Sufjan Stevens - Everything That Rises: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Everything That Rises" 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 Everything That Rises 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 "Everything That Rises" smoothly on your guitar.

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

F#              C#m E B     F#            C#m E B
Can you lift me up     to a higher place?
Forget everything that was before
Turn your face around like a salted sphere
Turn yourself around to see what once was there

Chorus:
F#                    C#m
Everything that rises must converge
E                     B
Everything that rises in a word
F#                    C#m
Everything that rises must converge
E                    B
Everything that rises

Jesus lift me up to a higher plane
(To a higher plane)
Can you come around before I go insane?
(Before I go insane)
Cast me not in hell, where the demons rage
(While my demons rage)
Turn yourself around to see what I can say
(To see what I can say)

Chorus

Turn yourself away from the wickedness I said
Evil comes to play in the image of the dead

Chorus:
Everything rises must converge
Everything rises in a word
Everything rises must converge
Everything rises

Everything rises (Everything rises)
Everything rises (Everything rises)
Everything rises (Everything rises)
Everything rises


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

B

Guitar chord B

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

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 "Everything That Rises" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Everything That Rises" by Sufjan Stevens.

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