Phish - Colonel forbins ascent

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 ^AbVows ^{A 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, A^Ahead (hea-^Feaaaaaaa-^F#meaaaaaaa-^Deaaaaaa) (x2)

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, ohhhhhh ^{C#m7 Bm7} G A C#m7 Bm7 G A C#m7 Bm7 The sacred^G creed will be yours, and if you wait 'til tomorrow the sacred creed Will be ^F#myours to de^Gvour, ^F#myours to seize^G

And to ^Aobey (hea-^Feaaaaaaa-^F#meaaaaaaa-^Deaaaaaa) (x2) Bridge:

^DWhoa-^C#mwhoa-^Bmwhoa, ^F#mwhoa-^Ewhoa-^Dwhoa ^{Ebdim E}Whoa-^Ebmwhoa-^C#mwhoa, ^Abmwhoa-^F#whoa-^Ewhoa

^Ab____When the C#m7 n 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 ^Ab form ^C#m7Icculus, the prophet, stood be^F#m7fore his eyes Looking ^B7down on Colonel Forbin where he ^E7shuddered in the puddles and the ^F#m7muck And he quietly add^C#dimressed ^Bbdimhim

And he ^F#mspoke so ^Gslowly, he spoke so slowly, A^Ahead (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, ohhhhhh ^{C#m7 Bm7} The sacred ^Gcreed will be ^Ayours, ^{C#m7 Bm7 G} and if you ^Await 'til tomorrow ^{C#m7 Bm7 G} the sacred creed Will be ^F#myours to de^Gvour, ^F#myours to seize^G

And to ^Aobey (hea-^Feaaaaaaa-^F#meaaaaaaa-^Deaaaaaa) (x2) Ending - C#minor leading into the next song, Fly Famous Mockingbird (Optional)