Song: Jacob's Dream
Artist: Alison Krauss

Capo 2

Verse
Em (022000@1)                                              DIn (xx0232@1)the spring of 1856 with the snow still on the ground
    A/C# (042220@1)           Em (022000@1)        D (xx0232@1)        A/C# (042220@1)   EmTwo (022000@1)little boys were lost in the mountains above the town
Em (022000@1)                                              DThe (xx0232@1)father went out hunting the boys had stayed behind
      A/C# (042220@1)        Em (022000@1)               D (xx0232@1)      A/C# (042220@1)   Em (022000@1)   Bm (x24432@1)  EmWhile (022000@1)mother tended to her chores they wandered from her side

Verse
Em (022000@1)                                                DThe (xx0232@1)two had gone to follow him and lost their way instead
    A/C# (042220@1)           Em (022000@1)               D (xx0232@1)      A/C# (042220@1)    EmBy (022000@1)dusk the boys had not been found and fear had turned to dread
Em (022000@1)                                            D200 (xx0232@1)men had gathered there to comb the mountain side
    A/C# (042220@1)                  Em (022000@1)            D (xx0232@1)          A/C# (042220@1)  EmThe (022000@1)fires were built on the highest peak in hopes they'd see the light

Chorus 1
   A (x02220@1)                 EmOh (022000@1)mommy and daddy why can't you hear our cries
                        D (xx0232@1)             EmThe (022000@1)day is almost over, soon it will be night
A (x02220@1)                              Em (022000@1)               BmWe're (x24432@1)so cold and hungry and our feet are tired and sore
   C (x32010@1)            D (xx0232@1)         G (320003@1)      Bm (x24432@1)  Em (022000@1)  Bm (x24432@1) EmWe (022000@1)promise not to stray again from our cabin door


Verse
Em (022000@1)                                                     DNow (xx0232@1)Jacob Diverd woke one night from a strange and eerie dream
    A/C# (042220@1)      Em (022000@1)                   D (xx0232@1)      A/C# (042220@1)  EmHe (022000@1)saw a path between two hills near a dark and swollen stream
Em (022000@1)                                                    DHe (xx0232@1)told his wife he saw the boys huddled close beside a log
    A/C# (042220@1)              Em (022000@1)                D (xx0232@1)    A/C# (042220@1)    Em (022000@1)For two more nights the dream returned this vision sent from God

Chorus 1
Verse
Em (022000@1)                                                       DA (xx0232@1)thousand men had searched in vain the west side of pop's creek
    A/C# (042220@1)            Em (022000@1)              D (xx0232@1)     A/C# (042220@1) EmBut (022000@1)Jacob's wife knew of this place and said to travel east
Em (022000@1)                                                DWith (xx0232@1)a guide to take him there, Jacob came upon the scene
    A/C# (042220@1)         Em (022000@1)             D (xx0232@1)       A/C# (042220@1)    EmAnd (022000@1)found the boys cold and still beneath the old birch tree

Chorus 2
   A (x02220@1)                   EmOh (022000@1)mommy and daddy, look past the tears you cry
                             D (xx0232@1)           EmWe're (022000@1)both up in Heaven now, God is by our side
A (x02220@1)                               Em (022000@1)            BmAs (x24432@1)you lay us down to rest in the presence of the Lord
C (x32010@1)               D (xx0232@1)      G (320003@1)     Bm (x24432@1)     Em (022000@1)  Bm (x24432@1) EmKnow (022000@1)that we will meet you here at Heaven's door