Crusader Chords by Chris De Burgh
- Key: Am
- BPM: 140
- Capo: no capo
TEMPO FORTE
CRUSADER ACORDES
[Start] [Intro] Am G F G Am G F G ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Am G F G Am Em F Fmaj7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Em Bsus4 B B7 Em ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] G What do I do next said the bishop to the priest Am C D I have spent my whole life waiting preparing for the feast Em G ■ And now you say Jerusalem has fallen and is lost Am C D Em The king of heathen Saracen has seized the holy cross G Am Then the priest said Oh my bishop we must put them to the sword C D For God in all His mercy will find a just reward Em G For the noblemen and sinners and knights of ready hand Am C D Em Who will be the Lord's Crusader send word through all the land [Chorus] D C D Em ■ ■ Jerusalem is lost D C D Em ■ ■ Jerusalem is lost D C D Em ■ ■ Jerusalem is lost [Verse] N.C. Tell me what to do said the king upon his throne N.C. But speak to me in whispers for we are not alone N.C. They tell me that Jerusalem has fallen to the hand N.C. Of some bedevilled eastern Heathen who has seized the Holy Land N.C. Then the chamberlain said Lord we must call upon our foes N.C. In Spain and France and Germany to end our bitter wars N.C. All Christian men must be as one and gather for the fight D Em D You will be their leader begin the battle cry ■ ■ [Intro] C D Em D ■ Jerusalem is lost ■ C D Em D ■ Jerusalem is lost ■ C D Em E7 F ■ Jerusalem is lost ■ ■ [Verse] Am F Ooh high on a hill in the town of Jerusalem Am F There stood Saladin the king of the Saracens G Am F Whoring and drinking and snoring and sinking around him his army lay C Em Am Secure in the knowledge that he had won the day F A messenger came blood on his feet and a wound in his chest Am F The Christians are coming he said I have seen their cross in the west G In a rage Saladin struck him down with his knife Am G F And he said I know that this man lies C E7 Am They quarrel too much the Christians could never unite [Chorus] F G Am F Em ■ I am invincible ■ I am the king F G Am F G Am ■ I am invincible and ■ I will win F G Am G F G ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] Am F Closer they came the army of Richard the Lionheart Am F Marching by day and night with soldiers from every part G Abm Am F And when the Crusaders came over the mountain and they saw Jerusalem C7 E7 Am They fell to their knees and prayed for her release A7 F They started the battle at dawn taking the city by storm Am With horsemen and bowmen and engines of war F They broke through the city walls [Chorus] G E7 The Heathens were flying and screaming and dying Am F And the Christian swords were strong C E7 Am And Saladin ran when he heard their victory song F G Am F E7 ■ We are invincible ■ God is the king F G Am F G Am ■ We are invincible and we will win [Solo] F Fmaj7 Am D Am Em D Am ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Fmaj7 F Am D Em7 Am Fmaj7 Am ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Dm7 Em7 D7 Am F Fmaj7 Am Em ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Outro] Em7 Em G Am G Am G F ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ G Am G F Fmaj7 F G Am ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ G F Em Bsus4 B B7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] Em G Am What do I do now said the wise man to the fool C D I have spent my whole life searching ■ to find the Golden Rule Em G Am Though centuries have disappeared the memory still remains C D Em Of those enemies together could it be that way ■ again [Intro] G Then the fool said Oh you wise men you really make me laugh Am C D With your talk of vast persuasion and searching through the past ■ Em G There is only greed and evil in the men who fight today Am C D Em7 The song of the Crusader has long ■ since gone away Em Em7 D C ■ ■ ■ ■ D Jerusalem is lost Em Em7 D C ■ ■ ■ ■ D Em D Jerusalem is lost ■ [Verse] C D ■ Jerusalem is lost Em D C D ■ ■ ■ ■ D Jerusalem [Solo] Em D C D Em D C D ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Em D C D Em D C D ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Em D C D Em D C D ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Em D C D Em D ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ C D Em ■ ■ ■ [Outro] [End]