Colonel Forbins Ascent

Phish

I am posting this because I could not find very accurate chords of this song by googling. Intro: (x3) Colonel Forbin stared up at the mountain, and wiped away the beads of sweat that glistened on his brow His tired feet were buried in the quag___mire And his bloodshot eyes saw all that lay between him and fulfillment of his Vows And he felt his fingers wrap around a knotted root, and pull his body upwards to a seagreen mossy boulder And he dragged his weary carcass up the moun___tain And he climbed so slowly, he climbed so slowly, Ahead (hea-eaaaaaaa-eaaaaaaa-eaaaaaa) (x2) Random Notes (start on Eflat Page and plays a note while simultaneously playing a note a half step up, walking that up the piano for 4 measures and Trey follows) Suddenly he heard the crack of thun__der and the rocks began to crumble overhead And tumble down the mountain to the dismal swamp that lay beneath the Jagged cliffs through which his path had led And the earth began to quake beneath his feet and the mighty mountain changed before his eyes And he stood amidst a sea of dust and rocks and stones cascading down the mountain And a thousand birds were headed for the sky, ohhhhhh The sacred creed will be yours, and if you wait 'til tomorrow the sacred creed Will be yours to devour, yours to seize And to obey (hea-eaaaaaaa-eaaaaaaa-eaaaaaa) (x2) Bridge: Whoa-whoa-whoa, whoa-whoa-whoa Whoa-whoa-whoa, whoa-whoa-whoa ____When the Dust had cleared, the colonel lifted up his head, and was driven to his knees by a blazing beam of light And he saw the silhouette that stood be-fore him And he bowed in reverence, trembling in the shadow of the mighty legend's form Icculus, the prophet, stood before his eyes Looking down on Colonel Forbin where he shuddered in the puddles and the muck And he quietly addressed him And he spoke so slowly, he spoke so slowly, Ahead (hea-eaaaaaaa-eaaaaaaa-eaaaaaa) He said (hea-eaaaaaaa-eaaaaaaa-eaaaaaa) Funky Random Note Piano/Guitar Walkup Again Colonel Forbin, I know why you've come here, and I'll help you on your quest to gain the Knowledge that you lack, I call upon my faithful friend the mockingbird To find and seize the helping book and bring it to your shack And a tree of knowledge in your soul will grow, and the helping friendly book will plant the seed But I warn you that all knowledge seeming innocent and pure becomes a deadly weapon in the hands of Avarice and greed, ohhhhhh The sacred creed will be yours, and if you wait 'til tomorrow the sacred creed Will be yours to devour, yours to seize And to obey (hea-eaaaaaaa-eaaaaaaa-eaaaaaa) (x2) Ending - leading into the next song, Fly Famous Mockingbird (Optional)

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