Sufjan Stevens - Landslide: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Landslide" 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 Landslide 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 "Landslide" smoothly on your guitar.

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

F#m7                         G#m7
It was something of a second life
F#m7                           G#m7
It was something of an anaphylaxis
F#m7                            G#m7
I saw the same shit, I saw the light
F#m7                                     G#m7
You get me out of this and I'll give you access
B                                 C#m7
At the risk of sounding like a Confucian
A                                 G#m7
I saw your body and I saw  what I liked
B                                  C#m7
Let's keep it simple, give me absolution
A                                  G#m7
Let's take a walk in the circle of life

It was something of an afterthought
It was something sort of unprecedented
I saw the same shit, like it or not
I saw the hemisphere I didn't invent it
It was something of a reinvention
You took my breath away, I took my time
Let's keep it simple, give me absolution
Let's take a walk in the circle of light
Let's take a walk in the circle of light
(Landslide)
Let's take a walk in the circle of light
(Landslide)
Let's take a walk in the circle of light

Chorus:
A6              G#m7
We step in the light
                F#m7
The rise of our tide
             Emaj7
My love is a wave
                        A/B  B
You got me caught in a landslide
A6                  G#m7
 There's nowhere to run
                   F#m7
There's nowhere to hide
             Emaj7
My love is a wave
                        A/B  B
You got me caught in a landslide

It was something of a second chance
It was something of a phantom synapsis
Now everything is slipping out of my hands
You get me out of this and I'll give you access
At the risk of sounding like a Confucian
I'm gonna take it one day at a time
Let's keep it simple, give me absolution
Let's take a walk in the circle of light
Let's take a walk in the circle of light
(Landslide)
Let's take a walk in the circle of light
(Landslide)
Let's take a walk in the circle of light

Chorus

F#m7   G#m7 F#m7  E
(Landslide)
F#m7   G#m7 F#m7  E
(Landslide)
B
(Landslide)
B
(Landslide)
B
(Landslide)
B
(Landslide)


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A6

Guitar chord A6

B

Guitar chord B

C#m7

Guitar chord C#m7

E

Guitar chord E

Emaj7

Guitar chord Emaj7

F#m7

Guitar chord F#m7

G#m7

Guitar chord G#m7

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

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