Sufjan Stevens - The Midnight Clear: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Midnight Clear" 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 The Midnight Clear 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 Midnight Clear" smoothly on your guitar.

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Cm       A#                D#
It came upon the midnight clear
      Fm
That glorious sign of old
Cm          A#             D#
Enraptured secret sign of fear
    Fm
In brave disguises

Cm             A#
Old shoes and thirty feet
    Cm/G               Fm/C
The prophet sighed of prophecy
Cm          A#
I resign to petty things
     Cm/G          Fm/C
Like angels bending on their knees

Chorus:
D#              A#                Fm
Do you delight, do you delight in me?
   G#maj7
(I laughed about it)
D#              A#                  Fm
Come to me now, come to me now and bring
      G#maj7
(That rapturous moment)
D#                A#                   Fm
I wasn't changed, I wasn't changed one bit
        G#maj7
(Though you may doubt it)
D#                   A#                  Fm
And I don't suppose, I don't suppose you care
    G#maj
(To ask about it)

The dead of winter takes a grip
And moves around us
All night our labors clap and kiss
Like working mothers

Old wounds and thirty feet
The clock it sounds of properties
I resign to glorious things
Like angels bending on their knees

Chorus

I will delight, I will delight in this
(Though you may doubt it)
Come to me now, come to me now, my kiss
(And ask about it)
I will delight, I will delight in this
(Though you may doubt it)
Come to me now, come to me now, my kiss


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D#

Guitar chord D#

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

G

Guitar chord G

G#maj

Guitar chord G#maj

G#maj7

Guitar chord G#maj7

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

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