Gregory Alan Isakov - The Stable Song

gregory alan isakov – the stable song

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Fmaj7 [ ch ] Cadd2 [ /Ch ]
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A | – – – x – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – x – – – – – – – – – – – – – x – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

intro : Fmaj7 C [ ch ] Cadd2 [ /Ch ] Fmaj7 C
[ ch ] Cadd2 [ /Ch ] C Fmaj7 C

verse 1
C Fmaj7
remember when our songs were just like prayers .
C [ ch ] Cadd2 [ /Ch ] Am Fmaj7
like gospel hymns that you called in the air .
C Fmaj7
come down come down sweet reverence ,
C [ ch ] Cadd2 [ /Ch ] Am Fmaj7
unto my simple house and ring . . . and ring .

chorus
Fmaj7 C Fmaj7
ring like silver , ring like gold
C [ ch ] Cadd2 [ /Ch ] Am Fmaj7
ring out those ghosts on the ohio
Fmaj7 C Fmaj7
ring like clear day wedding bells
C [ ch ] Cadd2 [ /Ch ] Am Fmaj7 C
were we the belly of the beast or the sword that fell . . . we’ll never tell .

bridge
Em Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C
come to me clear and cold on some sea
Em Fmaj7 C G
watch the world spinning waves . . . like machines

verse 2
now i , ve been crazy couldn’t you tell
i threw stones at the stars , but the whole sky fell
now i’m covered up in straw , belly up on the table
well and sang and drank , and passed in the stable .

bridge instrumental

verse 3
that tall grass grows high and brown ,
well i dragged you straight in the muddy ground
and you sent me back to where i roam
well i cursed and i cried , but now i know . . . now i know

verse 4
and i ran back to that hollow again
the moon was just a sliver back then
and i ached for my hear like some tin man
when it came oh it beat and it boiled and it rang . . . it’s ringing

chorus
ring like crazy , ring like hell
turn me back into that wild haired gale
ring like silver , ring like gold
turn these diamonds straight back into coal .