Sufjan Stevens - The Pick-up: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Pick-up" 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 Pick-up 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 Pick-up" smoothly on your guitar.

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

C#          D#m         B      G#m
All things past in the pick-up
Found my brother's badge
Abraham is live and well
in the pick-up
And his wife cast no more spells
in the pick-up

Found myself in the pick-up
Seat belt on my lap
And my sister with her braids
In the pick-up

Kissed my mother on the face
In the pick-up
Clapping with the human race
In the pick-up


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

B

Guitar chord B

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

G#m

Guitar chord G#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 "The Pick-up" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Pick-up" by Sufjan Stevens.

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