Colonel Forbin’s Ascent

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Intro:

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 Colonel Forbin stared up at the mountain

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 and wiped away the beads of sweat that glistened on his brow

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 his tired feet were buried in the Quagmyre

 Am Ab7 > Adim  and his bloodshot eyes saw all the lay between him and fulfillment of his vow  Db7 Gbm7  

 And he felt his fingers wrap around a knotted root

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 and pulled his body upwards to a seagreen mossy boulder

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 and he dragged weary shitass up the mountain

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 And he climbed so slowly.. he climbed so slowly  

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[Funky Chords, sounds like Em]

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 Suddenly he heard the crack of thunder

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 and the rocks began to crumble overhead

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 and tumbled down the mountain to the dismal swamp that lay beneath  

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 the jagged cliffs through which his path had led

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 and the earth began to quake beneath his feet

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 and the mighty mountain changed before his eyes

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 and he stood amidst a sea of dust and rocks and stones  

 D G (Ab) A  cascading down the mountain and a thousand birds were headed for the sky  Dbm7 D G A Dbm7 D G

 Ohhh...... the sacred creed will be yours....

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 and if you wait until tomorrow ... the sacred creed/greed  

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 will be yours to devour, yours to seize, and to obey.....

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[Funky Chords, sounds like Em]

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 When the dust had cleared the colonel lifted up his head

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 and was driven to his knees by a blazing beam of light

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 and he saw the silhouette that stood before him

 Am Ab A>Ab  and he bowed in reverence, trembling, in the shadow of the mighty legend's form.  Dbm7 Gbm7

 Icculus, the prophet, stood before his eyes

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 and he quietly addressed him

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 and he spoke so slowly ... he spoke so slowly..  

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 he said.........................

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 A Db D G  Colonel Forbin I know why you've come here, and I'll help you in your quest to gain the knowledge  that you lack.

 A Db D G  I call upon my faithful friend the Mockingbird, to fly and seize the Helping Book and bring it to  your shack.

 A Db D G   And a tree of knowledge in your soul will grow, and the Helping Friendly Book will plant a seed  A Db D  

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 But I warn you that all knowledge seeming innocent and pure becomes a deadly weapon in the hands  of avarice and greed..

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 Oh... the sacred creed/greed will be yours...

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 And if you wait until tomorrow ........ the sacred creed/greed will be yours, to devour, yours to  seize, and to obey..

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Chords underlying the "story"

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