Jacob's Dream chords by Alison Krauss
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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In the spring of
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1856, with the snow still on the ground
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Two little boys were lost in
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the mountains above the town
The father went out hunting,
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the boys had stayed behind
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While mother tended to her chores,
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they wandered from her side
Interlude 1
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Verse 2
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The two had gone to follow him
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and lost their way instead
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By dusk the boys had not been found
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and fear had turned to dread
Two hundred men had gathered there
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to comb the mountainside
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The fires were built on the highest peak
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in hopes they'd see the light
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Verse 3
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Oh mommy and daddy,
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why can't you hear our cries?
The day is almost over,
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soon it will be night
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We're so cold and hungry,
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and our feet are tired and sore
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We promise not to stray again from our
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cabin door
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Verse 4
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Now Jacob Diverd woke one night
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from a strange and eerie dream
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He saw a path between two hills near
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a dark and swollen stream
He told his wife he saw the boys
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huddled close beside a log
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For two more nights the dream returned
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this vision sent from God
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Verse 5
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Oh mommy and daddy,
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why can't you hear our cries?
The day is almost over,
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soon it will be night
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We're so cold and hungry,
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and our feet are tired and sore
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We promise not to stray again from our cabin door
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Verse 6
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A thousand men had searched in vain the
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west side of pop's creek
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But Jacob's wife knew of this
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place and said to travel east
With a guide to take him there Jacob
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came upon the scene
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And found the boys cold and still
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beneath the old birch tree
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Verse 7
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Oh mommy and daddy,
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look past the tears you cry
We're both up in Heaven
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now, God is by our side
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As you lay us down to rest in the
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presence of the Lord
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Know that we will meet you
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here at Heaven's door
Verse 8
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Oh mommy and daddy,
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look past the tears you cry
We're both up in Heaven now,
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God is by our side
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And as you lay us down to rest in
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the presence of the Lord
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Know that we will meet you here at Heaven's
Outro 1
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Jacob's Dream
Alison Krauss
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