Chords for Magic's Price (Shadow Stalker)
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Every year companions choose as they have done before
The [A] chosen come with [D] shining hopes to learn the Herald's [A] lore
And every year the Heralds sigh [G] and give the same [A] advice
All [D] those who would hold magic's power must then pay magic's price
[D] Though there was danger in the North, [C] that's all that [Dm] Vanyu knew
[A] An enemy [D] of power [Dm] darksot Heralds out [A] then slew
[D] But only those with magic's gift [Gm] were slain by [A] silent rage
[D] Till Vanyu of them all was left the only Herald-mage
[Gm] Yes, from the [Dm] North the danger [Gm] came beyond the [Dm] border far
The forest did not stay, dark [Gm] death, nor did the [A] mountains bar
[Gm] And Vanyu cried, [D] we die, my legion, no, not why, [A] nor where
[D] So send me [Dm] North, my king, that I may [D] find the answers there
Then North went Vanyu not [C] alone, though t'was of [D] little aid
[A] A bard was [D] like to be to him, and Steffon [A] was afraid
[Gm] He feared that he would fail the quest a burden [A] proved to be
[D] Dare not let Vanyu go alone to face dark sorcery
So out beyond the border there, beyond the forest [Dm] tall
Into the mountains [Gm] deep they went, and there stood an [A] icy wall
[Gm] To find the wall [D] cracked and found [Gm] there was a [A] passage new
[D] A path clean cut that winding ran a level coarse and true
This path was wrought by magecraft [C] Vanyu knew
That when [Dm] he saw [A] the mountains [D] hewn by power of Annapar
He [A] felled with awe, [D] but to what purpose?
Something moved beyond them [A] on the trail
They [D] watched and hid, and what had they found there turned them cold and pale
An army moved in single [Gm] file by magic [Dm] cloaked and hid
An army moved on [D] Valdemar that marched as [A] they were bid
[Gm] A darker [D] force than weaponry [Gm] controlled the [A] men in place
Ah, Vanyu looked, and [D] Vanyu knew an ancient evil's face
Then Vanyu [C] turned to Steffon, and he told the [Dm] bard to ride
[A] To warn the [D] folk of Valdemar they call me [A] Magic's Pride
[Gm] It's time I earned that name, now go, I'll hold this [A] army back
[D] Until the arms of Valdemar can counter their attack
[Gm] So Steffon [Dm] ran, and so it is, [Gm] no living [Dm] tongue can tell
Of Vanyu fought, nor what he wrought, [Gm] nor how the [A] herald fell
[Gm] The army [Dm] came, but not in time [Gm] to save the [A] herald mage
[G] Although the paths [D] were scorched and cracked by magic power's rage
They fought the dark ones back, although they came on wave [Dm] by wave
[A] No trace they [Dm] found of Vanyu, nor of his [A] companion brain
[Gm] They only found the focus stone, the gift of [A] Steffon's hand
[D] Now blackened, burned, and shattered by the power that saved their land
[Gm] They only [Dm] found the woman who [Gm] into the wards [D] had fled
And each one by unseen, uncanny [Gm]
powers now [A] lay dead
[Gm] As if the foe [Dm] had somehow [Gm] bestirred itself [A] that day
And Vanyu with his [D] dying breath commanded trees to slay
And still the forest of the [C] North guards [D] Valdemar from harm
[A] For Vanyu's [D] dying curse is stronger far than [A] mortal arm
[G] And every year the chosen come, despite the [A] old advice
[D] All those who would be Magic's Pride must then pay Magic's price
Every year companions choose as they have done before
The [A] chosen come with [D] shining hopes to learn the Herald's [A] lore
And every year the Heralds sigh [G] and give the same [A] advice
All [D] those who would hold magic's power must then pay magic's price
[D] Though there was danger in the North, [C] that's all that [Dm] Vanyu knew
[A] An enemy [D] of power [Dm] darksot Heralds out [A] then slew
[D] But only those with magic's gift [Gm] were slain by [A] silent rage
[D] Till Vanyu of them all was left the only Herald-mage
[Gm] Yes, from the [Dm] North the danger [Gm] came beyond the [Dm] border far
The forest did not stay, dark [Gm] death, nor did the [A] mountains bar
[Gm] And Vanyu cried, [D] we die, my legion, no, not why, [A] nor where
[D] So send me [Dm] North, my king, that I may [D] find the answers there
Then North went Vanyu not [C] alone, though t'was of [D] little aid
[A] A bard was [D] like to be to him, and Steffon [A] was afraid
[Gm] He feared that he would fail the quest a burden [A] proved to be
[D] Dare not let Vanyu go alone to face dark sorcery
So out beyond the border there, beyond the forest [Dm] tall
Into the mountains [Gm] deep they went, and there stood an [A] icy wall
[Gm] To find the wall [D] cracked and found [Gm] there was a [A] passage new
[D] A path clean cut that winding ran a level coarse and true
This path was wrought by magecraft [C] Vanyu knew
That when [Dm] he saw [A] the mountains [D] hewn by power of Annapar
He [A] felled with awe, [D] but to what purpose?
Something moved beyond them [A] on the trail
They [D] watched and hid, and what had they found there turned them cold and pale
An army moved in single [Gm] file by magic [Dm] cloaked and hid
An army moved on [D] Valdemar that marched as [A] they were bid
[Gm] A darker [D] force than weaponry [Gm] controlled the [A] men in place
Ah, Vanyu looked, and [D] Vanyu knew an ancient evil's face
Then Vanyu [C] turned to Steffon, and he told the [Dm] bard to ride
[A] To warn the [D] folk of Valdemar they call me [A] Magic's Pride
[Gm] It's time I earned that name, now go, I'll hold this [A] army back
[D] Until the arms of Valdemar can counter their attack
[Gm] So Steffon [Dm] ran, and so it is, [Gm] no living [Dm] tongue can tell
Of Vanyu fought, nor what he wrought, [Gm] nor how the [A] herald fell
[Gm] The army [Dm] came, but not in time [Gm] to save the [A] herald mage
[G] Although the paths [D] were scorched and cracked by magic power's rage
They fought the dark ones back, although they came on wave [Dm] by wave
[A] No trace they [Dm] found of Vanyu, nor of his [A] companion brain
[Gm] They only found the focus stone, the gift of [A] Steffon's hand
[D] Now blackened, burned, and shattered by the power that saved their land
[Gm] They only [Dm] found the woman who [Gm] into the wards [D] had fled
And each one by unseen, uncanny [Gm]
powers now [A] lay dead
[Gm] As if the foe [Dm] had somehow [Gm] bestirred itself [A] that day
And Vanyu with his [D] dying breath commanded trees to slay
And still the forest of the [C] North guards [D] Valdemar from harm
[A] For Vanyu's [D] dying curse is stronger far than [A] mortal arm
[G] And every year the chosen come, despite the [A] old advice
[D] All those who would be Magic's Pride must then pay Magic's price
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_ _ Every year companions choose as they have done before
The [A] chosen come with [D] shining hopes to learn the Herald's [A] lore
And every year the Heralds sigh [G] and give the same [A] advice
All [D] those who would hold magic's power must then pay magic's price _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ Though there was danger in the North, [C] that's all that [Dm] Vanyu knew
[A] An enemy [D] of power [Dm] darksot Heralds out [A] then slew
[D] But only those with magic's gift [Gm] were slain by [A] silent rage
[D] Till Vanyu of them all was left the only Herald-mage
[Gm] Yes, from the [Dm] North the danger [Gm] came beyond the [Dm] border far
The forest did not stay, dark [Gm] death, nor did the [A] mountains bar
[Gm] And Vanyu cried, [D] we die, my legion, no, not why, [A] nor where
[D] So send me [Dm] North, my king, that I may [D] find the answers there _ _ _ _
_ _ Then North went Vanyu not [C] alone, though t'was of [D] little aid
[A] A bard was [D] like to be to him, and Steffon [A] was afraid
[Gm] He feared that he would fail the quest a burden [A] proved to be
[D] Dare not let Vanyu go alone to face dark sorcery
So out beyond the border there, beyond the forest [Dm] tall
Into the mountains [Gm] deep they went, and there stood an [A] icy wall
[Gm] To find the wall [D] cracked and found [Gm] there was a [A] passage new
[D] A path clean cut that winding ran a level coarse and true _ _ _ _ _
_ _ This path was wrought by magecraft [C] Vanyu knew
That when [Dm] he saw [A] the mountains [D] hewn by power of Annapar
He [A] felled with awe, [D] but to what purpose?
Something moved beyond them [A] on the trail
They [D] watched and hid, and what had they found there turned them cold and pale
An army moved in single [Gm] file by magic [Dm] cloaked and hid
An army moved on [D] Valdemar that marched as [A] they were bid
[Gm] A darker [D] force than weaponry [Gm] controlled the [A] men in place
Ah, Vanyu looked, and [D] Vanyu knew an ancient evil's face _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Then Vanyu [C] turned to Steffon, and he told the [Dm] bard to ride
[A] To warn the [D] folk of Valdemar they call me [A] Magic's Pride
[Gm] It's time I earned that name, now go, I'll hold this [A] army back
[D] Until the arms of Valdemar can counter their attack
[Gm] So Steffon [Dm] ran, and so it is, [Gm] no living [Dm] tongue can tell
Of Vanyu fought, nor what he wrought, [Gm] nor how the [A] herald fell
[Gm] The army [Dm] came, but not in time [Gm] to save the [A] herald mage
[G] Although the paths [D] were scorched and cracked by magic power's rage _ _ _ _ _
_ _ They fought the dark ones back, although they came on wave [Dm] by wave
[A] No trace they [Dm] found of Vanyu, nor of his [A] companion brain
[Gm] They only found the focus stone, the gift of [A] Steffon's hand
[D] Now blackened, burned, and shattered by the power that saved their land
[Gm] They only [Dm] found the woman who [Gm] into the wards [D] had fled
And each one by unseen, uncanny [Gm]
powers now [A] lay dead
[Gm] As if the foe [Dm] had somehow [Gm] bestirred itself [A] that day
And Vanyu with his [D] dying breath commanded trees to slay _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And still the forest of the [C] North guards [D] Valdemar from harm
[A] For Vanyu's [D] dying curse is stronger far than [A] mortal arm
[G] And every year the chosen come, despite the [A] old advice
[D] All those who would be Magic's Pride must then pay Magic's price _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Every year companions choose as they have done before
The [A] chosen come with [D] shining hopes to learn the Herald's [A] lore
And every year the Heralds sigh [G] and give the same [A] advice
All [D] those who would hold magic's power must then pay magic's price _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ Though there was danger in the North, [C] that's all that [Dm] Vanyu knew
[A] An enemy [D] of power [Dm] darksot Heralds out [A] then slew
[D] But only those with magic's gift [Gm] were slain by [A] silent rage
[D] Till Vanyu of them all was left the only Herald-mage
[Gm] Yes, from the [Dm] North the danger [Gm] came beyond the [Dm] border far
The forest did not stay, dark [Gm] death, nor did the [A] mountains bar
[Gm] And Vanyu cried, [D] we die, my legion, no, not why, [A] nor where
[D] So send me [Dm] North, my king, that I may [D] find the answers there _ _ _ _
_ _ Then North went Vanyu not [C] alone, though t'was of [D] little aid
[A] A bard was [D] like to be to him, and Steffon [A] was afraid
[Gm] He feared that he would fail the quest a burden [A] proved to be
[D] Dare not let Vanyu go alone to face dark sorcery
So out beyond the border there, beyond the forest [Dm] tall
Into the mountains [Gm] deep they went, and there stood an [A] icy wall
[Gm] To find the wall [D] cracked and found [Gm] there was a [A] passage new
[D] A path clean cut that winding ran a level coarse and true _ _ _ _ _
_ _ This path was wrought by magecraft [C] Vanyu knew
That when [Dm] he saw [A] the mountains [D] hewn by power of Annapar
He [A] felled with awe, [D] but to what purpose?
Something moved beyond them [A] on the trail
They [D] watched and hid, and what had they found there turned them cold and pale
An army moved in single [Gm] file by magic [Dm] cloaked and hid
An army moved on [D] Valdemar that marched as [A] they were bid
[Gm] A darker [D] force than weaponry [Gm] controlled the [A] men in place
Ah, Vanyu looked, and [D] Vanyu knew an ancient evil's face _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Then Vanyu [C] turned to Steffon, and he told the [Dm] bard to ride
[A] To warn the [D] folk of Valdemar they call me [A] Magic's Pride
[Gm] It's time I earned that name, now go, I'll hold this [A] army back
[D] Until the arms of Valdemar can counter their attack
[Gm] So Steffon [Dm] ran, and so it is, [Gm] no living [Dm] tongue can tell
Of Vanyu fought, nor what he wrought, [Gm] nor how the [A] herald fell
[Gm] The army [Dm] came, but not in time [Gm] to save the [A] herald mage
[G] Although the paths [D] were scorched and cracked by magic power's rage _ _ _ _ _
_ _ They fought the dark ones back, although they came on wave [Dm] by wave
[A] No trace they [Dm] found of Vanyu, nor of his [A] companion brain
[Gm] They only found the focus stone, the gift of [A] Steffon's hand
[D] Now blackened, burned, and shattered by the power that saved their land
[Gm] They only [Dm] found the woman who [Gm] into the wards [D] had fled
And each one by unseen, uncanny [Gm]
powers now [A] lay dead
[Gm] As if the foe [Dm] had somehow [Gm] bestirred itself [A] that day
And Vanyu with his [D] dying breath commanded trees to slay _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And still the forest of the [C] North guards [D] Valdemar from harm
[A] For Vanyu's [D] dying curse is stronger far than [A] mortal arm
[G] And every year the chosen come, despite the [A] old advice
[D] All those who would be Magic's Pride must then pay Magic's price _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _