Spring Is Coming tab by Steven Curtis Chapman

Tabs

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: Celtic (D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD G+G A augmentedA D MajorD)

Intro:

D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----0--------0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0---0------------------------|
A augmentedA|----7-h-9----9-9-7-7-h-9----9-9-7-7-h-9-7-7-9-10--9------------------------|
D MajorD|----0--------0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0---0------------------------|


D MajorD|----------0----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------0----------------------0-----------------------------------------|
G+G|--------0-0--------------0---------0---------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------4----------------4---4-/-7-----0-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----2------------0-h-2-------/-5--------/-7--------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Play intro 2x

Verse 1:
   We planted the seed while the tears of our grief
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D MajorD|----0--------0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0---0------------------------|
A augmentedA|----7-h-9----9-9-7-7-h-9----9-9-7-7-h-9-7-7-9-10--9------------------------|
D MajorD|----0--------0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0---0------------------------|
      Soaked the ground
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G+G|-------------------0-0--------------0---------0----------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------4----------------4---4-/-7-----0--------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------2------------0-h-2-------/-5--------/-7---------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  The sky lost its sun, and the world lost its green
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D MajorD|----0--------0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0---0------------------------|
A augmentedA|----7-h-9----9-9-7-7-h-9----9-9-7-7-h-9-7-7-9-10--9------------------------|
D MajorD|----0--------0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0---0------------------------|
       to lifeless brown
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G+G|-------------------0-0--------------0---------0----------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------4----------------4---4-/-7-----0--------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------2------------0-h-2-------/-5--------/-7---------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus:
  Now the chill in the wind has turned the earth hard as stone
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D MajorD|---4-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  And silently seed rise beneath ice and snow
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G+G|---7---------------------6-------------------------------------------------|
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A augmentedA|---0---------------------0-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---9---------------------9-------------------------------------------------|
  And my heart's heavy now but I'm not letting go
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G+G|---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---4-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---2-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---2-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  of this hope I have   that tells me Spring is   coming
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A augmentedA|---0---------------------0--------------0------------0-------4-------0-----|
G+G|---0---------------------0--------------7------------0-------0-------0-----|
D MajorD|---0---------------------0--------------0------------0-------0-------0-----|
A augmentedA|---0---------------------0--------------0------------0-------0-------0-----|
D MajorD|---5---------------------7--------------9------------5-------5-------5-----|

Chorus:
   Spring is coming        And all we've been hoping and longing for
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A augmentedA|---0---------0----------0----------0-------------------------------------------|
G+G|---0---------7----------6----------0-------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---0---------0----------0----------4-------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---0---------0----------0----------2-------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---5---------9----------9----------2-------------------------------------------|
   Soon will appear             Spring is coming
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A augmentedA|---0----------------------0-0--0--0--0------0---------0--------4------0--------|
G+G|---0----------------------0-0--0--0--0------0---------0--------0------0--------|
D MajorD|---0----------------------0-0--0--0--0------0---------0--------0------0--------|
A augmentedA|---0----------------------9-11-12-11-11-p-9-9---------0--------0------0--------|
D MajorD|---5----------------------0-0--0--0--0------0---------5--------5------5--------|
   Spring is coming      it won't be long now, its just about here
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A augmentedA|---0---------0-----------0------------------0--------0-------------------------|
G+G|---0---------7-----------6------------------0--------0-------------------------|
D MajorD|---0---------0-----------0------------------4--------0-------------------------|
A augmentedA|---0---------0-----------0------------------2--------0-------------------------|
D MajorD|---5---------9-----------9------------------2--------5-------------------------|

Break:

D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----0--------0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0---0------------------------|
A augmentedA|----7-h-9----9-9-7-7-h-9----9-9-7-7-h-9-7-7-9-10--9------------------------|
D MajorD|----0--------0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0---0------------------------|

D MajorD|----------0----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------0----------------------0-----------------------------------------|
G+G|--------0-0--------------0---------0---------------------------------------|X 2
D MajorD|------4----------------4---4-/-7-----0-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----2------------0-h-2-------/-5--------/-7--------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2:
  Heat the birds start to sing
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D MajorD|---5----------------------------------5--------------------------------------|
  Feel the life in the breeze
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G+G|---7----------------------------------6--------------------------------------|
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A augmentedA|---0----------------------------------0--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---9----------------------------------9--------------------------------------|
  Watch the ice melt away
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A augmentedA|---0----------------------------------4--------------------------------------|
G+G|---0----------------------------------0--------------------------------------|
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A augmentedA|---0----------------------------------0--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---5----------------------------------5--------------------------------------|
  The kids are coming out to play
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G+G|---7----------------------------------6--------------------------------------|
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A augmentedA|---0----------------------------------0--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---9----------------------------------9--------------------------------------|
  Feel the sun on your skin
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D MajorD|---5----------------------------------5--------------------------------------|
  Growing strong and warm again
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G+G|---7----------------------------------6--------------------------------------|
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A augmentedA|---0----------------------------------0--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---9----------------------------------9--------------------------------------|
  Whatch the ground: there's something moving something is breaking through
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G+G|---0-------------------------------------------------------0-----------------|
D MajorD|---4-------------------------------------------------------0-----------------|
A augmentedA|---2-------------------------------------------------------0-----------------|
D MajorD|---2-------------------------------------------------------5-----------------|
  new Life is breaking through
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A augmentedA|--0------------0-------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--0------------7-------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--0------------0-------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--0------------0-------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--5------------9-------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:
  Spring is coming     Spring is coming
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A augmentedA|---0----------0------4-------4----------0---------0--------------------------|
G+G|---7----------0------0-------0----------7---------6--------------------------|
D MajorD|---0----------0------0-------0----------0---------0--------------------------|
A augmentedA|---0----------0------0-------0----------0---------0--------------------------|
D MajorD|---9----------5------5-------5----------9---------9--------------------------|
   And all we've been hoping and longing for
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A augmentedA|---0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---4-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---2-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---2-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Soon will appear             Spring is coming
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A augmentedA|---0----------------------0-0--0--0--0------0---------0--------4------0------|
G+G|---0----------------------0-0--0--0--0------0---------0--------0------0------|
D MajorD|---0----------------------0-0--0--0--0------0---------0--------0------0------|
A augmentedA|---0----------------------9-11-12-11-11-p-9-9---------0--------0------0------|
D MajorD|---5----------------------0-0--0--0--0------0---------5--------5------5------|
   Spring is coming      it won't be long now, its just about here
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A augmentedA|---0---------0-----------0------------------0--------0-----------------------|
G+G|---0---------7-----------6------------------0--------0-----------------------|
D MajorD|---0---------0-----------0------------------4--------0-----------------------|
A augmentedA|---0---------0-----------0------------------2--------0-----------------------|
D MajorD|---5---------9-----------9------------------2--------5-----------------------|

Outro:

  Spring is coming     Spring is coming
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A augmentedA|---0----------0------4-------4----------0---------0--------------------------|
G+G|---7----------0------0-------0----------7---------6--------------------------|
D MajorD|---0----------0------0-------0----------0---------0--------------------------|
A augmentedA|---0----------0------0-------0----------0---------0--------------------------|
D MajorD|---9----------5------5-------5----------9---------9--------------------------|
   And all we've been hoping and longing for
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G+G|---0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---4-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---2-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---2-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Soon will appear             Spring is coming
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A augmentedA|---0----------------------0-0--0--0--0------0---------0--------4------0------|
G+G|---0----------------------0-0--0--0--0------0---------0--------0------0------|
D MajorD|---0----------------------0-0--0--0--0------0---------0--------0------0------|
A augmentedA|---0----------------------9-11-12-11-11-p-9-9---------0--------0------0------|
D MajorD|---5----------------------0-0--0--0--0------0---------5--------5------5------|
   Spring is coming      it won't be long now, its just about here
D MajorD|---0---------0-----------0------------------0--------0-----------------------|
A augmentedA|---0---------0-----------0------------------0--------0-----------------------|
G+G|---0---------7-----------6------------------0--------0-----------------------|
D MajorD|---0---------0-----------0------------------4--------0-----------------------|
A augmentedA|---0---------0-----------0------------------2--------0-----------------------|
D MajorD|---5---------9-----------9------------------2--------5-----------------------|


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| h Hammer-on
| / Slide up
| p Pull-off


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