If You Could Hie To Kolob
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Em C G D
If you could hie to Kolob
G C D
In the twinkling of an eye,
C Am G D
And then continue onward
Em Am Em
With that same speed to fly,
G Em D G
Do you think that you could ever,
G C D
Through all eternity,
C Am G D
Find out the generation
G C Em
Where Gods began to be?
Em C G D
Or see the grand beginning,
G C D
Where space did not extend?
C Am G D
Or view the last creation,
Em Am Em
Where Gods and matter end?
G Em D G
Methinks the Spirit whispers,
G C D
"No man has found 'pure space,'
C Am G D
Nor seen the outside curtains,
G C Em
Where nothing has a place."
Em C G D
The works of God continue,
G C D?
And worlds and lives abound;
C Am G D
?Improvement and progression
Em Am Em?
Have one eternal round.
G Em D G
?There is no end to matter;
G C D?
There is no end to space;
C Am G D?
There is no end to spirit;
G C Em
?There is no end to race.
Em C G D
There is no end to virtue;
G C D
There is no end to might;
C Am G D
There is no end to wisdom;
Em Am Em
There is no end to light.
G Em D G
There is no end to union;
G C D
There is no end to youth;
C Am G D
There is no end to priesthood;
G C Em
There is no end to truth.
Em C G D
There is no end to glory;
G C D
There is no end to love;
C Am G D
There is no end to being;
Em Am Em
There is no death above.
G Em D G
There is no end to glory;
G C D
There is no end to love;
C Am G D
There is no end to being;
G C Em
There is no death above.
How to play If You Could Hie To Kolob
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Em. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.