{"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":792633,"song":"Jacobs Dream","artist":"Alison Krauss","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11592908-jacobs-dream-chords-by-alison-krauss/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/792633?type=chord","rating":4.95694,"votes":72,"content":"Capo 2\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                                                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn the spring of 1856 with the snow still on the ground[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A/C#[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A/C#[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nTwo little boys were lost in the mountains above the town[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                                                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe father went out hunting the boys had stayed behind[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A/C#[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]A/C#[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWhile mother tended to her chores they wandered from her side[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                                                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe two had gone to follow him and lost their way instead[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A/C#[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]A/C#[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBy dusk the boys had not been found and fear had turned to dread[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                                              [ch]D[/ch]\r\n200 men had gathered there to comb the mountain side[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A/C#[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]A/C#[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe fires were built on the highest peak in hopes they'd see the light[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 1]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOh mommy and daddy why can't you hear our cries[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe day is almost over, soon it will be night[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nWe're so cold and hungry and our feet are tired and sore[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWe promise not to stray again from our cabin door[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                                                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNow Jacob Diverd woke one night from a strange and eerie dream[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A/C#[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]A/C#[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHe saw a path between two hills near a dark and swollen stream[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                                                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe told his wife he saw the boys huddled close beside a log[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A/C#[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]A/C#[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch] \r\nFor two more nights the dream returned this vision sent from God[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 1]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOh mommy and daddy why can't you hear our cries[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe day is almost over, soon it will be night[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nWe're so cold and hungry and our feet are tired and sore[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWe promise not to stray again from our cabin door[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                                                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nA thousand men had searched in vain the west side of pop's creek[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A/C#[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A/C#[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBut Jacob's wife knew of this place and said to travel east[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                                                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWith a guide to take him there, Jacob came upon the scene[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A/C#[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A/C#[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd found the boys cold and still beneath the old birch tree[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOh mommy and daddy, look past the tears you cry[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWe're both up in Heaven now, God is by our side[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                 [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAs you lay us down to rest in the presence of the Lord[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nKnow that we will meet you here at Heaven's door[/tab]","plain_text":"Capo 2\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 2]","chords":["Em","D","A/C#","Bm","A","C","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}