From The Mouth Of Gabriel

# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - please note - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - # # this represents the author’s own work and interpretation of the # # song . to be used only for private study , scholarship , or research . # # - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - # artist : sufjan stevens album : all delighted people ep song : from the mouth of gabriel tabbed by : nrvous ( y . wakeham@ugrad . unimelb . edu . au ) i suggest playing around with different strumming/picking styles to differentiate the various sections of the song . the actual track mixes up instrumentation and dynamics , so just listen to it to get a feel for which sections should be loud and which soft , etc . enjoy! capo on 1st fret . all chords relative to capo . chords A# : x13331 G : 320033 A/C# : x42220 Gm : 355333 C : x32010 A/B : x22220 F : 133211 Am : x02210 A/G# : 402220 D : xx0232 A : x02220 A/F# : 202220 E : 022100 Bm : x24432 A/E : 002220 F#m : 244222 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A# Gm F D desperate measures lead to death A# from the mouth of gabriel Gm who died in his sleep when the world F D was a very big mess , a very big mess; F E he saw too much D G C F from now on i will look away from every accident E that may or may not come my way Am G saw you were talking C up above the aleph room G masquerading as a loom Am G both of us saw things C no one else would see as well G from the mouth of gabriel C no one else would hear as well G from the mouth of gabriel from the mouth of gabriel from the mouth of gabriel E from the mouth of gabriel A D G C don’t be so sure of what you feel ( it might as well be trouble ) A D G C from now on just let the universe be your shelter from the enemy A Bm D E A Bm your face has changed D E A i hardly know who you are this time Bm and what a mess D E i’ve made of you A Bm D E you probably would but i won’t let you run away A Bm D E A/C# you probably should but i won’t let you run away this time A/B A A/G# A/F# A/E don’t be afraid of loneliness some refugee beside itself A/F# A/G# instead of what you’ve got A/C# A/B A A/G# you probably would but i won’t let you go away A/F# A/E A/F# A/G# F#m you probably should but i won’t let you go away this time E your face has changed D E F#m i hardly know who you are this time E D E and when i came into your room A you tried to jump Bm E A now i know this is strange to hear from the mouth of god D E A it was something like a scene from mars Bm E A in a struggle between loves and lies D E A the angel kept his face covered for to keep his word Bm E A and while i spoke something left from my life D forget about the past E A be at rest i’ll make things right Bm E A and while i held you at best you nearly died D forget about the past E F#m and i’ll try to make things right