Sufjan Stevens - Tonya Harding Chords

[Intro]
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[Verse]
D        A          D
Tonya Harding, my star
G          Bm         A
Well this world is a cold one
        F#m         G
But it takes one to know one
    D          A             G
And God only knows what you are

D           A              D
Just some Portland white trash
G     Bm             D
You confronted your sorrow
           F#m      G
Like there was no tomorrow
           Bm           A          G
While the rest of the world only laughed

D      A        D
Triple axel on high
G   Bm         A
A delightful disaster
            F#m         G
You jumped farther and faster
          Bm        A        G
You were always so full of surprises

D          A   D
Are your laces untied?
G                          D
What’s the frown on your face for?
          F#m           Bm
And just what are the skates for now?
           A          Bm
Tell me which is your good side?

D         A         D
Are you lonely at night?
G       Bm           A
Do you miss all the glory
           F#m    G
And the mythical story
Bm       A        G
Of the Olympian life?

[Instrumental]
F#m A G
F#m A G

[Verse]
D   A         D
Yamaguchi in red
G         D
She had high rise and roses
                G
And red-carpet poses
 D        A          G
And her outfit was splendid
D       A         D
Nancy Kerrigan’s charm
G        D              A
Well she took quite a beating
                      G
So you’re not above cheating
D         A             G
Can you blame her for crying?

D       A             D
Tonya, you were the brightest
G         D
Yeah you rose from the ashes
                       G
And survived all the crashes
D           A                G
Wiping the blood from your white tights

D         A            D
Has the world had its fun?
G             Bm           A
Yeah they’ll make such a hassle
                           G
And they’ll build you a castle
          A                   G
Then destroy it when they’re done

D F#m G
F#m A G

G         D
Tonya Harding, my friend
G                     D
Well this world is a b**ch, girl
F#m                Bm
Don’t end up in a ditch, girl
                 E    D            E
I’ll be watching you close to the end
D        A           D
So fight on as you are
G      Bm     A
My American princess
    F#m                  Bm
May God bless you with incense
                    A        G
You’re my shining American star

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Shining American star
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Shining American star
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Shining American star
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Shining American star