Chords for Horrible Histories Prom 2011 | Richard III Song
Tempo:
156.45 bpm
Chords used:
F
Eb
Bb
C
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I thought this concert was supposed to [F] cheer me up, Fortescue.
[Am] They're playing music about [B] death.
I miss Albert.
I think I need more [A] comfort food.
What happened to the popcorn, ma'am?
Oh, it's finished.
[C] You should have [D] bought me a large tub instead of this tiny one.
[A] It did take two of us to carry it, ma'am.
Good.
Right, what's next?
[C] Oh, Richard III.
He only reigned from 1483 to 1485.
That's two years.
[N] I reigned for 63.
He shouldn't even be able to call himself a king if [D] he only reigned for two years.
He should be called a kin or a ki.
[Am] As you say.
See [F] what ki Richard [E] has to say for himself.
[A] You know, I've heard he's a nasty piece of work.
[Fm] Honestly, some people just seem to have the wrong idea about me.
[N] They all seem to think I'm this vicious, [E] murdering hunchback.
[A]
Well, it's about time I set them straight.
[F]
I was sure that you'd love me.
[Am] To that hope, I did cling.
[C] Because [Eb] I'm Richard III.
[Bb] And everybody loves a king, don't they?
[F] Thought I did a good job.
Why do you disagree?
[Am] There's a lot of people spreading nasty rumors about me.
[Eb] Every word is a lie.
So I'm singing this song.
[Bb] Because the history books have been telling [C] it wrong.
[F] Never had a limp, [C] always walked like Moorhide.
[Eb] Never had a hump and [Bb] my arm was all right.
Never [F] took the crown [C] with illegal power.
[Eb] Never killed my [Bb] nephews, the princes in the tower.
[Gm] Tudor [F] propaganda, it's all [Bb] absurd.
[Eb] Time to tell the truth [Bb] about King Richard [F] III.
My brother Edward died.
His [Am] kids too young to rule.
[Eb] So I took the throne.
Excuse [Bb] me.
Why not?
I'm nobody's fool.
Hi, it's me.
[F] Thomas More wrote a history, said I murdered Edward's boys.
[Am] Shakespeare says their death was an evil ploy.
[Eb] But I say those two are historical [Dm] vandals.
They've [Bb] ruined my image.
I mean, what a [C] scandal!
[F] Never bumped off [C] those harmless young heirs.
[Eb] Never buried them under [Bb] the tower above the stairs.
[F] Never poisoned my wife.
[C] Bumped off my daddy.
This [Eb] is me, sweet Richard.
[Bb] Do I look like a baddie, love?
[Gm] Never was two [F]-faced.
Sure, you'll learn.
[Bb]
I [Eb] was misunderstood.
[Bb] King Richard [F] III.
[C] [Eb] Can you imagine it?
[Ab] I'm the last man that's in it.
[Eb] Beaten by Henry in [Ab] the Wars of the Roses.
[Eb] The Tudor dynasty [Ab] didn't care that much for me.
Now [Eb] I'm painted as a baddie.
That's why one's supposed [F] to.
Never poured lead [C] when you gave up my crimes.
[Eb] Never drunk my brother [Bb] in a messy bottle of wine.
[F] Never sent a horse, [C] my kingdom, for a [Eb] horse.
Who made that up?
Why, [Bb] William Shakespeare, of course.
[Gm] Now my tale [F] is told, you won't hear a [Bb] bad word.
[Eb] About a special ruler.
[Bb] King Richard [F] III.
I'm a nice guy.
[Am] They're playing music about [B] death.
I miss Albert.
I think I need more [A] comfort food.
What happened to the popcorn, ma'am?
Oh, it's finished.
[C] You should have [D] bought me a large tub instead of this tiny one.
[A] It did take two of us to carry it, ma'am.
Good.
Right, what's next?
[C] Oh, Richard III.
He only reigned from 1483 to 1485.
That's two years.
[N] I reigned for 63.
He shouldn't even be able to call himself a king if [D] he only reigned for two years.
He should be called a kin or a ki.
[Am] As you say.
See [F] what ki Richard [E] has to say for himself.
[A] You know, I've heard he's a nasty piece of work.
[Fm] Honestly, some people just seem to have the wrong idea about me.
[N] They all seem to think I'm this vicious, [E] murdering hunchback.
[A]
Well, it's about time I set them straight.
[F]
I was sure that you'd love me.
[Am] To that hope, I did cling.
[C] Because [Eb] I'm Richard III.
[Bb] And everybody loves a king, don't they?
[F] Thought I did a good job.
Why do you disagree?
[Am] There's a lot of people spreading nasty rumors about me.
[Eb] Every word is a lie.
So I'm singing this song.
[Bb] Because the history books have been telling [C] it wrong.
[F] Never had a limp, [C] always walked like Moorhide.
[Eb] Never had a hump and [Bb] my arm was all right.
Never [F] took the crown [C] with illegal power.
[Eb] Never killed my [Bb] nephews, the princes in the tower.
[Gm] Tudor [F] propaganda, it's all [Bb] absurd.
[Eb] Time to tell the truth [Bb] about King Richard [F] III.
My brother Edward died.
His [Am] kids too young to rule.
[Eb] So I took the throne.
Excuse [Bb] me.
Why not?
I'm nobody's fool.
Hi, it's me.
[F] Thomas More wrote a history, said I murdered Edward's boys.
[Am] Shakespeare says their death was an evil ploy.
[Eb] But I say those two are historical [Dm] vandals.
They've [Bb] ruined my image.
I mean, what a [C] scandal!
[F] Never bumped off [C] those harmless young heirs.
[Eb] Never buried them under [Bb] the tower above the stairs.
[F] Never poisoned my wife.
[C] Bumped off my daddy.
This [Eb] is me, sweet Richard.
[Bb] Do I look like a baddie, love?
[Gm] Never was two [F]-faced.
Sure, you'll learn.
[Bb]
I [Eb] was misunderstood.
[Bb] King Richard [F] III.
[C] [Eb] Can you imagine it?
[Ab] I'm the last man that's in it.
[Eb] Beaten by Henry in [Ab] the Wars of the Roses.
[Eb] The Tudor dynasty [Ab] didn't care that much for me.
Now [Eb] I'm painted as a baddie.
That's why one's supposed [F] to.
Never poured lead [C] when you gave up my crimes.
[Eb] Never drunk my brother [Bb] in a messy bottle of wine.
[F] Never sent a horse, [C] my kingdom, for a [Eb] horse.
Who made that up?
Why, [Bb] William Shakespeare, of course.
[Gm] Now my tale [F] is told, you won't hear a [Bb] bad word.
[Eb] About a special ruler.
[Bb] King Richard [F] III.
I'm a nice guy.
Key:
F
Eb
Bb
C
Am
F
Eb
Bb
I thought this concert was supposed to [F] cheer me up, Fortescue.
[Am] They're playing music about [B] death.
I miss Albert.
_ I think I need more [A] comfort food.
What happened to the popcorn, ma'am?
Oh, it's finished.
[C] You should have [D] bought me a large tub instead of this tiny one.
[A] It did take two of us to carry it, ma'am.
Good.
_ _ Right, what's next? _ _
[C] Oh, Richard III.
He only reigned from 1483 to 1485.
That's two years.
[N] I reigned for 63.
He shouldn't even be able to call himself a king if [D] he only reigned for two years.
He should be called a kin or a ki.
[Am] As you say.
_ _ See [F] what ki Richard [E] has to say for himself.
[A] You know, I've heard he's a nasty piece of work. _
_ [Fm] Honestly, some people just seem to have the wrong idea about me.
[N] _ _ They all seem to think I'm this vicious, [E] murdering hunchback.
_ _ _ [A]
Well, it's about time I set them straight.
_ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ I was sure that you'd love me.
[Am] To that hope, I did cling.
[C] _ Because [Eb] I'm Richard III.
_ [Bb] And everybody loves a king, don't they?
_ [F] Thought I did a good job.
Why do you disagree?
[Am] There's a lot of people spreading nasty rumors about me.
[Eb] Every word is a lie.
So I'm singing this song.
[Bb] Because the history books have been telling [C] it wrong.
[F] Never had a limp, [C] always walked like Moorhide.
[Eb] Never had a hump and [Bb] my arm was all right.
Never [F] took the crown [C] with illegal power.
[Eb] Never killed my [Bb] nephews, the princes in the tower.
[Gm] _ Tudor _ [F] propaganda, it's all [Bb] absurd. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Time to tell the truth [Bb] about King Richard [F] III. _
_ _ _ _ My brother Edward died.
_ His [Am] kids too young to rule.
_ _ [Eb] So I took the throne.
Excuse [Bb] me.
Why not?
I'm nobody's fool.
Hi, it's me.
[F] Thomas More wrote a history, said I murdered Edward's boys.
[Am] Shakespeare says their death was an evil ploy.
[Eb] But I say those two are historical [Dm] vandals.
They've [Bb] ruined my image.
I mean, what a [C] scandal!
[F] Never bumped off [C] those harmless young heirs.
[Eb] Never buried them under [Bb] the tower above the stairs.
[F] Never poisoned my wife.
[C] Bumped off my daddy.
This [Eb] is me, sweet Richard.
[Bb] Do I look like a baddie, love?
[Gm] Never was two [F]-faced.
Sure, you'll learn.
[Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ I [Eb] was misunderstood.
_ [Bb] King Richard _ [F] III. _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] Can you imagine it?
[Ab] I'm the last man that's in it.
[Eb] Beaten by Henry in [Ab] the Wars of the Roses.
[Eb] The Tudor dynasty [Ab] didn't care that much for me.
Now [Eb] I'm painted as a baddie.
That's why one's supposed [F] to.
Never poured lead [C] when you gave up my crimes.
[Eb] Never drunk my brother [Bb] in a messy bottle of wine.
[F] Never sent a horse, [C] my kingdom, for a [Eb] horse.
Who made that up?
Why, [Bb] William Shakespeare, of course.
[Gm] Now my tale [F] is told, you won't hear a [Bb] bad word. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] About a special ruler.
[Bb] _ _ King Richard [F] III. _
_ I'm a nice guy. _ _ _
[Am] They're playing music about [B] death.
I miss Albert.
_ I think I need more [A] comfort food.
What happened to the popcorn, ma'am?
Oh, it's finished.
[C] You should have [D] bought me a large tub instead of this tiny one.
[A] It did take two of us to carry it, ma'am.
Good.
_ _ Right, what's next? _ _
[C] Oh, Richard III.
He only reigned from 1483 to 1485.
That's two years.
[N] I reigned for 63.
He shouldn't even be able to call himself a king if [D] he only reigned for two years.
He should be called a kin or a ki.
[Am] As you say.
_ _ See [F] what ki Richard [E] has to say for himself.
[A] You know, I've heard he's a nasty piece of work. _
_ [Fm] Honestly, some people just seem to have the wrong idea about me.
[N] _ _ They all seem to think I'm this vicious, [E] murdering hunchback.
_ _ _ [A]
Well, it's about time I set them straight.
_ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ I was sure that you'd love me.
[Am] To that hope, I did cling.
[C] _ Because [Eb] I'm Richard III.
_ [Bb] And everybody loves a king, don't they?
_ [F] Thought I did a good job.
Why do you disagree?
[Am] There's a lot of people spreading nasty rumors about me.
[Eb] Every word is a lie.
So I'm singing this song.
[Bb] Because the history books have been telling [C] it wrong.
[F] Never had a limp, [C] always walked like Moorhide.
[Eb] Never had a hump and [Bb] my arm was all right.
Never [F] took the crown [C] with illegal power.
[Eb] Never killed my [Bb] nephews, the princes in the tower.
[Gm] _ Tudor _ [F] propaganda, it's all [Bb] absurd. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Time to tell the truth [Bb] about King Richard [F] III. _
_ _ _ _ My brother Edward died.
_ His [Am] kids too young to rule.
_ _ [Eb] So I took the throne.
Excuse [Bb] me.
Why not?
I'm nobody's fool.
Hi, it's me.
[F] Thomas More wrote a history, said I murdered Edward's boys.
[Am] Shakespeare says their death was an evil ploy.
[Eb] But I say those two are historical [Dm] vandals.
They've [Bb] ruined my image.
I mean, what a [C] scandal!
[F] Never bumped off [C] those harmless young heirs.
[Eb] Never buried them under [Bb] the tower above the stairs.
[F] Never poisoned my wife.
[C] Bumped off my daddy.
This [Eb] is me, sweet Richard.
[Bb] Do I look like a baddie, love?
[Gm] Never was two [F]-faced.
Sure, you'll learn.
[Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ I [Eb] was misunderstood.
_ [Bb] King Richard _ [F] III. _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] Can you imagine it?
[Ab] I'm the last man that's in it.
[Eb] Beaten by Henry in [Ab] the Wars of the Roses.
[Eb] The Tudor dynasty [Ab] didn't care that much for me.
Now [Eb] I'm painted as a baddie.
That's why one's supposed [F] to.
Never poured lead [C] when you gave up my crimes.
[Eb] Never drunk my brother [Bb] in a messy bottle of wine.
[F] Never sent a horse, [C] my kingdom, for a [Eb] horse.
Who made that up?
Why, [Bb] William Shakespeare, of course.
[Gm] Now my tale [F] is told, you won't hear a [Bb] bad word. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] About a special ruler.
[Bb] _ _ King Richard [F] III. _
_ I'm a nice guy. _ _ _