"The Trial of Lancelot" by Heather Dale (with Lyrics) Chords

[C#] _ _ [F#] _ [A#m] _ [F#] _ [G#] [C#] In Arthur's nights they filled the [G#] table round,
[D#m] Say, for one who stood [F#] before [G#] them,
[C#] For once without [A#m] a welcome,
[F#] For once he [C#] stood in [G#] shame.
[C#] The trial's [A#m] charge was treason,
[F#] And betrayal of [D#m] the noble,
[C#] And should his guilt [A#m] be proven,
[F#] Death would fall on [G#] traitors both,
[F#] This would [C#] counsel Arthur's [D#m] hard decision.
[F#] _ [G#]
[C#] And Hansel ought to say,
Tell [F#] Piusette,
I'm [D#m] tried for love of [G#] Guinevere,
_ _ _ _ My [C#] crime was [F#] love.
[G#] _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ [G#]
[C#] The first to speak was Kay,
With [G#] sharpest tongue,
He [D#m] is a man like [F#] any [G#] other.
[C#] The word of [A#m] kings command him,
[F#] His heart does [G#] not obey,
[C#] For all his strength [A#m] and boldness,
This [F#] knight's [A#m] spirit is [D#m] to weep.
[C#] His crime has no [A#m] excuses,
[F#] And no favors may [G#] he seek.
[F#] The laws of kings [C#] don't bend,
And can't [D#m] be broken.
[F#] _ [G#] [C#] And Hansel ought to say,
Tell [F#] Piusette,
I [D#m] stand for love of [G#] Guinevere,
_ For pride [C#] in love.
[F#] _ [G#] _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ [G#] [C#] I know this knight right well,
Spoke [G#] bold Galwayne,
And [D#m] he has ever stood [F#] beside [G#] me,
[C#] With steel he'd [A#m] bansered insults,
[F#] Defended [G#] chivalry.
[C#] And oft this man [A#m] contended,
[F#] For the honor of [D#m] your wife.
[C#] His actions were [A#m] not proper,
But [F#] should not cost him [G#] his life.
[F#] Servants past [C#] should earn of you [D#m] some mercy.
[F#] _ [G#]
[C#] And Hansel ought his head held by [F#] his head,
I fought [D#m] for love of [G#] Guinevere,
_ I'll fight [D] for love.
[G] _ [A] _
[Bm] _ _ [G] _ [A] [Bm] So Tristan spoke,
[D] I love my [G] uncle's wife,
[A] _ [Bm] For her I [A] gladly suffer,
[G] She is my [A] heart's delight,
[Bm] Is old the one [D] who tumps me,
[G] And she for whom [D] I'm poor.
[G] My love for her [D] confounds me,
And [G] is all of which [D] I'm sure.
[A] _ [G] Understand [D] my brother's [G] contradictions.
_ [A] [D] And Hansel ought his head held by [G] his head,
I cry [Em] my love for [D] Guinevere,
[A] I've cried [D] for [G] love.
[A] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [A]
[D] Spoke Galahad,
The purest of [A] them all,
Have [Em] no fear of [G] predilection,
[A] [D] For though he is [Bm] my father,
[G] He is my source [D] of [A] shame.
[D] He joined in sinful [Bm] union,
With [G] my unbeguiling [Em] mother,
And [D] for all his claim [Bm] at virtue,
He [G] has gone and bed [A] another.
[G] Laws of God [D] declare this act [Em] damnation. _
[G] _ [A] [D] And Hansel ought his head held by [G] his head,
I lie [Em] in love for [D] Guinevere,
_ _ [A] _ _ _
I've lied [D] for [G] love.
[A] _ [D] _ _
[G] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ As Arthur wept, he called the wrath [A] of heaven
On [Em] a lover's boot [G] betrayed.
[A] On [D] the night he had [Bm] called brother,
[G] Thought worthy of his [D] [A] trust.
On [D] the queen who'd hid [Bm] deception,
Yet [G] could say she loved [Em] him still.
For [D] lost innocence [Bm] and beauty,
And [G] injustice for [A] their guilt,
[G] He, Arthur, knew [D] the only price [Em] would freeze her.
[G] _ [A]
[D] And Hansel ought his head held [G] by his head,
I'll [Em] die in love with [Dm] Guinevere,
_ _ [A] _ _ I'd die [D] for love.
[G] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _