Greatest Story Ever Told

Drum Intro

|| C^7 / / F | C^7 / / / | F / C^7 / | | C^7 / / / :|| 4x Moses come ridin' up on a quasar,

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His spurs were jingling, the door was ajar

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His buckle was silver, his manner was bold

I asked him to come in out of the cold.

|| Am / Em F | C / / / | F / C / | C⁷ / / / :||

1a. His brain was boiling, his reason was spent.
If nothing is borrowed, nothing is lent

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He ask me for mercy, I gave him a gun.
Now and again these things just got to be done.

Chorus 1

G

Abraham and Isaac sitting on a fence,

Am D

You'd get right to work if you had any sense/

|C / / F | C / / /|F / C7 /|C7 / / / | You know the one thing we need is a left‑hand monkey wrench.

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Bridge

F G C G F Em Dm G C F C

F G C G F Em Dm G

F F G /C

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2. Gideon come up with his eyes on the floor.

Said "You ain't got a hinge, you can't close the door."

Moses stood up above his six foot and ten.

Said "You can't close the door when the wall's caved in."

2a. Ask him for water, he poured me some wine.

We finished the bottle and broke into mine.

You get what you come for, ya ready to go.

Well, it's one in ten thousand that come for the show.

Chorus 2

Abraham and Isaac diggin' on a well.

Mama came quick with the water witch spell

Well cool clear water well you can't ever tell.

Lead = 1. Bridge (F . . . ) à 2. Verse 1 (C . . . ) à Break (C Bb F) à Intro into

Chorus 1 repeated

Abraham and Isaac sitting on a fence,

You'd get right to work if you had any sense

You know the one thing we need is a left‑hand monkey wrench.