The Story Of Isaac Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
Well, [D]the[Dm][Am][Bb]
[D][Am][G][Bb]
[Gm][G][Am][D]
[G][Am][F][G]
[G#dim][E][G][Am][Asus2]
[Am][F][Am]
[F]doo[Am]r it opened slowly[F]
My [Am]father he came [F]in[Am]
[G]i was nine yea[F]rs old[E]
[Asus2]And he stood so ta[Am]ll a[F]bove me
And [Am]his blue eyes they were shining
[F]And h[Am]is voi[G]ce was ver[F]y col[E]d
[C]He said, "I've had a vision
And you know I'm strong and holy
I [D]must do what [C]I've been told"
[Baug]So we st[B]ar[F]ted up the mountai[Bb]n[F]
I was running, he was [Bb]walking[F]
And his axe was [G]made of
burning [Asus2]gold

[Verse 2]
[Asus2]Well, the[Am] trees they got much smaller
Yes, the lake a lady's [F]mirror[Am]
[G]When we stopped to [F]drink some win[E]e
[A]Then he threw the[Am] bottle over
Broke a minute [F]later
And he [G]put his hand on [F]mine[E][C]
Thought I saw an eagle
But it might have been a vulture
[D]I never [C]could de [B]cid[F]e
Then my father [Bb]built an [F]altar
He looked once behind [Bb]his shoulder
[F]I guess he knew [G]I would not h[A]ide[Am]

[Interlude 1]
[A][Am][F][Am]
[F][Am][F][Am]
You who build these [F]al tars now To sac

[Verse 3]
[Am]
rifice our chil[F]dren
You must not [G]do it [F]anymore
[E]A sch[Am]eme is not a vision
[F]And you nev[Am]er have been tempted[F]
By a [G]demon or a [E]god
[C]You who stand above them now
Your hatchets blunt and bloody
You [D]were not [C]there be[B]fore
When I [F]lay upon a moun[Bb]tain
And my [F]father's hand
was trem[Bb]bling
With the [F]beauty
I mean the [G]beauty of [A]the word
[Am][F][Am][F][Am][F]
[Am]

[Verse 4]
[Am]And if you call [F]me brother now
Forgive [Am]me but I must inqu[F]ire
"Just [G]according to [F]whose [E]plan?"
[Am]When it all comes down[F] to dust
[Am]I will kill you if I[F] must
I [G]will help [F]you if [E]I can
[C]When it all comes down to dust
I will help you if I must
I'll [D]kill you [C]if [B]I can
[F]And mercy, mercy on our [Bb]uniform
[F]Man of peace, man of [Bb]war
[F]The peacock spr[G]eads his dea[A]dly fan

[Outro 1]
[F][Bb][F][Bb][F][Bb][F][Bb]
[F][G][A][Am][F][Am][F]
[Am][F][Am][F][Am][F][Am][F]
[Am]
[F][Am][F][Am][F][Am][F]
[Am][F][Am][F][Am][F][Am][F]
[Am][F][A][Am]
[D][Dm][Bb]
[Am][G][Bb]
[G][G][D][G]
[Am][F][G]