Colonel Forbins Ascent

Intro: Ab    A (x3)
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Colonel Forbin stared up at the 
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mountain, and wiped away the 
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beads of sweat that
glistened on his brow
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His tired feet were buried in the 
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quag___mire
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And his bloodshot eyes saw all that 
lay between him and fulfillment of 
his
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Vows

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And he felt his fingers wrap around
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 a knotted root, and pull his body
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 upwards to a
seagreen mossy boulder
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And he dragged his weary carcass up
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 the moun___tain

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And he climbed so slowly, he 
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climbed so slowly,
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Ahead 
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(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 
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thun__der and the rocks began to 
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crumble overhead
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And tumble down the mountain to the
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 dismal swamp that lay beneath the
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Jagged cliffs through which his 
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path had led
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And the earth began to quake 
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beneath his feet and the mighty 
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mountain changed before his eyes
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And he stood amidst a sea of dust 
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and rocks and stones cascading down
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 the mountain
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And a thousand birds were headed 
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for the sky, ohhhhhh
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The sacred creed will be yours,     
            and if you wait 'til 
tomorrow
the sacred creed
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Will be yours to devour, yours to
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 seize

       A   
And to obey 
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(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

Ab
E|----| When the 

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Dust had cleared, the colonel lifted
 up his head, and was driven to his 
knees by a
blazing beam of light
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And he saw the silhouette that 
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stood be-fore   him
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And he bowed in reverence, 
trembling in the shadow of the 
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mighty legend's    form
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Icculus, the prophet, stood before 
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his eyes
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Looking down on Colonel Forbin 
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where he shuddered in the puddles 
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and the muck
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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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Ahead   
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(hea-eaaaaaaa-eaaaaaaa-eaaaaaa)
   A   
He said 
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(hea-eaaaaaaa-eaaaaaaa-eaaaaaa)

Funky Random Note Piano/Guitar 
Walkup Again

Colonel Forbin, I know why you've 
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come here, and I'll help you on your
 quest to gain the
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Knowledge that you lack, I call 
upon my faithful friend the 
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mockingbird
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To find and seize the helping book 
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and bring it to your shack
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    G
And a tree of knowledge in your soul
 will grow, and the helping friendly
 book will plant
the seed
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But I warn you that all knowledge 
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seeming innocent and pure becomes a
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 deadly weapon in
the hands of
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Avarice and greed, ohhhhhh
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The sacred creed will be yours, 
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                and if you wait
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 'til tomorrow
the sacred creed
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Will be yours to devour, yours to
      G
 seize

       A   
And to obey 
      F        F#m      D
(hea-eaaaaaaa-eaaaaaaa-eaaaaaa)  
(x2)