The Greatest Gift Chords
The Greatest Gift by Sufjan Stevens is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, C, Am, F and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: G
verse 1
G
Praise the mountain and the rain
D G C Am
All the gifts that still remain
G
But the greatest gift of all
D G C Am
And the law above all laws
G Am C
Is to love your friends and lovers
G Am C
To lay down your life for your brothers
G C
As you abide in peace
G C
So will your delight increase
verse 2
G
As the mystery of the cross
C Am
Asa Lovejoy lost the toss
G
And the fountain in the rain
D G C Am
Where my sorrow still remains
G F C
So I run to my friends and lovers
G F C
I lay down my life for my brothers
G F ?
As I abide in peace
Em G F C
So will my delight increase