Chords for The Colddrake

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_ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ [B] _ [D] young Afonya [A] once awakened from [Em] a dream of death and fear
[Bm] if he should choose [A] to be a [G] mage his doom would then [F#] draw near
[Bm] a future [A] filled with suffering [Em] was all that he [A] could see
[Em] so he [E] made a choice to [Bm] leave [A] Kadrava, they [B] then fleed
[D] Into the [F#] winter's bitter cold [Bm] he hurried [F#] on that day
[Bm] His mind was numb [A] and chilled, and [Em] he could scarcely [A] find his way
[Bm] When pondering [A] his haste made [Bm] choice, he thought then to [F#]
return
But a magic [Em] cry for mercy [A] [G] made his frozen [A] spirit _ [B] burn
[D] Silver [A] Harris, _ [Em] the cold [Bm] drake hunts for [A] prey
Its [G] glowing eyes can [A] [F#] hypnotize and steal [A] your soul [B] away
[D] He _ [A] _ _
[Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [G] _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [D] caught the [A] cry of _ [Em] men and followed it where [A] it led
[F#] And all the [A] while a helpless [Bm] anguish echoed in [F#] his head
[Bm] He came upon [A] a holding [Em] in a sheltered [A] forest vale
_ [Bm] Destroyed in [E] ruthless fury [Bm] by a [A] monster cold [B] and pale
[D] A woman [F#] and her children [Bm] huddled near the cold [F#] drake's maw
[Bm] Her husband [A] lay in shreds [Em] beneath an [A] unforgiving claw
[Bm] The beast entranced [A] her victims, [Bm] neither looking left [F#] nor right
[D] She knew full [E] well the peasants had [G] no [A] way to run [B] or fight
[D] Silver [A] Harris, _ the cold drake hunts for prey
[D] Its [Em] glowing eyes can [F#] hypnotize and steal your [B] soul [C#] away
[D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [D] And suddenly [A] a man stepped [Em] forth, a [Bm] pitchfork [A] in his hand
[Bm] As if alone [A] he'd face the [Bm] beast and bravely take [F#] a stand
Though [Bm] old and frail [A] he could not [Em] bear to watch his [A] kinfolk die
He was [Bm] the [E] only chance they had, [G] and he was bound [B] to try
The [D] old man thrust [F#] his weapon deep [Bm] into the [F#] cold drake's side
He [G] knew his life [A] was forfeit and there was [Bm] nowhere [A] to hide
As [Bm] Fawnew watched the monster kill the farmer where [F#] he stood
_ [A] Distraction broke the calling as the [G] old man knew it [B] would
[D] Silver Harris, [A] _ _ [Em] the cold drake hunts for prey
[D] Its [Em] glowing eyes can [F#] hypnotize and [A] steal your soul [B] _ away
From [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [D] hiding [A] bent, Fawnhill Spring [Em] Rage forcing [A] his attack
[Bm] He shielded all [A] the peasants [Bm] and he forced the [F#] monster back
[Bm] With magic [A] drawn from hidden nodes [Em] he [Bm] flung the cold [A] drake high
And [Bm] watched its [E] broken body plummet [Bm] [A] from the winter [B]
sky
[D] _ Courage [F#] of the simple folk [Bm] can move a [F#] man to tears
Or give him strength [A] to face a [Em] foe and [Bm] conquer all [A] his fears
[F#] So Fawnew [A] made a choice that day [Bm] he never would [F#] regret
[D] A [A] farmer [Em] taught a lesson [A] that the mage could [B] not forget
[D] Silver [A] Harris, _ [Em] the cold drake [A] hunts for prey
Its [G] glowing eyes can [B] hypnotize and steal your soul away
_ [D] Silver Harris [A] _ _ [Em]
on [Bm] the snow that day
For [G] young Fawnhill unfroze [A] his [B] spell and chose the mage's [B] way _
_ [C#] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
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