Casimir Pulaski Day Chords
Casimir Pulaski Day by Sufjan Stevens is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords D, C, Am and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
The second tab for this song is correct for one of the guitar parts, but here's a
version with the lyrics. The song sounds OK with just the chords.
I think there are two guitars and maybe a harp, so this is by definition incomplete.
st fret
MAIN RIFF:
D C Am G
v ^ v ^ v^ v^ v^
e|---2-2-2-3-------33-------00-------33--------------------------|
b|---3-3-3-1-------11-------11-------33--------------------------|
g|-2-2-2-2-0-------00-------22-------00--------------------------|
d|0--0-0-0-2---0/2-22---0/2-22-------00--------------------------|
a|-----------3--------2--------0--0/2--3-------------------------|
E|-------------------------------3-------------------------------|
v = Down stroke
^ = up stroke
Intro: Main Riff 2X
D C
Goldenrod and the 4H stone,
Am
the things I brought you,
G D C Am G
when I found out you had cancer of the bone
D C
Your father cried on the telephone,
Am G
and he drove his car into the navy yard,
D C Am G
just to prove that he was sorry
D C
In the morning, through the window shade,
Am G
when the light pressed up against your shoulder blade,
D C Am G
I could see what you were reading.