Sufjan Stevens - Silver Gold

i believe sufjan plays this song with a piano and mandolin as his main
instruments . i tried my best to match his chords , but . . . . . we’ll see . try
listening to the song for help on picking . good luck!

capo 4
intro : ( picking ) F#m E Bm A E ( hold )
F#m A E ( hold )

verse 1 :
F#m E Bm A
silver and gold , silver and gold
A E F#m
everyone wishes for it
F#m A
how do you measure its worth?
A E E F#m
just by the pleasure it gives here on earth .

verse : 2
F#m E Bm A E F#m
oh im getting old . oh im getting old . everyone wishes for youth .
F#m A
how have i wasted my life?
A E E F#m
trusting the pleasure it gives here on earth .

verse : 3
F#m E Bm A E F#m
lord , come with fire . lord , come with fire . everyones wasting their time
F#m A
storing up treasure in vain .
A E E F#m
trusting the pleasure it gives here on earth .

verse : 4
F#m E Bm A E F#m
oh i see the end . oh i see the end . everyones waiting for death
F#m A E E
how do you measure its worth? justice delivers its gift here on earth .

bridge :
( oohs ) E Bm A E F#m A E

E Bm A E F#m
silver and gold . silver and gold . silver and gold . silver and gold .
A E
silver and gold . silver and gold . ( repeat )

* fin *