John Mark McMillan
Carbon Ribs
From "The Medicine"
I can't even begin to figure out what James is doing this entire song, but
it's awesome. For the acoustic, here are the chords with the basic tab notes
below.
Intro x2
E - B - A - B
Verse 1
(E)
A Thousand pairs of fiery eyes
B
Burn like a serpent down the hwy 5
A B E
As the long amber tail to Los Angeles unwinds
(E)
I've got this resurrection down inside my skin
B A
But for all my revelating I just cant make sense
B E
Of this gravity we're in
Chorus
C#m
Cause I'm a dead man now with a ghost who lives
B
Within the confines of these carbon ribs
A B C#m
And one day when I'm free I will sit
B E B
The cripple at Your table
A B E
The cripple by Your side
Intro/main riff
Verse 2
(E)
A thousand miles of pain I'm sure
B
Led you to the threshold of my hearts screen door
A B E
To tell me what it is I'm dying for
(E)
Gravity comes like a cold cold rain
B
To lead me to the rope again
A B E
But someone is standing in my place
Chorus x2
Bridge
C#m B
And I sit beside You
A B
And I sit beside You
C#m B
And I sit beside You
A B
And I sit beside You
Outro (this isn't on the album but is sometimes played live; the chorus of
the hymn "Nothing but the Blood")
E
Oh precious is the flow
B A
That makes me white as snow
E C#m
No other fount I know
E A B E
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
e|------------------------7--------------------------------------------|B|--7-9-over-and-over---9----------------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------4h6-----------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
To play it in the Capo 4 C position might work better since it makes the
lead "ditty" easier to play. The 4h6 would be 0h2 and the 7-9 would be 3-5.
Just transpose it above by clicking the "down 4 half steps".
Chad Miller
http://freetoliveforyou.blogspot.com/
