Colonel Forbin's Ascent

by Phish
There is one part that Trey plays (Oh, the sacred Creed will be yours . . ) which he picks 
with the open E string:
 A       Dbm        D          G  
E-0--------0---------0----------0--
B-5--------5---------3----------3--
G-6--------4---------2----------4--
D-7--------6---------4----------5--
A----------------------------------
E----------------------------------
Intro:
Ab7 > Adim (repeat)
         Dbm7                    Gbm7
 Colonel Forbin stared up at the mountain
B                                       E 
 and wiped away the beads of sweat that glistened on his brow
     Gbm                           ???
 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

     B                            E
 and pulled his body upwards to a seagreen mossy boulder
        Gbm                       ????
 and he dragged weary shitass up the mountain
        Gbm     G         Gbm          G
 And he climbed so slowly.. he climbed so slowly 
   A    F    Gbm   D  
   
   (this part I'm not sure about, but it sounds right played to a recording)
   
 A-Heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
[Funky Chords, sounds like Em]
 A                              Db   
 Suddenly he heard the crack of thunder
         D                          G
 and the rocks began to crumble overhead
     A                                Db   
 and tumbled down the mountain to the dismal swamp that lay beneath 
     D                                        G  
 the jagged cliffs through which his path had led
         A                                Db  
 and the earth began to quake beneath his feet
         D                         G 
 and the mighty mountain changed before his eyes
        A                              Db                         
 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....
            A                  Dbm7 D           G  
 and if you wait until tomorrow ... the sacred creed/greed 
         Gbm      G       Gbm      G             A        F  Gbm D
 will be yours to devour, yours to seize, and to obey.....

Dbm7 ...
[Funky Chords, sounds like Em]
          Dbm7                                Gbm7       
 When the dust had cleared the colonel lifted up his head
         B                        E
 and was driven to his knees by a blazing beam of light
        Gbm7                         ????   
 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
         B                            E                                ??
 looking down on Colonel Forbin as he shuddered in the puddles and the muck
              ?? ??  
 and he quietly addressed him
        Gbm   G          Gbm         G
 and he spoke so slowly ... he spoke so slowly.. 
    A    F   Gbm   D (x2)
 he said.........................
[Funky Chords, sounds like Em]
 A                                Db                  D                        
 Colonel Forbin I know why you've come here, and I'll help you in your quest to 
         G
 gain the knowledge that you lack.
 
 
   A                                Db              D                 
 I call upon my faithful friend the Mockingbird, to fly and seize the 
 
                   G
 Helping Book and bring it to your shack.
       A                                   Db            D               
 And a tree of knowledge in your soul will grow, and the Helping Friendly 
 
                   G    
 Book will plant a seed

       A                                   Db                          
 But I warn you that all knowledge seeming innocent and pure becomes a 
 
 D                             G     (Ab)  A
 deadly weapon in the hands of avarice and greed..
 
 
 A  Dbm7  D          G                   A    Dbm7  D    G
 Oh...    the sacred creed/greed will be yours...
            A                  Dbm7     D           G                   Gbm   
 And if you wait until tomorrow ........ the sacred creed/greed will be yours,
 
     G       Gbm      G              A  F Gbm D (x2)
  to devour, yours to seize, and to obey..
Dbm ....
Chords underlying the "story"
D Dbm Bm E  A Dbm (segue into Mockingbird)