Massacre of the Saxons Chords by Christopher Lee

Tempo:
104.05 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

D

F

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Massacre of the Saxons chords
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[A] [F] [Dm] [E]
[Am] [F] [E]
[A] [F] [D] [E]
[A] [F] [D] [E]
[A] [F] [D] [E]
[A] [F] [D] [E]
Does a man have [G#] to fight [A] all his life, [B] only in death to [D] take flight [E] to the skies?
War [G#] mongers hide to [A] take my throne.
[B] No respect [D] [E] is ever [E] shown.
To call a [F] prince, [G] nor [A] man, nor beast, [E] and steal our cattle for the feast.
No [F] earthly prince [G] then I [A] shall take, [E] or standless idolatry so vague.
[F#m] [Fm] [C#] By [C#m] borderland raids [B] they claim in their hoards, [A] ransacking villages, [G#] taking the [Cm] spoils,
[C#m] with nothing to lose [B] than possessions, fuel, [A] gold, study, [Am] fearless and cruel.
[E] Defiant of baptism, unfeigned of death, those mergers call me to be ruthless,
to set [G#] an example [A] to the rebels, [B] the Thonian [D] for their worship [Em] of devils.
[C#] How many times [B] did I venture forth [A] through the extreme [E] wilderness of [G#] the north
[C#m] to subdue those, [B] those sacred or great, [A] kings, churches, and priests [Am] of our Christian [A] state?
[C] [G]
[D] [C] Liver flowing [G]
red [D] with the blood of four thousand [E] men that I did behead.
[A] I shed [G] the blood of the Saxon [F] man.
I shed the [E] blood of the Saxon [A] man.
I shed the blood [G] of the Saxon [F] man.
I shed the [E] blood of the Saxon [D] man.
I shed it at birth and I [E] shed the blood of the Saxon man.
I shed the blood of four [G#] thousand Saxon [C] men.
I shed [E] the blood of the Saxon man.
[A] I shed the [D#] blood of the Saxon man.
[E] I [Bm] shed the blood of the [A] Saxon man.
[F] [D] [E]
[A] [F] [D] [E]
[A] [C] [D] [E]
[A]
[E] Shall my realm be taken as I toil to force others out of Frankish soil?
[C] [E] And I return [A] to learn that all is lost [B] if my companions [D] I trust, the [A] sword [E] and the cross.
Those [F] who [G] industrious [A] Frankish folk [E] who toil our lands with oxen and yoke,
[F] wasps, [G] slumber, [A] vulgar and [E] moorish men, dare to even glance at [F#m] them.
[Fm] [C#] A dressing in fire [B] triumphs by the sword.
[A] In the name of Jesus Christ [G#] our Lord.
[C#] Stay in heaven, [B] your mercy given.
[A] Victory for the [Am] chosen people.
[Em] Where [G#] we grow [A] I of this task which fell, [B] on the shoulders [D] of a man [E] who yearns to spend
but [G#] one hour [A] with wife [Bm] and child, two days on [E] faces innocent [C] and mild.
So [G] give no matter [D] what has [C] been said, [G] [D] the empire may freezer.
[E] My knees are like raven [A] feet.
I shed the [G] blood of the Saxon [F] man.
I shed the [E] blood of the Saxon [A] man.
I shed the [G] blood of Saxon [F] man.
I shed the [E] blood of the Saxon [D] man.
I shed it at Mohden.
I [E] shed the blood of the Saxon man.
I shed the blood of four thousand Saxon [C] man.
[G#]
[E] [A] I shed the [D#] blood of the Saxon man!
[E] [G] [A] [F]
[D] [Am] [F]
[Em] [A] [F]
[D] [Em] [B] [A]
[E] [F#m] [B] [G]
[E] [F#m] [B] [D]
[E] [F#] [B]
[N]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
F
134211111
B
12341112
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
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Let's start jamming Christopher Lee - Massacre Of The Saxons chords, practice the chord sequence B, D, E, A, F, A, E, F, G, E, G# and A. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 52 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 104. With the song's key of A Minor, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[A] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [E] _
_ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
Does a man have [G#] to fight [A] all his life, _ [B] only in death to [D] take flight [E] to the skies?
_ War [G#] mongers hide to [A] take my throne.
[B] No respect [D] _ [E] is ever _ [E] shown.
To call a [F] prince, [G] nor [A] man, nor beast, [E] and steal our cattle for the _ feast.
No [F] earthly prince [G] then I [A] shall take, [E] or standless idolatry so vague.
_ [F#m] _ _ [Fm] _ [C#] By [C#m] borderland raids [B] they claim in their hoards, [A] _ ransacking villages, [G#] taking the [Cm] spoils,
[C#m] with nothing to lose [B] than possessions, fuel, [A] gold, study, [Am] fearless and cruel. _ _ _
_ [E] Defiant of baptism, unfeigned of death, those mergers call me to be ruthless, _
to set [G#] an example [A] to the rebels, [B] the Thonian [D] for their worship [Em] of devils.
[C#] How many times [B] did I venture forth [A] through the extreme [E] wilderness of [G#] the north
[C#m] to subdue those, [B] those sacred or great, [A] kings, churches, and priests [Am] of our Christian [A] state?
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] Liver flowing [G]
red [D] with the blood of four thousand [E] men that I did behead.
_ _ _ [A] I shed [G] the blood of the Saxon [F] man.
I shed the [E] blood of the Saxon [A] man.
I shed the blood [G] of the Saxon [F] man.
I shed the [E] blood of the Saxon [D] man.
I shed it at birth and I [E] shed the blood of the Saxon man.
I shed the blood of four [G#] thousand Saxon [C] men.
I shed [E] the blood of the Saxon man.
[A] I shed the [D#] blood of the Saxon man.
_ _ _ [E] I [Bm] shed the blood of the [A] Saxon man.
[F] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] Shall my realm be taken as I toil to force others out of Frankish soil?
[C] [E] And I return [A] to learn that all is lost [B] if my companions [D] I trust, the [A] sword [E] and the cross.
Those [F] who [G] industrious [A] Frankish folk [E] who toil our lands with oxen and yoke,
_ [F] wasps, [G] slumber, [A] vulgar and [E] moorish men, dare to even glance at [F#m] them.
_ [Fm] _ [C#] A dressing in fire [B] triumphs by the sword.
_ [A] In the name of Jesus Christ [G#] our _ Lord.
[C#] Stay in heaven, [B] your mercy given.
_ [A] Victory for the [Am] chosen people.
_ [Em] Where [G#] we grow [A] I of this task which fell, [B] on the shoulders [D] of a man [E] who yearns to spend
but [G#] one hour [A] with wife [Bm] and child, two days on [E] faces innocent [C] and mild.
_ So [G] give no matter [D] what _ has [C] been said, [G] _ _ [D] the empire may freezer.
[E] My knees are like raven _ _ _ [A] feet.
I shed the [G] blood of the Saxon [F] man.
I shed the [E] blood of the Saxon [A] man.
I shed the [G] blood of Saxon [F] man.
I shed the [E] blood of the Saxon [D] man.
I shed it at Mohden.
I [E] shed the blood of the Saxon man.
I shed the blood of four thousand Saxon [C] man.
_ [G#] _
[E] [A] I shed the [D#] blood of the Saxon man! _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ [F] _
_ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [F] _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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