{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1510474,"song":"Colonel Forbins Ascent","artist":"Phish","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11278929-colonel-forbins-ascent-chords-by-phish/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1510474?type=chord","rating":4.68267,"votes":3,"content":"I am posting this because I could not find very accurate chords of this song by googling.\r\n\r\nIntro: [ch]Ab[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch] (x3)\r\n       [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]C#m7[/ch]                    [ch]F#m7[/ch]          [ch]B7[/ch]                                 [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nColonel Forbin stared up at the mountain, and wiped away the beads of sweat that [/tab]\r\nglistened on his brow\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#m[/ch]                           [ch]C#dim[/ch]  [ch]Bbdim[/ch]\r\nHis tired feet were buried in the quag___mire[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nAnd his bloodshot eyes saw all that lay between him and fulfillment of his[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ab[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nVows[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]C#m7[/ch]                           [ch]F#m7[/ch]              [ch]B7[/ch]                         [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nAnd he felt his fingers wrap around a knotted root, and pull his body upwards to a [/tab]\r\nseagreen mossy boulder\r\n[tab]       [ch]F#m[/ch]                              [ch]C#dim[/ch]  [ch]Bbdim[/ch]\r\nAnd he dragged his weary carcass up the moun___tain[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]F#m[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]F#m[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd he climbed so slowly, he climbed so slowly,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]F#m[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAhead (hea-eaaaaaaa-eaaaaaaa-eaaaaaa)  (x2)[/tab]\r\n\r\nhalf step up,\r\n\r\n[tab]                                     [ch]C#[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSuddenly he heard the crack of thun__der and the rocks began to crumble overhead[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                               [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nAnd tumble down the mountain to the dismal swamp that lay beneath the[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJagged cliffs through which his path had led[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                                [ch]C#[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]                                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the earth began to quake beneath his feet and the mighty mountain changed before his eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]                              [ch]C#[/ch]                                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd he stood amidst a sea of dust and rocks and stones cascading down the mountain[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                                  [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]C#m7[/ch]    [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nAnd a thousand birds were headed for the sky, ohhhhhh[/tab]\r\n           [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]C#m7[/ch]   [ch]Bm7[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]C#m7[/ch]  [ch]Bm7[/ch]  \r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe sacred creed will be yours,                 and if you wait 'til tomorrow           [/tab]\r\nthe sacred creed\r\n[tab]        [ch]F#m[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]F#m[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWill be yours to devour, yours to seize[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]F#m[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd to obey (hea-eaaaaaaa-eaaaaaaa-eaaaaaa)  (x2)[/tab]\r\n\r\nBridge:\r\n\r\n[ch]C#m[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C#m[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Ebdim[/ch]\r\nWhoa-whoa-whoa, whoa-whoa-whoa[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]    [ch]Ebm[/ch]  [ch]C#m[/ch]   [ch]Abm[/ch]  [ch]F#[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhoa-whoa-whoa, whoa-whoa-whoa[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Ab[/ch]\r\n____When the[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m7[/ch]              n                  [ch]F#m7[/ch]                 [ch]B7[/ch]                       [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nDust had cleared, the colonel lifted up his head, and was driven to his knees by a [/tab]\r\nblazing beam of light\r\n[tab]       [ch]F#m[/ch]                              [ch]C#dim[/ch]  [ch]Bbdim[/ch]\r\nAnd he saw the silhouette that stood be-fore   him[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am7[/ch]                                                                [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nAnd he bowed in reverence, trembling in the shadow of the mighty legend's    form[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m7[/ch]                          [ch]F#m7[/ch]\r\nIcculus, the prophet, stood before his eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]B7[/ch]                              [ch]E7[/ch]                               [ch]F#m7[/ch]\r\nLooking down on Colonel Forbin where he shuddered in the puddles and the muck[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]C#dim[/ch]  [ch]Bbdim[/ch]\r\nAnd he quietly addressed him[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]F#m[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd he spoke so slowly, he spoke so slowly,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]F#m[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAhead   (hea-eaaaaaaa-eaaaaaaa-eaaaaaa)[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]F#m[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe said (hea-eaaaaaaa-eaaaaaaa-eaaaaaa)[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]                                       [ch]C#[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nColonel Forbin, I know why you've come here, and I'll help you on your quest to gain the[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]A[/ch]                                [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nKnowledge that you lack, I call upon my faithful friend the mockingbird[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTo find and seize the helping book and bring it to your shack[/tab]\r\n      [ch]A[/ch]                                   [ch]C#[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]                                \r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd a tree of knowledge in your soul will grow, and the helping friendly book will plant [/tab]\r\nthe seed\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]                                   [ch]C#[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut I warn you that all knowledge seeming innocent and pure becomes a deadly weapon in [/tab]\r\nthe hands of\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]C#m7[/ch]    [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nAvarice and greed, ohhhhhh[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]C#m7[/ch]   [ch]Bm7[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]C#m7[/ch]  [ch]Bm7[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe sacred creed will be yours,                 and if you wait 'til tomorrow           [/tab]\r\nthe sacred creed\r\n[tab]        [ch]F#m[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]F#m[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWill be yours to devour, yours to seize[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]F#m[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd to obey (hea-eaaaaaaa-eaaaaaaa-eaaaaaa)  (x2)[/tab]\r\n\r\nEnding - C#minor leading into the next song, Fly Famous Mockingbird (Optional)","plain_text":"I am posting this because I could not find very accurate chords of this song by googling.\n\nIntro: Ab    A (x3)\n       Ab\n\n\nglistened on his brow\n\n\n\n\n\nseagreen mossy boulder\n\n\n\n\n\nhalf step up,\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n           G             A      C#m7   Bm7   G             A                  C#m7  Bm7  \n\nthe sacred creed\n\n\n\n\nBridge:\n\nC#m\n\n\n\n\n\n\nblazing beam of light\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n      A                                   C#            D                                \n\nthe seed\n\nthe hands of\n\n\nthe sacred creed\n\n\n\n\nEnding - C#minor leading into the next song, Fly Famous Mockingbird (Optional)","chords":["Ab","A","C#m7","F#m7","B7","E7","F#m","C#dim","Bbdim","Am7","G","F","D","C#","Bm7","C#m","Bm","E","Ebdim","Ebm","Abm","F#"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Am7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,0,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,1,0]},"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"Bm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,2,0,3],"frets":[-1,2,0,2,0,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}