I Am Able
Words by Samantha Moore and Lisa Theriot
Music by Samantha Moore
© 2008, Raven Boy Music, ASCAP

        Em                         D             Em                         capo III
You ask as if heartbroken why I must go
         C                  Em  Em/G  Em
And that you know not is my failing
         Em                             D                    Em
You doubt that a part of me bides with you though
               C            G                   C
With my King I am on the tide sailing.
     C               G                        Am                     E
In life there is darkness though you’ve known but light
         Am            C                 G
Each day I must fight for that fable
       Am             C                D            Am
My fealty once sworn to my king as a knight
            C                     G             Am
To my oath binds my sword if I’m able

                     Am  C    G  Am
Chorus:   And aye, I am able
                Am                        Dm        Am
My mind it is sharp and my heart it is bold
                    Am          G
Though older my body grows
                 F                  E
Each passing season shows
           Am             G  Am
That aye, I am still able

You ask if my favor could better be bought
By one of more strength or more beauty
If some greater effort could better be wrought
To sway me from my sense of duty
I wish I could spare you the grief of your doubt
But wisdom and youth share no table
Though you curse a life you know nothing about
With each step I give all I am able.   CH

You whisper your fear as by dawn I depart
I know there is much left unspoken
So heavy my burdens and heavy my heart
To think that I leave your own broken
I pray that someday you may yet understand
What duty and honor and Kingdom
Can mean for a man who has fought for this land
In defense of his home and his freedom.    CH