Sufjan Stevens - Fourth of July: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Fourth of July" 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 Fourth of July 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 "Fourth of July" smoothly on your guitar.

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

    Bm7        E           A      E
The evil it spread like a fever ahead
        D              E             D
It was night when you died, my firefly
 Bm7               E       A                   E
What could I have said to raise you from the dead?
         D          E                   D
Oh could I be the sky on the Fourth of July?

Chorus:
          E         A
Well you do enough talk
 E         A      E          D
My little hawk, why do you cry?
          E            A             E         A
Tell me what did you learn from the Tillamook burn?
        E         D
Or the Fourth of July?
                 Bm7
We’re all gonna die

Sitting at the bed with the halo at your head
Was it all a disguise, like junior high?
Where everything was fiction, future, and prediction
Now, where am I? My fading supply

Chorus:
"Did you get enough love, my little dove?
Why do you cry?
And I'm sorry I left, but it was for the best
Though it never felt right
My little Versailles"

The hospital asked, "Should the body be cast?"
Before I say goodbye, my star in the sky
Such a funny thought to wrap you up in cloth
Do you find it all right, my dragonfly?

Chorus:
          E           A
Shall we look at the moon
 E         A      E         D
My little loon, Why do you cry?
          E            A      E          A
Make the most of your life, while it is rife
      E      D
While it is light
          E         F#m
Well you do enough talk
C#m        F#m    E          D
My little hawk, why do you cry?
          E           F#m             C#m      F#m
Tell me what did you learn from the Tillamook burn?
        E           D
Or the Fourth of July?
                  Bm7 E A E D E
We’re all gonna die
                  Bm7 E A E D E
We’re all gonna die
                  D
We’re all gonna die

                 Bm7 E D
We’re all gonna die - x4

We’re all gonna die


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Bm7

Guitar chord Bm7

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord 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 "Fourth of July" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Fourth of July" by Sufjan Stevens.

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