated, everything is antiquated Are you writing from the heart? Are you writing from the heart? Even in his heart the Devil has to know the water level Are you writing from the heart? Are you writing from the heart? And I cried myself to sleep last night For the Earth, and materials They may sound just right to me Chorus: Even with the rest belated, everything is antiquated Are you writing from the heart? Are you writing from the heart? Even in his heart the Devil has to know the water level Are you writing from the heart? Are you writing from the heart? You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  Am  Bm  C  Cmaj7  D  E  F  F#m  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 "Come On! Feel the Illinoise! (Part I: The World’s Columbian Exposition - Part II: Carl Sandburg Visits Me in a Dream)" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Come On! Feel the Illinoise! (Part I: The World’s Columbian Exposition - Part II: Carl Sandburg Visits Me in a Dream)" by Sufjan Stevens.