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Dragonborn

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[Intro]
E C G D G
E C G B7
[Verse 1]
EWell this whole thing started in the Cback of a cart,
with Gthis dude Dnamed Ulfric in chains
EThe Captain said that she Cwanted my head,
and Gthings would never be the Dsame
Ebut a fire-breathing dragon Cswooped on down,
Ghell-bent on killing us alDl
ESo I followed some guy Cand he helped me escape,
Gthough he didn't even know me at Dall
EI went on down to CWhiterun town,
joined Ga troop and headed off to a Dtower,
Ewhere a dragon flew in roastiCn' me and my friends,
and we Gfought him for nearly an Dhour
As hEe finally lay dyin', Call my friends fryin',
Ghis soul poured right into my Dass
EA soldier ran up Camazed and bewildered,
Gand then he disbelievingly asked:
[Chorus 1]
D"Are you the DragoEnborn?"
CThe DragonborGn?F#m  
GDo Eyou have that fabled power oCf the shout?
GGo ahead and let it Dall out
(breathes in)
DFUS!
N.C
Guess I'm the Dragonborn.
[Bridge]
E C D G
[Verse]
EI heard this great noise up on the CThroat of the World,
so I climbed G7, 000 Dsteps to the top.
EThere I met these four men called the CGreybeards and then,
Gthey put me to the test and DI rocked.
EThey said that they Cwanted a taste of my voice,
I saiGd, "Fellas better get in Dline"
EThey taught me some words,
and Cthey showed me how to breathe,
Gand they said "You're gonna' do just Dfine"
[Chorus 2]
'Cause you're the DragonbornE  
CThe DragonborGnD  
Ya, Eyou have that fabled power Cof the shout
GGo ahead and let it all Dout
N.C
FUS... RO DAH!!!!
CYes, I'm the Dragonborn
[Verse 3]
GThey tried to take my head,
Dand they'll rue the day we ever met
CSoon they'll Grealize their big B7mistake
C'Cause when the time Gcomes to make my choice,
Dto see which side will have my voice
CRest assured I'll Gchoose to make them B7pay
[Interlude]
C G D E D C G B7 B7
[Chorus 3]
C'Cause when the time comes Gto make my choice,
Dto see which side will have my voice
CEach and every time, I Gchoose to make them B7pay
'Cause I'm the DragonEborn
CThe DragonbornE  
EI am the DragonbCorn

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Dragonborn

by Cranius

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Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

[Intro]

E C G D G

E C G B7

[Verse 1]

E C

Well this whole thing started in the back of a cart,

G D

with this dude named Ulfric in chains

E C

The Captain said that she wanted my head,

G D

and things would never be the same

E C

but a fire-breathing dragon swooped on down,

G D

hell-bent on killing us all

E C

So I followed some guy and he helped me escape,

G D

though he didn't even know me at all

E C

I went on down to Whiterun town,

G D

joined a troop and headed off to a tower,

E C

where a dragon flew in roastin' me and my friends,

G D

and we fought him for nearly an hour

E C

As he finally lay dyin', all my friends fryin',

G D

his soul poured right into my ass

E C

A soldier ran up amazed and bewildered,

and then he disbelievingly asked:

[Chorus 1]

D E

"Are you the Dragonborn?"

C G F#m

The Dragonborn?

G E C

Do you have that fabled power of the shout?

G D

Go ahead and let it all out

(breathes in)

FUS!

N.C

Guess I'm the Dragonborn.

[Bridge]

E C D G

[Verse]

E C

I heard this great noise up on the Throat of the World,

G D

so I climbed 7, 000 steps to the top.

E C

There I met these four men called the Greybeards and then,

G D

they put me to the test and I rocked.

E C

They said that they wanted a taste of my voice,

G D

I said, "Fellas better get in line"

They taught me some words,

and they showed me how to breathe,

G D

and they said "You're gonna' do just fine"

[Chorus 2]

'Cause you're the Dragonborn

C G D

The Dragonborn

E C

Ya, you have that fabled power of the shout

G D

Go ahead and let it all out

N.C

FUS... RO DAH!!!!

Yes, I'm the Dragonborn

[Verse 3]

They tried to take my head,

and they'll rue the day we ever met

C G B7

Soon they'll realize their big mistake

C G

'Cause when the time comes to make my choice,

to see which side will have my voice

C G B7

Rest assured I'll choose to make them pay

[Interlude]

C G D E D C G B7 B7

[Chorus 3]

C G

'Cause when the time comes to make my choice,

to see which side will have my voice

C G B7

Each and every time, I choose to make them pay

'Cause I'm the Dragonborn

C E

The Dragonborn

E C

I am the Dragonborn

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