Chords for Cain & Able - Jeff & Sheri Easter
Tempo:
92.85 bpm
Chords used:
D
C
G
E
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [C]
[D] [G] [C]
[D] [G] Many [D] years ago I [C] used to sit on mama's knee
[G] And listen [D] to the words of [C] wisdom handed down to me
The story [D] of two brothers [Em] long ago and [C] far away
How one despised the other so he took his [D] life away
[Gb] [G] She thought of [D] Cain and Abel, [C] I came to [G] Gable's life
How Abel [D] pleased the Lord while [C] Cain and Stilwell came in strife
One could the [D] other evil, [Em] so it is with [C] every man
But there comes an inner struggle, the one bit's the [D] upper hand
[Am] I said mama I don't think I [D] understand
She [G] said don't [C] let Cain [D] kill Abel
[C] Who are you [D] to keep that [G] man alive
[C] She [D]
[G] said don't [C] let Cain [D] kill Abel
[Am] For he who [C] tables, [D] brings [G] turn of life
[C] [D]
[G] [C] [D] She [G] said Cain is that [D] old carnal man [C] who lives inside of you
[G] And Abel [D] is the godly man, [C] someday he'll invent you
For Cain will say [D] that it's okay [Em] to do what [C] pleases you
But Abel's way will be to say sir God in [D] all you do
[G] Someday you'll grow [D] up and be strong [C] and you'll be a man
[G] You'll make your own [D] decisions [C] as you journey through the land
Then the time will [D] come when you must side [E] with one man or [C] the other
And when you do, the one you choose will take life from [D] the other
She [G] said don't [C] let Cain [D] kill Abel
[C] Who are you to [D] keep [G] that man alive
[C] She [D] [G] said don't [C] let Cain [D] kill Abel
[Am] For he who [C] tables, [D] brings [G] turn of life
[D]
[Em] It is the past since I [Bm] first heard what Mama said
[C] About the cattle being [G] queen and gone, [Am] never more in [D] my [Em] head
But Abel is [E] alive and well [Bm] and in my heart today
[C] And it's all [G] because a little boy [Am] once heard his Mama [D]
[E] say
[A] Don't [D] let Cain [E] kill Abel
[D] Who are you to [E] keep [A] that man alive
[D] She [E] [A] said don't [D] let Cain [E] kill Abel
[Bm] For he who tables, [D]
[E] brings turn [A] of life
[D] Don't let Cain [E] kill Abel
[D] Who are you to [E] keep [A] that man alive
[D] She [E] said [A] don't [D] let Cain [E] kill Abel
[Bm] For he who tables, [D]
[E] brings turn [A] of [D] life
[Bm] [E] [Ab] [Abm] [A]
[D] [G] [C]
[D] [G] Many [D] years ago I [C] used to sit on mama's knee
[G] And listen [D] to the words of [C] wisdom handed down to me
The story [D] of two brothers [Em] long ago and [C] far away
How one despised the other so he took his [D] life away
[Gb] [G] She thought of [D] Cain and Abel, [C] I came to [G] Gable's life
How Abel [D] pleased the Lord while [C] Cain and Stilwell came in strife
One could the [D] other evil, [Em] so it is with [C] every man
But there comes an inner struggle, the one bit's the [D] upper hand
[Am] I said mama I don't think I [D] understand
She [G] said don't [C] let Cain [D] kill Abel
[C] Who are you [D] to keep that [G] man alive
[C] She [D]
[G] said don't [C] let Cain [D] kill Abel
[Am] For he who [C] tables, [D] brings [G] turn of life
[C] [D]
[G] [C] [D] She [G] said Cain is that [D] old carnal man [C] who lives inside of you
[G] And Abel [D] is the godly man, [C] someday he'll invent you
For Cain will say [D] that it's okay [Em] to do what [C] pleases you
But Abel's way will be to say sir God in [D] all you do
[G] Someday you'll grow [D] up and be strong [C] and you'll be a man
[G] You'll make your own [D] decisions [C] as you journey through the land
Then the time will [D] come when you must side [E] with one man or [C] the other
And when you do, the one you choose will take life from [D] the other
She [G] said don't [C] let Cain [D] kill Abel
[C] Who are you to [D] keep [G] that man alive
[C] She [D] [G] said don't [C] let Cain [D] kill Abel
[Am] For he who [C] tables, [D] brings [G] turn of life
[D]
[Em] It is the past since I [Bm] first heard what Mama said
[C] About the cattle being [G] queen and gone, [Am] never more in [D] my [Em] head
But Abel is [E] alive and well [Bm] and in my heart today
[C] And it's all [G] because a little boy [Am] once heard his Mama [D]
[E] say
[A] Don't [D] let Cain [E] kill Abel
[D] Who are you to [E] keep [A] that man alive
[D] She [E] [A] said don't [D] let Cain [E] kill Abel
[Bm] For he who tables, [D]
[E] brings turn [A] of life
[D] Don't let Cain [E] kill Abel
[D] Who are you to [E] keep [A] that man alive
[D] She [E] said [A] don't [D] let Cain [E] kill Abel
[Bm] For he who tables, [D]
[E] brings turn [A] of [D] life
[Bm] [E] [Ab] [Abm] [A]
Key:
D
C
G
E
A
D
C
G
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ Many [D] years ago I [C] used to sit on mama's knee
[G] And listen [D] to the words of [C] wisdom handed down to me
The story [D] of two brothers [Em] long ago and [C] far away
How one despised the other so he took his [D] life away
[Gb] [G] She thought of [D] Cain and Abel, [C] I came to [G] Gable's life
How Abel [D] pleased the Lord while [C] Cain and Stilwell came in strife
One could the [D] other evil, [Em] so it is with [C] every man
But there comes an inner struggle, the one bit's the [D] upper hand
[Am] I said mama I don't think I [D] understand
She [G] said don't [C] let Cain [D] kill Abel
[C] Who are you [D] to keep that [G] man alive
[C] She [D]
[G] said don't [C] let Cain [D] kill Abel
[Am] For he who [C] tables, _ [D] brings [G] turn of life
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ She [G] said Cain is that [D] old carnal man [C] who lives inside of you
[G] And Abel [D] is the godly man, [C] someday he'll invent you
For Cain will say [D] that it's okay [Em] to do what [C] pleases you
But Abel's way will be to say sir God in [D] all you do
_ [G] Someday you'll grow [D] up and be strong [C] and you'll be a man
[G] You'll make your own [D] decisions [C] as you journey through the land
Then the time will [D] come when you must side [E] with one man or [C] the other
And when you do, the one you choose will take life from [D] the other
She [G] said don't [C] let Cain [D] kill Abel
[C] Who are you to [D] keep [G] that man alive
[C] She [D] [G] said don't [C] let Cain [D] kill _ Abel
[Am] For he who [C] tables, _ _ [D] brings [G] turn of life
[D] _
[Em] It is the past since I [Bm] first heard what Mama said
[C] About the cattle being [G] queen and gone, [Am] never more in [D] my [Em] head
But Abel is [E] alive and well [Bm] and in my heart today
[C] And it's all [G] because a little boy [Am] once heard his Mama [D] _
[E] say
_ [A] Don't [D] let Cain [E] kill _ Abel
[D] Who are you to [E] keep [A] that man alive
[D] She [E] [A] said don't [D] let Cain [E] kill Abel
[Bm] For he who tables, [D] _
[E] brings turn [A] of life
[D] Don't let Cain [E] kill _ Abel
[D] Who are you to [E] keep [A] that man alive
[D] She [E] said [A] don't [D] let Cain [E] kill Abel
[Bm] For he who tables, [D] _ _
[E] brings turn [A] of [D] life
[Bm] _ [E] _ _ [Ab] _ [Abm] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ Many [D] years ago I [C] used to sit on mama's knee
[G] And listen [D] to the words of [C] wisdom handed down to me
The story [D] of two brothers [Em] long ago and [C] far away
How one despised the other so he took his [D] life away
[Gb] [G] She thought of [D] Cain and Abel, [C] I came to [G] Gable's life
How Abel [D] pleased the Lord while [C] Cain and Stilwell came in strife
One could the [D] other evil, [Em] so it is with [C] every man
But there comes an inner struggle, the one bit's the [D] upper hand
[Am] I said mama I don't think I [D] understand
She [G] said don't [C] let Cain [D] kill Abel
[C] Who are you [D] to keep that [G] man alive
[C] She [D]
[G] said don't [C] let Cain [D] kill Abel
[Am] For he who [C] tables, _ [D] brings [G] turn of life
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ She [G] said Cain is that [D] old carnal man [C] who lives inside of you
[G] And Abel [D] is the godly man, [C] someday he'll invent you
For Cain will say [D] that it's okay [Em] to do what [C] pleases you
But Abel's way will be to say sir God in [D] all you do
_ [G] Someday you'll grow [D] up and be strong [C] and you'll be a man
[G] You'll make your own [D] decisions [C] as you journey through the land
Then the time will [D] come when you must side [E] with one man or [C] the other
And when you do, the one you choose will take life from [D] the other
She [G] said don't [C] let Cain [D] kill Abel
[C] Who are you to [D] keep [G] that man alive
[C] She [D] [G] said don't [C] let Cain [D] kill _ Abel
[Am] For he who [C] tables, _ _ [D] brings [G] turn of life
[D] _
[Em] It is the past since I [Bm] first heard what Mama said
[C] About the cattle being [G] queen and gone, [Am] never more in [D] my [Em] head
But Abel is [E] alive and well [Bm] and in my heart today
[C] And it's all [G] because a little boy [Am] once heard his Mama [D] _
[E] say
_ [A] Don't [D] let Cain [E] kill _ Abel
[D] Who are you to [E] keep [A] that man alive
[D] She [E] [A] said don't [D] let Cain [E] kill Abel
[Bm] For he who tables, [D] _
[E] brings turn [A] of life
[D] Don't let Cain [E] kill _ Abel
[D] Who are you to [E] keep [A] that man alive
[D] She [E] said [A] don't [D] let Cain [E] kill Abel
[Bm] For he who tables, [D] _ _
[E] brings turn [A] of [D] life
[Bm] _ [E] _ _ [Ab] _ [Abm] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _