Sufjan Stevens - Tell Me You Love Me: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Tell Me You Love Me" 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.

Chorus:
   Dm                       C
My love, I lost my faith in everything
                     Dm
Tell me you love me, anyway
                     C/E
Tell me you love me, anyway (tell me you love me)
   Dm                      C
My love, I feel myself unravelling
                     Dm
Tell me you love me, anyway
                     C/E
Tell me you love me, anyway (tell me you love me)
   Dm                        C
My love, I feel the darkness on my back
                    Dm
Something inside me like a wave
(something inside me)
                    C/E
Something inside me like a wave
(something inside me / tell me you love me)

    Dm
(My love) Right now I could use a change of heart
     C
(My love) Or a kiss before everything falls apart
    Dm
(My love) Can you tell me this love
              C/E
(will last forever? Tell me you love me)
    A#
(My love) As the world turns, making such a mess
     C
(My love) What's the point of it when everything's
dispossessed?
    Dm                                      C/E
(My love) Can we carry this love across the desert?
(Tell me you love me)

My love, I wish I was a photograph (Photograph)
Perfect and lovely in a frame (Perfect and lovely)
Perfect and lovely in a frame
(Perfect and lovely in a frame)
(Tell me you love me)

My love, my life could be an epitaph
Something to write upon my grave
(Something to write)
Something to write upon my grave
(Something to write upon my grave)
(Tell me you love me)

(My love) Right now, I could use a change of plans
(My love) When it all falls, what's
the use of open hands?
(My love) Can you tell me this love
will last forever?
(Tell me you love me)
(My love) And as the world burns,
breathing in the blight
(My love) What's the point of it
if morning turns into night?
(My love) Can we carry this love? It's now or never

(I'm gonna love you)
I'm gonna love you (I'm gonna love you)
I'm gonna love you every day
I'm gonna love you (I'm gonna love you)
I'm gonna love you every day
I'm gonna love you (I'm gonna love you)
I'm gonna love you every day
I'm gonna love you (I'm gonna love you)
I'm gonna love you every day
I'm gonna love you every day
I'm gonna love you


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

E

Guitar chord E

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 "Tell Me You Love Me" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Tell Me You Love Me" by Sufjan Stevens.

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