Sufjan Stevens - We Are What You Say: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "We Are What You Say" 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.

Em        G        D         Em
We are a servant, we have a song
     Em         G         D          Em
The side of a beehive, a tabernacle choir
Em          G     D         Em
We are the sound working in wars
     Em        G            D      Em
The bishop is gone to the acolyte shores

We save our Bibles, we pull our sleeves
The word is a guard and the guard is a cleave
We are the right, we are the stay
The accolade's gone, we are what you say

Chorus:
         D             Em D Em
We are what you will say
         D             Em
We are what you will say

We have no language, we have no chore
The side of a beehive, the bride is a whore
We are a spite, we are at bay
The spirit is life, we are what you say

We have a sermon, we have a song
The bishop is easy, the bishop is wrong
The spirit is right, the spirit will say
We are a light, we are what you say

Chorus:
We are what you will say - x5

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Guitar Chord Diagrams

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord 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 "We Are What You Say" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "We Are What You Say" by Sufjan Stevens.

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