11 Chords used in the song: C, D, Em/B, Em, Bm, Am, G, G/A, G/B, G/D, D/A
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[Intro]
C D Em/B D (x2)
[Verse 1]
C D
Oh, to see without my eyes
Em Bm
The first time that you kissed me
C D
Boundless by the time I cried
Em Bm
I built your walls around me
C D
White noise, what an awful sound
Em Bm
Fumbling by Rogue River
C D
Feel my feet above the ground
Em Bm
Hand of God, deliver me
[Chorus 1]
Am D
Oh, oh woe-oh-woah is me
G G/A G/B G/D G/B D/A
The first time that you touched me
Am D
Oh, will wonders ever cease?
G G/A G/B G/D G/B D/A C
Blessed be the mystery of love
[Interlude 1]
C G/B D (x4)
C D Em/B D
[Verse 2]
C D
Lord, I no longer believe
Em/B Bm
Drowned in living waters
C D
Cursed by the love that I received
Em/B Bm
From my brother's daughter
C D
Like Hephaestion, who died
Em/B Bm
Alexander's lover
C D
Now my riverbed has dried
Em/B Bm
Shall I find no other?
[Chorus 2]
Am D
Oh, oh woe-oh-woah is me
G G/A G/B G/D G/B D/A
I'm running like a plover
Am D
Now I'm prone to misery
G G/A G/B G/D G/B D/A C
The birthmark on your shoulder reminds me
[Interlude 2]
C G/B D (x4)
C D Em/B D
[Verse 3]
C D
How much sorrow can I take?
Em/B Bm
Blackbird on my shoulder
C D
And what difference does it make
Em/B Bm
When this love is over?
C D
Shall I sleep within your bed
Em/B Bm
River of unhappiness
C D
Hold your hands upon my head
Em/B Bm
Till I breathe my last breath
[Chorus 3]
Am D
Oh, oh woe-oh-woah is me
G G/A G/B G/D G/B D/A
The last time that you touched me
Am D
Oh, will wonders ever cease?
G G/A G/B G/D G/B D/A C
Blessed be the mystery of love
[Outro]
C G/B D (x4)
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About this song: Mystery Of Love
Sufjan Stevens was asked by Luca Guadagnino, the director of "Call me by your name", to write his songs for the soundtrack as if he's the narrator of the story, which focuses on a romantic relationship between two men. Read more on Last.fm.