Eugene

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Strum fallbackeverywhere 4/4

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Verse 1:
   E     Gb              B          Gb
   Light struck from the lemon tree
A          Abm       Gb              E            B    Dbm    B
   What if I’d never seen hysterical light from Eugene?
E        B       Gb          Abm
   Lemon yoghurt, remember I pulled at your shirt
Gb                              E
   I dropped the ashtray on the floor
                    B        Dbm    B
   I just wanted to be near you

Verse 2:
E          Gb            B           Gb
   Emerald Park, wonders never cease
A              Abm          Gb                      E            B    Dbm   B
   The man who taught me to swim, he couldn't quite say my first name
E         B         Gb            Abm         Gb
   Like a Father he led community water on my head
                      E
   And he called me “Subaru”
                     B        Dbm   B
   And now I want to be near you

Verse 3:
B        Bbm6  Abm   Gb       E         Ebm6          Gb
   Since I was old enough to speak I've said it with alarm
B       Bbm6    Abm    Gb           E
   Some part of me was lost in your sleeve
             Ebm6         Gb
   Where you hid your cigarettes
                    E
   No I’ll never forget
                     B        Dbm   B
   I just want to be near you

Verse 4:
E          Gb             B          Gb
   Still I pray to what I cannot see
A         Abm         Gb                E              B     Dbm   B
   In the sprinkler I mark the evidence known from the start
E           B             Gb                    Abm               Gbm
   From the bed near your death, and all the machines that made a mess
                       E
   Far away the falcon flew
                    B        Dbm   B
   Now I want to be near you

Verse 5:
E         Gb           B           Gb
   What’s left is only bittersweet
A          Abm        Gb                  E         B       Dbm   B
   For the rest of my life, admitting the best is behind me
E          B          Gb                 Abm             Gb
   Now I’m drunk and afraid, wishing the world would go away
                               E
   What’s the point of singing songs
                         B         Dbm   B
   If they’ll never even hear you?
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How to play Eugene on ukulele

Eugene is usually fingerpicked on ukulele rather than strummed. If you would rather strum, the everywhere 4/4 works as a fallback. It rolls along at a relaxed pace of around 76 bpm. This arrangement is in B major. The fretting hand earns its keep in this one: I have the chords at the proficient level. Fingerpick softly and let the open strings ring between chord changes.

9 ukulele chords used in "Eugene" by Sufjan Stevens: A, Bbm6, B, Dbm, Ebm6, E, Gb, Gbm and Abm

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Sufjan Stevens (Born July 1, 1975) is an American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Petoskey, Michigan. He is known for his lyrically focused and instrumentally rich songs that often relate to faith and family. He has enjoyed wide critical success in the United States. He is considered part of the folk revival through indie pop, but his influences are very broad, including experimental electronic music, the jazz of Vince Guaraldi, and the academic minimalism of Steve Reich and Philip Glass.

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Verse 1:
   E     F#              B          F#
   Light struck from the lemon tree
A          G#m       F#              E            B    C#m    B
   What if I’d never seen hysterical light from Eugene?
E        B       F#          G#m
   Lemon yoghurt, remember I pulled at your shirt
F#                              E
   I dropped the ashtray on the floor
                    B        C#m    B
   I just wanted to be near you

Verse 2:
E          F#            B           F#
   Emerald Park, wonders never cease
A              G#m          F#                      E            B    C#m   B
   The man who taught me to swim, he couldn't quite say my first name
E         B         F#            G#m         F#
   Like a Father he led community water on my head
                      E
   And he called me “Subaru”
                     B        C#m   B
   And now I want to be near you

Verse 3:
B        A#m6  G#m   F#       E         D#m6          F#
   Since I was old enough to speak I've said it with alarm
B       A#m6    G#m    F#           E
   Some part of me was lost in your sleeve
             D#m6         F#
   Where you hid your cigarettes
                    E
   No I’ll never forget
                     B        C#m   B
   I just want to be near you

Verse 4:
E          F#             B          F#
   Still I pray to what I cannot see
A         G#m         F#                E              B     C#m   B
   In the sprinkler I mark the evidence known from the start
E           B             F#                    G#m               F#m
   From the bed near your death, and all the machines that made a mess
                       E
   Far away the falcon flew
                    B        C#m   B
   Now I want to be near you

Verse 5:
E         F#           B           F#
   What’s left is only bittersweet
A          G#m        F#                  E         B       C#m   B
   For the rest of my life, admitting the best is behind me
E          B          F#                 G#m             F#
   Now I’m drunk and afraid, wishing the world would go away
                               E
   What’s the point of singing songs
                         B         C#m   B
   If they’ll never even hear you?