Mystery of Love — Sufjan Stevens

Chords and lyrics for Mystery of Love by Sufjan Stevens (key of C).

Intro

[C] [D] [Em/B] [D]

Verse 1

[C]Oh, to see without my [D]eyes
The[Em] first time that you [Bm]kissed me
[C]Boundless by the time I cried[D]
I [Em]built your walls [Bm]around me
[C]White noise, what an awful [D]sound
[Em]Fumbling by Rogue [Bm]River
[C]Feel my feet above the [D]ground
[Em]Hand of God, [Bm]deliver me

Chorus 1

[Am]Oh, oh woe-oh-woah is [D]me
The [G]first [G/A]time [G/B]that [G/D]you [G/B]touched [D/A]me
[Am]Oh, will wonders ever [D]cease?
[G][G/A]Blessed[G/B] be [G/D]the [G/B][D/A]mystery of [C]love

Interlude 1

[C] [G/B] [D]
[C] [D] [Em/B] [D]

Verse 2

[C]Lord, I no longer [D]believe
[Em/B]Drowned in living [Bm]waters
[C]Cursed by the love that I [D]received
[Em/B]From my brother's [Bm]daughter
[C]Like Hephaestion, who [D]died
[Em/B]Alexander's [Bm]lover
[C]Now my riverbed has [D]dried
[Em/B]Shall I find no [Bm]other?

Chorus 2

[Am]Oh, oh woe-oh-woah is [D]me
I'm [G][G/A]running[G/B] [G/D]like a [G/B][D/A]plover
[Am]Now I'm prone to [D]misery
The [G][G/A]birthmark[G/B] on [G/D]your [G/B][D/A]shoulder [C]reminds me

Interlude 2

[C] [G/B] [D]
[C] [D] [Em/B] [D]

Verse 3

[C]How much sorrow can I [D]take?
[Em/B]Blackbird on my [Bm]shoulder
[C]And what difference does it [D]make
[Em/B]When this love is [Bm]over?
[C]Shall I sleep within your [D]bed
[Em/B]River of [Bm]unhappiness
[C]Hold your hands upon my [D]head
[Em/B]Till I breathe my last [Bm]breath

Chorus 3

[Am]Oh, oh woe-oh-woah is [D]me
The [G]last [G/A]time [G/B]that [G/D]you [G/B]touched [D/A]me
[Am]Oh, will wonders ever [D]cease?
[G][G/A]Blessed[G/B] be [G/D]the [G/B][D/A]mystery of [C]love

Outro

[C] [G/B] [D]
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