Chords for Fridericus Rex (English Version) - Der Michel - Karl Sternau - All Stanzas

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_ He calls every soldier to gather [E] gun and sword, Two [A] hundred whole battalions [E] and a thousand
squadron corps, [B] And every single grenadier has sixty [E] shots or more.
Two [A] hundred whole battalions [E] and a thousand squadron corps,
[B] And every single grenadier has sixty [E] shots or more.
_ You blighted men, [B] says his regal majesty, In battle I want every [E] man to stand by me.
[A] Silesia they begrudge me, and for [B] Glotz they do the same,
And they envy all the gold that lies [E] within my name.
[A] Silesia they begrudge me, [E] and for Glotz they do the [B] same,
And they envy all the gold that lies [E] within my name.
The Empress is wet [B] with the Frenchy dust consoled, And the Holy Roman [Abm] Reich is uprising [E] in revolt.
[A] The Russians have invaded, [E] they are storming near and far,
[B] Let's show what kind of fighting men the Prussian [E] soldiers are.
[A] The Russians have invaded, [E] they are storming near and far,
[B] Let's show what kind of fighting men the Prussian [E] soldiers are.
My General [B] Schwerin and my Field Marshal von Kite,
And my Major General [Abm] von Zieten are ready [E] for the fight.
Bolts [A] on the crash and lightning, [E] bloody hell and horrid woe,
[B] Our triumphs go before us so that [Abm] all the [E] world may know.
Bolts [A] on the crash and lightning, bloody [E] hell and horrid woe,
[B] Our triumphs go [Abm] before us so that all the [E] world may know.
Goodbye my Louisa, [B] will you wipe away those tears?
Your man is a soldier and marches [E] without fears.
If [A] every single bullet [E] were to go and hit its mark,
[B] Then where would every region get their [F] soldiers [E] proud and stark?
If [A] every single bullet [E] were to go and hit its mark,
[B] Then where would every region get their soldiers [E] proud and stark?
The musket ball [B] makes a very tiny hole,
The cannonball makes an even [E] bigger hole,
[A] The bullets are of iron [E] and are cast of molten lead,
[B] And many straying bullets miss many [E] straying heads.
The [A] bullets are of iron [E] and are cast of molten lead,
[B] And many straying bullets miss many [E] straying heads.
Our cannons roar, [B] they're a force that can contain,
And the Prussian soldiers' loyalty is faithful [E] to the end.
[A] The sweets end and all [E] have the awfulest of fears,
[B] And anything in Austria can nothing [E] but to yield.
The [A] sweets end and all [E] have the awfulest [B] of fears,
And anything in Austria can nothing [E] but to yield.
The French pay their [B] soldiers with bottles of pommade,
In Prussia every soldier is always [E] promptly paid.
Both [A] stun the Krashen lightning, [E] bloody hell and horrid woe,
[B] Who gets their pay as quickly from the Prussian [E]
overflow.
Both [A] stun the Krashen lightning, [E] bloody hell and horrid [B] woe,
Who gets their pay as quickly from the [Abm] Prussian [E]
overflow.
_ Friderico Srex, [B] the lord of wreaths and thorns,
And every single soldier his [E] loyalty has sworn.
[A] _ Friderico [E] Srex, my king and lord,
[B] We'd follow you hell if only you [E] would give the word.
[A] _ Friderico [E] Srex, my king and lord,
[B] We'd follow you hell if only you [E] would give the word.
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