Chords for One Who Understands-The Nashville Tribute Band
Tempo:
85.075 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
Ab
Cm
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Eb] December 12, 1847
The baby is dead, and I mourn his loss.
We have done the best we knew how for him, but nothing has done any good.
He continued to fail from the time he was taken sick.
My sister Caroline and I sat up every night with him and tried to save him from death,
for we could not [C] bear to part with him, [Ab] but we were powerless.
[Bb] The Lord took him, and [Eb] I will try to be reconciled and think that all is for the best.
He was my greatest comfort and nearly always in my arms.
But he is gone, and I cannot recall him.
So I must prepare to meet him in another life, and I hope a happier world than this.
He was buried on the west side of the Missouri, on the second ridge back,
the eleventh grave on the second row counting from right to left,
the [Bb] first row being farthest from the river.
Eliza Partridge Lyman
Greater [Ab] love hath no man [Eb] than this,
That he lay down his life for his friends.
The way that [Ab] he holds my broken heart together [Bb] with [Eb] his hand.
[Bb] I hope I [Ab] was right there for him,
[Eb] The way that is right here for me,
With every [Ab] step that I take,
And every [Ebm] breath I [Bb] breathe.
He was right there as I [Ab] walked off the front porch of our house,
When [Bb] I knew we'd never see [C] it again,
Beneath the frozen [Eb] sky that evening [Bb] on the [Eb] Mississippi.
As [Bb] we prayed the ice wasn't [Cm] too [Fm] thin,
[Ebm] He was with me [Ab] when my husband signed on with the battalion,
[Bb] Had him marched off with five [Cm] hundred [Fm] men,
[Ebm] When I think no [Fm] one could know,
I know [F] there is one [Bb] who [Eb] understands,
It's so much more than [Ab] the wounds in his hands,
[Eb] More than the hole in his side,
More [Ab] than the blood that spilled down [Eb] beneath all the trees that night.
[Bb] He was with me [Ab] in the wagon with the ox and dragon,
Us [Bb] over ever in rock [Cm] and [Ab] ravine,
My baby's fever wasn't breaking,
Little body [Eb] shaking,
[Bb] So helpless I wanted [Cm] to [Ab] scream.
[Eb] He was [Ab] with me on the cold ground where I had just fallen down,
[Bb] Beside the hole where they laid my [Cm] little man,
[Ebm] When [Bb] I think [Fm] no one could know,
I know [F] there is one [Bb] who [Eb] understands.
[Ab] Savior, [Eb]
the world [Bb] was on your [Eb] [Bb] [Cm] shoulders,
For every [Fm] drop of pain that fell in my name,
I'm [Eb] forever [Bb] thankful.
He was [Ab] with me in the canyon when I first laid [Eb] eyes on,
[Bb] The valley he cut [Cm] with his hand,
When I think [Fm] no one could [Eb] know,
[Fm] [Bb] When no [Cm] one else could [C] know,
[Bb] [Ab] When [Eb] I think [Fm] no one could [Ab] know,
I [F] remember [Bb] one who [Eb] understands.
The baby is dead, and I mourn his loss.
We have done the best we knew how for him, but nothing has done any good.
He continued to fail from the time he was taken sick.
My sister Caroline and I sat up every night with him and tried to save him from death,
for we could not [C] bear to part with him, [Ab] but we were powerless.
[Bb] The Lord took him, and [Eb] I will try to be reconciled and think that all is for the best.
He was my greatest comfort and nearly always in my arms.
But he is gone, and I cannot recall him.
So I must prepare to meet him in another life, and I hope a happier world than this.
He was buried on the west side of the Missouri, on the second ridge back,
the eleventh grave on the second row counting from right to left,
the [Bb] first row being farthest from the river.
Eliza Partridge Lyman
Greater [Ab] love hath no man [Eb] than this,
That he lay down his life for his friends.
The way that [Ab] he holds my broken heart together [Bb] with [Eb] his hand.
[Bb] I hope I [Ab] was right there for him,
[Eb] The way that is right here for me,
With every [Ab] step that I take,
And every [Ebm] breath I [Bb] breathe.
He was right there as I [Ab] walked off the front porch of our house,
When [Bb] I knew we'd never see [C] it again,
Beneath the frozen [Eb] sky that evening [Bb] on the [Eb] Mississippi.
As [Bb] we prayed the ice wasn't [Cm] too [Fm] thin,
[Ebm] He was with me [Ab] when my husband signed on with the battalion,
[Bb] Had him marched off with five [Cm] hundred [Fm] men,
[Ebm] When I think no [Fm] one could know,
I know [F] there is one [Bb] who [Eb] understands,
It's so much more than [Ab] the wounds in his hands,
[Eb] More than the hole in his side,
More [Ab] than the blood that spilled down [Eb] beneath all the trees that night.
[Bb] He was with me [Ab] in the wagon with the ox and dragon,
Us [Bb] over ever in rock [Cm] and [Ab] ravine,
My baby's fever wasn't breaking,
Little body [Eb] shaking,
[Bb] So helpless I wanted [Cm] to [Ab] scream.
[Eb] He was [Ab] with me on the cold ground where I had just fallen down,
[Bb] Beside the hole where they laid my [Cm] little man,
[Ebm] When [Bb] I think [Fm] no one could know,
I know [F] there is one [Bb] who [Eb] understands.
[Ab] Savior, [Eb]
the world [Bb] was on your [Eb] [Bb] [Cm] shoulders,
For every [Fm] drop of pain that fell in my name,
I'm [Eb] forever [Bb] thankful.
He was [Ab] with me in the canyon when I first laid [Eb] eyes on,
[Bb] The valley he cut [Cm] with his hand,
When I think [Fm] no one could [Eb] know,
[Fm] [Bb] When no [Cm] one else could [C] know,
[Bb] [Ab] When [Eb] I think [Fm] no one could [Ab] know,
I [F] remember [Bb] one who [Eb] understands.
Key:
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Eb
Ab
Cm
Fm
Bb
Eb
Ab
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ December 12, 1847
The baby is dead, and I mourn his loss.
We have done the best we knew how for him, but nothing has done any good.
He continued to fail from the time he was taken sick.
My sister Caroline and I sat up every night with him and tried to save him from death,
for we could not [C] bear to part with him, [Ab] but we were powerless.
[Bb] The Lord took him, and [Eb] I will try to be reconciled and think that all is for the best.
He was my greatest comfort and nearly always in my arms.
But he is gone, and I cannot recall him.
So I must prepare to meet him in another life, and I hope a happier world than this.
He was buried on the west side of the Missouri, on the second ridge back,
the eleventh grave on the second row counting from right to left,
the [Bb] first row being farthest from the river.
Eliza Partridge Lyman
Greater [Ab] love hath no man [Eb] than this,
That he lay down his life for his friends.
The way that [Ab] he holds my broken heart together [Bb] with [Eb] his hand.
_ [Bb] _ I hope I [Ab] was right there for him,
[Eb] The way that is right here for me,
With every [Ab] step that I take,
And every [Ebm] breath I [Bb] breathe.
_ _ He was right there as I [Ab] walked off the front porch of our house,
When [Bb] I knew we'd never see [C] it again,
Beneath the frozen [Eb] sky that evening [Bb] on the [Eb] Mississippi.
As [Bb] we prayed the ice wasn't [Cm] too [Fm] thin,
[Ebm] He was with me [Ab] when my husband signed on with the battalion,
[Bb] Had him marched off with five [Cm] hundred [Fm] men,
[Ebm] When I think no [Fm] one could know,
I know [F] there is one [Bb] who [Eb] understands, _ _
_ It's so much more than [Ab] the _ wounds in his hands,
[Eb] More than the hole in his side,
More [Ab] than the blood that spilled down [Eb] beneath all the trees that night.
_ _ [Bb] He was with me [Ab] in the wagon with the ox and dragon,
Us [Bb] over ever in rock [Cm] and [Ab] ravine,
My baby's fever wasn't breaking,
Little body [Eb] shaking,
[Bb] So helpless I wanted [Cm] to [Ab] scream.
[Eb] He was [Ab] with me on the cold ground where I had just fallen down,
[Bb] Beside the hole where they laid my [Cm] little man,
[Ebm] When [Bb] I think [Fm] no one could know,
I know [F] there is one [Bb] who [Eb] _ understands.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] Savior, _ [Eb]
the world [Bb] was on your [Eb] _ _ [Bb] [Cm] shoulders, _
For every [Fm] drop of pain that fell in my name,
I'm [Eb] forever _ _ [Bb] thankful. _ _
_ _ He was [Ab] with me in the canyon when I first laid [Eb] eyes on,
[Bb] The valley he cut [Cm] with his hand,
_ _ When I think [Fm] no one could [Eb] know,
[Fm] _ [Bb] _ When no [Cm] one else could [C] know,
[Bb] _ [Ab] _ When [Eb] I think [Fm] no one could [Ab] know,
I [F] remember [Bb] one who [Eb] _ understands. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The baby is dead, and I mourn his loss.
We have done the best we knew how for him, but nothing has done any good.
He continued to fail from the time he was taken sick.
My sister Caroline and I sat up every night with him and tried to save him from death,
for we could not [C] bear to part with him, [Ab] but we were powerless.
[Bb] The Lord took him, and [Eb] I will try to be reconciled and think that all is for the best.
He was my greatest comfort and nearly always in my arms.
But he is gone, and I cannot recall him.
So I must prepare to meet him in another life, and I hope a happier world than this.
He was buried on the west side of the Missouri, on the second ridge back,
the eleventh grave on the second row counting from right to left,
the [Bb] first row being farthest from the river.
Eliza Partridge Lyman
Greater [Ab] love hath no man [Eb] than this,
That he lay down his life for his friends.
The way that [Ab] he holds my broken heart together [Bb] with [Eb] his hand.
_ [Bb] _ I hope I [Ab] was right there for him,
[Eb] The way that is right here for me,
With every [Ab] step that I take,
And every [Ebm] breath I [Bb] breathe.
_ _ He was right there as I [Ab] walked off the front porch of our house,
When [Bb] I knew we'd never see [C] it again,
Beneath the frozen [Eb] sky that evening [Bb] on the [Eb] Mississippi.
As [Bb] we prayed the ice wasn't [Cm] too [Fm] thin,
[Ebm] He was with me [Ab] when my husband signed on with the battalion,
[Bb] Had him marched off with five [Cm] hundred [Fm] men,
[Ebm] When I think no [Fm] one could know,
I know [F] there is one [Bb] who [Eb] understands, _ _
_ It's so much more than [Ab] the _ wounds in his hands,
[Eb] More than the hole in his side,
More [Ab] than the blood that spilled down [Eb] beneath all the trees that night.
_ _ [Bb] He was with me [Ab] in the wagon with the ox and dragon,
Us [Bb] over ever in rock [Cm] and [Ab] ravine,
My baby's fever wasn't breaking,
Little body [Eb] shaking,
[Bb] So helpless I wanted [Cm] to [Ab] scream.
[Eb] He was [Ab] with me on the cold ground where I had just fallen down,
[Bb] Beside the hole where they laid my [Cm] little man,
[Ebm] When [Bb] I think [Fm] no one could know,
I know [F] there is one [Bb] who [Eb] _ understands.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] Savior, _ [Eb]
the world [Bb] was on your [Eb] _ _ [Bb] [Cm] shoulders, _
For every [Fm] drop of pain that fell in my name,
I'm [Eb] forever _ _ [Bb] thankful. _ _
_ _ He was [Ab] with me in the canyon when I first laid [Eb] eyes on,
[Bb] The valley he cut [Cm] with his hand,
_ _ When I think [Fm] no one could [Eb] know,
[Fm] _ [Bb] _ When no [Cm] one else could [C] know,
[Bb] _ [Ab] _ When [Eb] I think [Fm] no one could [Ab] know,
I [F] remember [Bb] one who [Eb] _ understands. _ _ _ _
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