Abraham

This was a little exercise in the frustrations I was experiencing with what was being taught in history classes, and what I was reading in the books, and what I was hearing people say about some things. To the victor goes the spoils or course. Of course this song or type of song seems to take more relevance with the Texas Board of Education's movement to remove Thomas Jefferson from the curriculum.

Anyway, it's clearly about the American Civil War, and how different people look at it, and how different people still have different opinions about the thing, and the major players involved. I hold no swat towards one or the other except that I'm all for state's rights. The illustrations with the above mentioned war are just examples - this sort of thing happens in every community and with every conflict.

Or it's about some guy in the Old Testament and how some people view him differently than what is taught in Sunday school.

Either one works.

Also about how often any statement differing from what is taught is so quickly shot down as blasphemy.

Don't hate me 'cause I'm open-minded.


Abraham
Maddie McGuire
2002 GirlMoon Music

{Refrain}
(G)
How did you paint Abraham
(D) (G)
A saint from a human man
(D) (G)
is it true, is that what you would do
(D) (G)
think, oh I beg just think it through

{Chorus}
(G) (D)
It's not about that now
(G) (D)
but baby it will be
(G)
calm down calm down
(D)
and listen to me

Go on and tell me what to believe
what they taught you in school
regurgitate what's in all those books
oh, ain't they all so cool

you must know you fired the shot
was it windy, rainin; or hot
you must know who started the fight
and if the old fable was retold right

how did they paint what they please
what are men such as these
must be another one attempting
another tone to outsound me

{repeat chorus}

go on tell me what to think
did your kids pass that school
splitting up what's in those books
oh, ain't they all so cool

you must know to the victor goes the day
is it true or false these things they say
you must know who started the war
and all that was done before

{repeat refrain}

(repeat chorus}

Note: Sometimes I play this as a luau folk song with the capo on the fifth fret which is what the chords above are specified for, but I recommend this one for jivers (just strum a bit differently and be creative with the melody) or for rockers who wanna jump around - lower the key if you're gonna do that last one please.

Also, outsound and jivers are real words so phphphph.