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*****DO NOT ADD STRUMMING PATTERNS TO MY TABS*****
Mark Erelli - Abraham
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
O FAbraCham
How far the Fmighty, Gwe have Cfallen
How I Fpray you hear me Ccalling
In the Dmhour of desGpair 
In the promised Cland
Where every Fpromise Ghas been Cbroken
And every Fvote feels like a Ctoken
For a Dmride that Ggoes noCwhere
[Chorus]
So rise Gup
Rise Cup
Rise Gup
[Verse 2]
O the words you Cspoke
Of a Ffar more Gperfect Cunion
Reaching Fout to the disilClusioned
Still Dmset our souls to Gsing
But what of Chope
And we need it Fnow more than GeverC  
And I keep Flistening for Cfeathers
But I hear the Dmflap of Gleathery Cwings
[Chorus]
So rise Gup
Rise Cup
We've more in Fcommon Gthan diCvides us
But we Fneed someGone to Cguide us
Through the Gsorrow and the E7shadows we have sAmown
O FAbraCham
Rise up Gfrom your marble Cthrone
[Instrumental]
C  C7  F  C    C7  F  C    C7  F  C    C7  F  G
[Verse 3]
O AbraCham
Gazing Fout oGver the Cfountain
Sitting Fsilent as a Cmountain
Say it Dmwasn't all in Gvain
Though I underCstand 
Why another Fwise man Gwon't come Cforward
When all the Fothers were reCwarded 
With a Dmbullet Gin the Cbrain
[Chorus]
So rise Gup
Rise Cup
Rise Gup
Rise Cup
Rise Emup
Rise Fup
RisCe
RiEse Amup
We've Gmore in Fcommon Gthan diCvides us
But we Fneed someGone to Cguide us
For we've Gnever felt so E7lost and so aAmlone
O FAbraCham
Rise up Gfrom your marble CthroneF  
O AbraCham
Rise Gup, rise Cup
[Outro]
C  C7  F  C    C7  F  C    C7  F  C    F    C

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Abraham

by Mark Erelli

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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*****DO NOT ADD STRUMMING PATTERNS TO MY TABS*****

Mark Erelli - Abraham

CAPO: 2nd Fret

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

F C

O Abraham

F G C

How far the mighty, we have fallen

F C

How I pray you hear me calling

Dm G

In the hour of despair

In the promised land

F G C

Where every promise has been broken

F C

And every vote feels like a token

Dm G C

For a ride that goes nowhere

[Chorus]

So rise up

Rise up

[Verse 2]

O the words you spoke

F G C

Of a far more perfect union

F C

Reaching out to the disillusioned

Dm G

Still set our souls to sing

But what of hope

F G C

And we need it now more than ever

F C

And I keep listening for feathers

Dm G C

But I hear the flap of leathery wings

[Chorus]

So rise up

Rise up

F G C

We've more in common than divides us

F G C

But we need someone to guide us

G E7 Am

Through the sorrow and the shadows we have sown

F C

O Abraham

G C

Rise up from your marble throne

[Instrumental]

C C7 F C C7 F C C7 F C C7 F G

[Verse 3]

O Abraham

F G C

Gazing out over the fountain

F C

Sitting silent as a mountain

Dm G

Say it wasn't all in vain

Though I understand

F G C

Why another wise man won't come forward

F C

When all the others were rewarded

Dm G C

With a bullet in the brain

[Chorus]

So rise up

Rise up

Rise

E Am

Rise up

G F G C

We've more in common than divides us

F G C

But we need someone to guide us

G E7 Am

For we've never felt so lost and so alone

F C

O Abraham

G C F

Rise up from your marble throne

O Abraham

G C

Rise up, rise up

[Outro]

C C7 F C C7 F C C7 F C F C

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