Carbon Ribsv3

John Mark McMillan

Carbon Ribs (from 2 Samuel 9)

From "The Medicine"

Tabbed by thechadmiller (Twitter)

I can't even begin to figure out what James is doing this entire song, but

it's awesome. Playing live, he uses delay, swells with a volume pedal, and

I'm sure some other effects. For the acoustic, here are the chords with

the basic tab notes below.

Played in E, but play the song Capo 4 in the C position

Capo 4

Intro x2

Verse 1

A Thousand pairs of fiery eyes burn like a serpent down the hwy 5

As the long amber tail to Los Angeles unwinds

(C)

I've got this resurrection down inside my skin

But for all my revelating I just cant make sense of this gravity we're in

Pre-Chorus

Cause I'm a dead man now with a ghost who lives

Within the confines of these carbon ribs

And one day when I'm free I will sit

Chorus

The cripple at your table The cripple by your side

Intro

Verse 2

A thousand miles of pain I'm sure led you to the threshold of my hearts screen door

To tell me what it is I'm dying for

(C) G

Gravity comes like a cold cold rain to lead me to the rope again

But someone is standing in my place

Pre-Chorus

Chorus x2

Bridge x2

And I sit beside you… And I sit beside you

Outro (this isn't on the album but is usually played live; the chorus of

the hymn "Nothing but the Blood")

Oh precious is the flow that makes me white as snow

No other fount I know, Nothing but the blood of Jesus

Tab relative to capo 4

Pick these notes while playing the main structure above

B|--3-5-over-and-over---5----------------------------------------------|

To play it in the Capo 4 C position works better since it makes the lead

"ditty" easier to play (and it's the way JMM plays it live). For the actual

chords, transpose it above by clicking "up 4 half steps" to get it in E.

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