THEMES is a U.S. band consisting of Jacy McIntosh and Kelsey Crawford, founded in 2005 in Santa Rosa, California.
In 2007 THEMES relocated to their previous home town, Minneapolis, Minnesota, where they recorded and released their second album War over the Great Plains. The band spent the remainder of the year touring the U.S.
In early 2008 they returned to Minneapolis to record two 7” records with Miniature Record Club: “I Can’t Make You Believe
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
EmB With the sting of the whip on my shoulder BEmE With the salt of my sweat on my brow AmD Elohim God on high BmC Can you hear your people cry F Help us now E This dark hour
[Chorus]
AmEAm Deliver us
Hear our call DmFG Deliver us
Lord of all EAmDE Remember us here in this burning sand AmEAm Deliver us BEmDA There's a land you promised us AmBEEm Deliver us to the promised land
[Verse]
B Yal-di ha-tov veh ha-rach My good and tender son EmE Al ti-ra veh al tif-chad Don't be frightened and don't be scared AmDBm My son I have nothing I can give CF But this chance that you may live E I pray we'll meet again EAmEAm If He will Deliver us
[Chorus]
AmEAm Deliver us
Hear our prayer DmFG Deliver us
From despair EAm These years of slavery grow DE too cruel to stand AmEAm Deliver us BEmDA There's a land you promised us Am Deliver us AmBC#m Out of bondage and AmBC {DmC} Deliver us to the promised land
[Interlude]
CDm Hush now my baby CDm Be still love don't cry CDmC Sleep as you're rocked by the stream AbEbBbmC Sleep and remember my last lullaby AbGC {DmC} So I'll be with you when you dream
DEm River o river DEm Flow gently for me DEm ] D Such precious cargo you bear BbF Do you know somewhere CmD he can live free BbAD {EmD} (Lots of Stuff) River deliver him there
[Verse]
CDm Brother you're safe now CDm And safe may you stay CDmC For I have a prayer just for you AbEb Grow baby brother BbmC Come back someday AbGAm (interlude is chorus chords) Come and deliver us too
[Chorus]
AmEAm Deliver us BEmDA Send a shepherd to shepherd us AmBC And deliver us to the promised land AmBE {F#mE} Deliver us to the promised land