Chords for Abdul ABULBUL AMIR. - Brendan O'Dowda
Tempo:
101.55 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
F#m
G#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [A] Now the sons of the Brotherhood [D] are brave men and [G] bold, and quite unaccustomed [D] to fear.
[A] But the bravest by far [D] in the ranks of the Shah was Abdul Abulbul Amir.
[A] Now the heroes were plenty [D] and well known to fear [G] in the troops that were led [D] by the Tsar.
[A] And the bravest of these [D] was a man by the name Ivan Skavinsky Skibar.
[A] One day this bold Russian [D] had shouldered his gun [G] and donned his most [D] truculent smear.
[A] Downtown he did go, [D] but he trod on the toe, [A]
Abdul [D] Abulbul Amir.
[A] Young man, quote of Dahl, [D] has life grown so dull [G] that you wish to end your [D] career.
[A] Violent fiddle, no, you [D] have trod on the toe of Abdul Abulbul Amir.
[A] So take your last look [D] at sunshine and crook [G] and send your regrets to [D] the Tsar.
For [A] by this I imply you [D] are [G] going to die, [D] Mr.
Ivan Skavinsky Skibar.
[A] Said Ivan, my friend, [D] your remarks in the end [G] will avail you but little, [D] I fear.
For [A] you ne'er will survive [D] to repeat them alive, Abdul Abulbul Amir.
Now [A] this bold man Maluk drew [D] his trusty shkibuk with [G] a cry of Allah [D] Akbar.
And [A] with murderous intent he [G] ferociously, [D] for Ivan Skavinsky Skibar.
Now they [A] fought all that night near [D] the pale yellow moon, the [G] din [D] it was heard from afar.
Huge [A] multitudes came, so [D] great was the fame of Abdul [A] and Ivan Skibar.
As Abdul's long [D] night was extracting the light, in [G] fact he was shouting [D] huzzah.
He [A] felt himself struck [G] by that wily calumock, [D] Aunt Ivan [F#m] Skivinsky [D] Skibar.
Now [A] a Muscovite maiden [D] her lone vigil keeps [G] by the light of a pale [D] polar star.
[A] And the name that she [G] murmurs, so oft as she weeps, is [A] Ivan Skivinsky [D] Skibar.
And a [A] tomb rises up [D] where the blue Danube flows and [G] engraved therein [G#]
characters [D] gleam.
[A] O stranger when passing, [D] please pray for the [G] soul of Abdul Abulbul Amir.
[D] [N]
[A] But the bravest by far [D] in the ranks of the Shah was Abdul Abulbul Amir.
[A] Now the heroes were plenty [D] and well known to fear [G] in the troops that were led [D] by the Tsar.
[A] And the bravest of these [D] was a man by the name Ivan Skavinsky Skibar.
[A] One day this bold Russian [D] had shouldered his gun [G] and donned his most [D] truculent smear.
[A] Downtown he did go, [D] but he trod on the toe, [A]
Abdul [D] Abulbul Amir.
[A] Young man, quote of Dahl, [D] has life grown so dull [G] that you wish to end your [D] career.
[A] Violent fiddle, no, you [D] have trod on the toe of Abdul Abulbul Amir.
[A] So take your last look [D] at sunshine and crook [G] and send your regrets to [D] the Tsar.
For [A] by this I imply you [D] are [G] going to die, [D] Mr.
Ivan Skavinsky Skibar.
[A] Said Ivan, my friend, [D] your remarks in the end [G] will avail you but little, [D] I fear.
For [A] you ne'er will survive [D] to repeat them alive, Abdul Abulbul Amir.
Now [A] this bold man Maluk drew [D] his trusty shkibuk with [G] a cry of Allah [D] Akbar.
And [A] with murderous intent he [G] ferociously, [D] for Ivan Skavinsky Skibar.
Now they [A] fought all that night near [D] the pale yellow moon, the [G] din [D] it was heard from afar.
Huge [A] multitudes came, so [D] great was the fame of Abdul [A] and Ivan Skibar.
As Abdul's long [D] night was extracting the light, in [G] fact he was shouting [D] huzzah.
He [A] felt himself struck [G] by that wily calumock, [D] Aunt Ivan [F#m] Skivinsky [D] Skibar.
Now [A] a Muscovite maiden [D] her lone vigil keeps [G] by the light of a pale [D] polar star.
[A] And the name that she [G] murmurs, so oft as she weeps, is [A] Ivan Skivinsky [D] Skibar.
And a [A] tomb rises up [D] where the blue Danube flows and [G] engraved therein [G#]
characters [D] gleam.
[A] O stranger when passing, [D] please pray for the [G] soul of Abdul Abulbul Amir.
[D] [N]
Key:
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A
G
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_ _ [D] _ _ [A] Now the sons of the Brotherhood [D] are brave men and [G] bold, and quite unaccustomed [D] to fear.
[A] But the bravest by far [D] in the ranks of the Shah was Abdul Abulbul Amir. _ _
_ [A] Now the heroes were plenty [D] and well known to fear [G] in the troops that were led [D] by the Tsar.
[A] And the bravest of these [D] was a man by the name Ivan Skavinsky Skibar.
_ _ _ [A] One day this bold Russian [D] had shouldered his gun [G] and donned his most [D] truculent smear.
[A] Downtown he did go, [D] but he trod on the toe, [A]
Abdul [D] Abulbul Amir. _ _
_ [A] Young man, quote of Dahl, [D] has life grown so dull [G] that you wish to end your [D] career.
_ [A] Violent fiddle, no, you [D] have trod on the toe of Abdul Abulbul Amir.
_ _ _ [A] So take your last look [D] at sunshine and crook [G] and send your regrets to [D] the Tsar.
For [A] by this I imply you [D] are [G] going to die, [D] Mr.
Ivan Skavinsky Skibar. _ _
_ [A] Said Ivan, my friend, [D] your remarks in the end [G] will avail you but little, [D] I fear.
For [A] you ne'er will survive [D] to repeat them alive, Abdul Abulbul Amir.
_ _ Now [A] this bold man Maluk drew [D] his trusty shkibuk with [G] a cry of Allah [D] Akbar.
And [A] with murderous intent he [G] ferociously, [D] for Ivan Skavinsky Skibar. _ _ _
Now they [A] fought all that night near [D] the pale yellow moon, the [G] din [D] it was heard from afar.
Huge [A] multitudes came, so [D] great was the fame of Abdul [A] and Ivan Skibar.
_ _ _ _ As Abdul's long [D] night was extracting the light, in [G] fact he was shouting [D] huzzah.
He [A] felt himself struck [G] by that wily calumock, [D] Aunt Ivan [F#m] Skivinsky [D] Skibar. _ _ _
Now [A] a Muscovite maiden [D] her lone vigil keeps [G] by the light of a pale [D] polar star.
[A] And the name that she [G] murmurs, so oft as she weeps, is [A] Ivan Skivinsky [D] Skibar. _ _ _ _
And a [A] tomb rises up [D] where the blue Danube flows and [G] engraved therein [G#]
characters [D] _ gleam.
[A] O stranger when passing, [D] please pray for the [G] _ _ soul of _ _ Abdul _ _ Abulbul Amir.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[A] But the bravest by far [D] in the ranks of the Shah was Abdul Abulbul Amir. _ _
_ [A] Now the heroes were plenty [D] and well known to fear [G] in the troops that were led [D] by the Tsar.
[A] And the bravest of these [D] was a man by the name Ivan Skavinsky Skibar.
_ _ _ [A] One day this bold Russian [D] had shouldered his gun [G] and donned his most [D] truculent smear.
[A] Downtown he did go, [D] but he trod on the toe, [A]
Abdul [D] Abulbul Amir. _ _
_ [A] Young man, quote of Dahl, [D] has life grown so dull [G] that you wish to end your [D] career.
_ [A] Violent fiddle, no, you [D] have trod on the toe of Abdul Abulbul Amir.
_ _ _ [A] So take your last look [D] at sunshine and crook [G] and send your regrets to [D] the Tsar.
For [A] by this I imply you [D] are [G] going to die, [D] Mr.
Ivan Skavinsky Skibar. _ _
_ [A] Said Ivan, my friend, [D] your remarks in the end [G] will avail you but little, [D] I fear.
For [A] you ne'er will survive [D] to repeat them alive, Abdul Abulbul Amir.
_ _ Now [A] this bold man Maluk drew [D] his trusty shkibuk with [G] a cry of Allah [D] Akbar.
And [A] with murderous intent he [G] ferociously, [D] for Ivan Skavinsky Skibar. _ _ _
Now they [A] fought all that night near [D] the pale yellow moon, the [G] din [D] it was heard from afar.
Huge [A] multitudes came, so [D] great was the fame of Abdul [A] and Ivan Skibar.
_ _ _ _ As Abdul's long [D] night was extracting the light, in [G] fact he was shouting [D] huzzah.
He [A] felt himself struck [G] by that wily calumock, [D] Aunt Ivan [F#m] Skivinsky [D] Skibar. _ _ _
Now [A] a Muscovite maiden [D] her lone vigil keeps [G] by the light of a pale [D] polar star.
[A] And the name that she [G] murmurs, so oft as she weeps, is [A] Ivan Skivinsky [D] Skibar. _ _ _ _
And a [A] tomb rises up [D] where the blue Danube flows and [G] engraved therein [G#]
characters [D] _ gleam.
[A] O stranger when passing, [D] please pray for the [G] _ _ soul of _ _ Abdul _ _ Abulbul Amir.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _