Casimir Pulaski Day
By Sufjan Stevens
[Verse 1]
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Golden rod and the 4-H stone
C
The things I brought you
Am G
When I found out you had cancer of the bone
[Verse 2]
D
Your father cried on the telephone
C
And he drove his car to the Navy yard
Am G
Just to prove that he was sorry
[Verse 3]
D
In the morning through the window shade
C
When the light pressed up against your shoulder blade
Am G
I could see what you were reading
[Verse 4]
D
Oh the glory that the lord has made
C
And the complications you could do without
Am G
When I kissed you on the mouth
[Verse 5]
D
Tuesday night at the bible study
C
We lift our hands and pray over your body
Am G
But nothing ever happens
[Verse 6]
D
I remember at Michael's house
C
In the living room when you kissed my neck
Am G
And I almost touched your blouse
[Verse 7]
D
In the morning at the top of the stairs
C
When your father found out what we did that night
Am G
And you told me you were scared
[Verse 8]
D
Oh the glory when you ran outside
C
With your shirt tucked in and your shoes untied
Am G
And you told me not to follow you
[Verse 9]
D
Sunday night when I cleaned the house
C
I find the card where you wrote it out
Am G
With the pictures of your mother
[Verse 10]
D
On the floor at the great divide
C
With my shirt tucked in and my shoes untied
Am G
I am crying in the bathroom
[Verse 11]
D
In the morning when you finally go
C
And the nurse runs in with her head hung low
Am G
And the cardinal hits the window
[Verse 12]
D
In the morning in the winter shade
C
On the first of March on the holiday
Am G
I thought I saw you breathing
[Verse 13]
D
Oh the glory that the lord has made
C
And the complications when I see his face
Am G
In the morning in the window
[Verse 14]
D
Oh the glory when he took our place
C
But he took my shoulders and he shook my face
Am G
And he takes and he takes and he takes