Sufjan Stevens - The Sleeping Red Wolves: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "The Sleeping Red Wolves" 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.
Cm A# Gm Wake up, wake up, you sleepy red wolves Cm G# C Your time has come to be altered in stars Cm A# Gm From out of the red river you run Cm G# C Wagging your tails with your backs to the bark All the red stripes of the righteous will get you Yours will be feathered and fallow on farms All of your lives have been lifted in riches Come to me, love to me, all my red stars Look up, look up, you sleeping horse men All the confinement that comes to your head From out of the parade they will fall Come to me, love to me, all my red stars All the impossible shapes we live in Don't be afraid, be of what we are given All the red stars the imposter has lived in Don't be afraid, be of what you have given All the impossible shapes we live in Don't be afraid, be of what we are given All the impossible shapes we live in Don't be afraid, be of what we are given All the impossible shapes we live in Don't be afraid, be of what we are given All the impossible shapes we live in Don't be afraid, be of what we are given Dm Fm C Am Don't be afraid be of what we are given G# D# C# A# All the impossible shapes we live in Dm Fm C Am Don't be afraid be of what we are given G# D# C# A# Wide, sharp, different, impossible Dm Fm C Am slow, slow, slow, slow G# D# C# A# Wide, sharp, different, impossible Dm Fm C slow, slow, slow, slow Wake up, wake up, you sleepy red wolves Your time has come to be altered in song You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA#  Am  C  C#  Cm  D#  Dm  Fm  G#  Gm  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 Sleeping Red Wolves" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Sleeping Red Wolves" by Sufjan Stevens.