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From Horrible histories - The breaks have a little bit of ornamentation which is quite easy -
just listen to it on youtube and you'll get it pretty easily
[Verse]
AmDivorced, behAbeaded and died.
AmDivorced, beheaded, surEmvived.
I'm AmHenry the G8th, I had Fsix sorry Emwives.
GSome might Amsay I ruiBned their ClivesAm.
[Chorus]
AmCatherine of Aragon was one
AmShe failed to give me a son.
AmI had to ask her for a divorce
AmThat Gbroke her poor Fheart, of Emcourse
[Verse]
AmYoung Anne Boleyn she was two,
Amhad a daughter the best she could do
AmI said she flirted with some other man
AmAnd off Gfor the Fchop went Emdear Anne.
[Break] 
Am G F Em
[Verse]
AmLovely Jane Seymour was Abthree,
AmThe love of a lifetime for Abme.
She Amgave Amme a Amson, Blittle BPrince BEd,
Then Ampoor Amold AmJane, Abwent and Abdropped Abdead.
AmDivorced, behAbeaded and died.
AmDivorced, beheaded, surEmvived.
I'm AmHenry the G8th, I had Fsix sorry Emwives.
GSome might Amsay I ruiBned their ClivesAm.
AmAnne of Cleves came as four,
AmI fell for the portrait I saw.
AmThen laid on her face and cried, 'She's a horse!
AmI must Ghave anoFther divoEmrce.'
[Chorus]
AmCatherine Howard was five,
AmA child of nineteen, so alive.
AmShe flirted with others, no way to behave.
AmThe axe Gsent young FCath to her Emgrave.
[Interlude] 
Am G F Em
[Chorus]
AmCatherine Parr she was Ablast.
AmBy then all my best days were Abpast.
AmI lay on my deathbed aged just Bfifty-five,
AmLucky Catherine the last Abstayed alive.
(I mean, how unfair!)
[Break] 
Am G F Em
[Verse]
AmDivorced, behAbeaded and died.
AmDivorced, beheaded, surEmvived.
I'm AmHenry the G8th, I had Fsix sorry Emwives.
GSome might Amsay I ruiBned their Clives.
[Outro]
Am Ab Am

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Divorced Beheaded Died

by Horrible Histories

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From Horrible histories - The breaks have a little bit of ornamentation which is quite easy -

just listen to it on youtube and you'll get it pretty easily

[Verse]

Am Ab

Divorced, beheaded and died.

Am Em

Divorced, beheaded, survived.

Am G F Em

I'm Henry the 8th, I had six sorry wives.

G Am B C Am

Some might say I ruined their lives.

[Chorus]

Catherine of Aragon was one

She failed to give me a son.

I had to ask her for a divorce

Am G F Em

That broke her poor heart, of course

[Verse]

Young Anne Boleyn she was two,

had a daughter the best she could do

I said she flirted with some other man

Am G F Em

And off for the chop went dear Anne.

[Break]

Am G F Em

[Verse]

Am Ab

Lovely Jane Seymour was three,

Am Ab

The love of a lifetime for me.

Am Am Am B B B

She gave me a son, little Prince Ed,

Am Am Am Ab Ab Ab

Then poor old Jane, went and dropped dead.

Am Ab

Divorced, beheaded and died.

Am Em

Divorced, beheaded, survived.

Am G F Em

I'm Henry the 8th, I had six sorry wives.

G Am B C Am

Some might say I ruined their lives.

Anne of Cleves came as four,

I fell for the portrait I saw.

Then laid on her face and cried, 'She's a horse!

Am G F Em

I must have another divorce.'

[Chorus]

Catherine Howard was five,

A child of nineteen, so alive.

She flirted with others, no way to behave.

Am G F Em

The axe sent young Cath to her grave.

[Interlude]

Am G F Em

[Chorus]

Am Ab

Catherine Parr she was last.

Am Ab

By then all my best days were past.

Am B

I lay on my deathbed aged just fifty-five,

Am Ab

Lucky Catherine the last stayed alive.

(I mean, how unfair!)

[Break]

Am G F Em

[Verse]

Am Ab

Divorced, beheaded and died.

Am Em

Divorced, beheaded, survived.

Am G F Em

I'm Henry the 8th, I had six sorry wives.

G Am B C

Some might say I ruined their lives.

[Outro]

Am Ab Am

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