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Colonel Forbins Ascent

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I am posting this because I could not find very accurate chords of this song by googling.
Intro:     Ab   A(x3)
       Ab
Colonel C#m7Forbin stared up at the F#m7mountain, and B7wiped away the beads of sweat that E7  
glistened on his brow
His F#mtired feet were buried in the C#dimquag___Bbdimmire
And his Am7bloodshot eyes saw all that lay between him and fulfillment of his
AbVowsA  Ab  
And he C#m7felt his fingers wrap around a F#m7knotted root, and B7pull his body upwards to a E7  
seagreen mossy boulder
And he F#mdragged his weary carcass up the C#dimmoun___Bbdimtain
And he F#mclimbed so Gslowly, he F#mclimbed so Gslowly,
AAhead (hea-Feaaaaaaa-F#meaaaaaaa-Deaaaaaa)  (x2)
half step up,
Suddenly he heard the crack of thun__C#der and the Drocks began to crumble Goverhead
And Atumble down the mountain to the C#dismal swamp that lay beneath the
DJagged cliffs through which his path had Gled
And the Aearth began to quake beneath his C#feet and the Dmighty mountain changed before his Geyes
And he Astood amidst a sea of dust and C#rocks and stones cascading down the Dmountain
And a Gthousand birds were headed for the Asky, ohhhhhhC#m7  Bm7  
           G             A      C#m7   Bm7   G             A                  C#m7  Bm7
The sacred Gcreed will be yours,                 and if you wait 'til tomorrow           
the sacred creed
Will be F#myours to deGvour, F#myours to seizeG  
And to Aobey (hea-Feaaaaaaa-F#meaaaaaaa-Deaaaaaa)  (x2)
Bridge:
C#m
DWhoa-C#mwhoa-Bmwhoa, F#mwhoa-Ewhoa-DwhoaEbdim  
EWhoa-Ebmwhoa-C#mwhoa, Abmwhoa-F#whoa-Ewhoa
Ab____When the
              C#m7n                                   F#m7                         B7  E7  
Dust had cleared, the colonel lifted up his head, and was driven to his knees by a 
blazing beam of light
And he F#msaw the silhouette that stood be-C#dimfore   Bbdimhim
And he Am7bowed in reverence, trembling in the shadow of the mighty legend's    Abform
C#m7Icculus, the prophet, stood beF#m7fore his eyes
Looking B7down on Colonel Forbin where he E7shuddered in the puddles and the F#m7muck
And he quietly addC#dimressed Bbdimhim
And he F#mspoke so Gslowly, he spoke so slowly,
AAhead   (hea-Feaaaaaaa-F#meaaaaaaa-Deaaaaaa)
He Asaid (hea-Feaaaaaaa-F#meaaaaaaa-Deaaaaaa)
Colonel Forbin, I know why you've come C#here, and I'll Dhelp you on your quest to gain the
GKnowledge that you lack, I Acall upon my faithful friend the C#mockingbird
To Dfind and seize the helping book and Gbring it to your shack
      A                                   C#            D
And Ga tree of knowledge in your soul will grow, and the helping friendly book will plant 
the seed
But I Awarn you that all knowledge seeming C#innocent and pure becomes a Ddeadly weapon in 
the hands of
GAvarice and Agreed, ohhhhhhC#m7  Bm7  
The sacred Gcreed will be Ayours,        C#m7        Bm7     Gand if you Await 'til tomorrow       C#m7      Bm7  G  
the sacred creed
Will be F#myours to deGvour, F#myours to seizeG  
And to Aobey (hea-Feaaaaaaa-F#meaaaaaaa-Deaaaaaa)  (x2)
Ending - C#minor leading into the next song, Fly Famous Mockingbird (Optional)

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Colonel Forbins Ascent

by Phish

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m7

F#m7

F#m

C#dim

Bbdim

Am7

Bm7

C#m

Ebdim

Ebm

Abm

I am posting this because I could not find very accurate chords of this song by googling.

Ab A

Intro: (x3)

C#m7 F#m7 B7 E7

Colonel Forbin stared up at the mountain, and wiped away the beads of sweat that

glistened on his brow

F#m C#dim Bbdim

His tired feet were buried in the quag___mire

Am7

And his bloodshot eyes saw all that lay between him and fulfillment of his

Ab A Ab

Vows

C#m7 F#m7 B7 E7

And he felt his fingers wrap around a knotted root, and pull his body upwards to a

seagreen mossy boulder

F#m C#dim Bbdim

And he dragged his weary carcass up the moun___tain

F#m G F#m G

And he climbed so slowly, he climbed so slowly,

A F F#m D

Ahead (hea-eaaaaaaa-eaaaaaaa-eaaaaaa) (x2)

half step up,

C# D G

Suddenly he heard the crack of thun__der and the rocks began to crumble overhead

A C#

And tumble down the mountain to the dismal swamp that lay beneath the

D G

Jagged cliffs through which his path had led

A C# D G

And the earth began to quake beneath his feet and the mighty mountain changed before his eyes

A C# D

And he stood amidst a sea of dust and rocks and stones cascading down the mountain

G A C#m7 Bm7

And a thousand birds were headed for the sky, ohhhhhh

G A C#m7 Bm7 G A C#m7 Bm7

The sacred creed will be yours, and if you wait 'til tomorrow

the sacred creed

F#m G F#m G

Will be yours to devour, yours to seize

A F F#m D

And to obey (hea-eaaaaaaa-eaaaaaaa-eaaaaaa) (x2)

Bridge:

C#m

D C#m Bm F#m E D Ebdim

Whoa-whoa-whoa, whoa-whoa-whoa

E Ebm C#m Abm F# E

Whoa-whoa-whoa, whoa-whoa-whoa

____When the

C#m7 F#m7 B7 E7

Dust had cleared, the colonel lifted up his head, and was driven to his knees by a

blazing beam of light

F#m C#dim Bbdim

And he saw the silhouette that stood be-fore him

Am7 Ab

And he bowed in reverence, trembling in the shadow of the mighty legend's form

C#m7 F#m7

Icculus, the prophet, stood before his eyes

B7 E7 F#m7

Looking down on Colonel Forbin where he shuddered in the puddles and the muck

C#dim Bbdim

And he quietly addressed him

F#m G

And he spoke so slowly, he spoke so slowly,

A F F#m D

Ahead (hea-eaaaaaaa-eaaaaaaa-eaaaaaa)

A F F#m D

He said (hea-eaaaaaaa-eaaaaaaa-eaaaaaa)

C# D

Colonel Forbin, I know why you've come here, and I'll help you on your quest to gain the

G A C#

Knowledge that you lack, I call upon my faithful friend the mockingbird

D G

To find and seize the helping book and bring it to your shack

A C# D

And a tree of knowledge in your soul will grow, and the helping friendly book will plant

the seed

A C# D

But I warn you that all knowledge seeming innocent and pure becomes a deadly weapon in

the hands of

G A C#m7 Bm7

Avarice and greed, ohhhhhh

G A C#m7 Bm7 G A C#m7 Bm7 G

The sacred creed will be yours, and if you wait 'til tomorrow

the sacred creed

F#m G F#m G

Will be yours to devour, yours to seize

A F F#m D

And to obey (hea-eaaaaaaa-eaaaaaaa-eaaaaaa) (x2)

Ending - C#minor leading into the next song, Fly Famous Mockingbird (Optional)

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