Sufjan Stevens - The Child With The Star On His Head: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "The Child With The Star On His Head" 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.
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Learn The Child With The Star On His Head 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 "The Child With The Star On His Head" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
D Bm G Em Once in a while, you may think you see better A than the others A7 D G A Scrambling around in the dark with your drum D Bm G There is a time when young men must grow Em A up and be brothers A7 D G A Are you afraid of growing too fast? Chorus: Em D G And the child with the star on his head Bm F#m G All of the world rests on his shoulders Em D G And the mother with the child on her breast Bm F#m G Blessed is she among women Em D/F# And the trust we put in things G A In small ideas, in engineering Bm F#m The world of sports and second best Em D/F# A In consequences we will not put to rest Why crawl around in the snow When you know I am right here Waiting for you to expect something more? For I am warm, I am calling you close to my table Where I have made us a feast For the year of troubles, they have gone The winter brings a Christmas song Chorus Does all the world know better than When Christmas comes the troubles end The troubles end, the troubles end And by the time there’s nothing left An empty tree, a winter vest A winter vest, a winter vest And all the trust we put in things In dictionaries, in engineering In calendars, and television In father's friends, in consequences You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  A7  Bm  D  Em  F#  F#m  G  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 "The Child With The Star On His Head" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Child With The Star On His Head" by Sufjan Stevens.