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Crusade

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[Intro]
Dm C  Dm Am Dm
Dm C  Dm Am Dm
F  C   Dm Am Dm
Dm C  Dm Am Dm
Dm C  Dm Am Dm
Dm C  Dm Am Dm
[Verse]
DmLong Cago, I Dmwent Amto Dmwar
To Dmfight the Cscourge of DmChrisAmtendDmom
I Fheld Caloft my DmblesAmsed Dmsword
And Dmsaid, "By CGod, Dmlet Amthem Dmcome!"
[Interlude]
Dm C  Dm Am Dm
Dm C  Dm Am Dm
[Verse]
They Dmsaid their Ceyes are Dmred Amas Dmflame
I Dmheard it Ctold from Dmhell Amthey Dmcame
Their Fbreath is Cfire, their Dmtongues Amare Dmforked
DmThus are the Cbeasts of DmDraAmgon's DmGate
[Chorus]
BbI hCeard my Ffather's Dmwords Cdeep in my Dmheart
Bb"Son, Cknow Fyour Dmenemy, as CI know my Bbson."
[Interlude]
Dm C  Dm Am Dm
Dm C  Dm Am Dm
[Verse]
The DmFates were Ckind, they Dmlet Amme Dmin
The Dmdragon's Clair, the Dmden Amof Dmsin
I Fplaced my Csword uDmpon Amits Dmheart
And Dmwith a Cprayer, I Dmthrust Amit Dmin
[Interlude]
Dm C  Dm Am Dm
Dm C  Dm Am Dm
[Bridge]
The Dmdragon Cfell uDmpon the Dmground
'Twas Dmthen I Cheard a whimDmpering Dmsound
A FdragonCling to his DmfatAmher Dmclung
Who Dmonly Cfought to proDmtect Amhis Dmyoung
[Chorus]
BbI hCeard my Ffather's Dmwords Cdeep in my Dmheart
Bb"Son, Cknow Fyour Dmenemy, as CI know my Bbson."
[Post-Bridge Interlude]
Dm C  Dm Am Dm
Dm C  Dm Am Dm
F  C   Dm Am Dm
Dm C  Dm Am Dm
Dm C  Dm Am Dm
Dm C  Dm Am Dm
F  C   Dm Am Dm
Dm C  Dm Am Dm
[Post-Bridge Verse]
DmNow, my Cson is Dmoff Amto Dmwar
To Dmfight the Cnew scourge of DmChriAmstenDmdom
He Fholds Caloft his DmbraAmzen Dmsword
And Dmsays, "CDad, Dmlet Amthem Dmcome!"
[Post-Bridge Interlude]
Dm C  Dm Am Dm
[Post-Bridge Verse]
He Dmswears their Ceyes are Dmred Amas Dmflame
And Dmheard it Ctold from Dmhell Amthey Dmcame
Their Fbreath is Cfire, their Dmtongues Amare Dmforked
DmThus are the Cmen of DmMusAmlim Dmfaith
[Chorus]
BbSon, Chear your Ffather Dmclear, Cdeep in your Dmheart
Bb"Son, Cknow Fyour Dmenemy, as CI would have them Dmknow... my son."
[Outro]
Dm C  Dm Am Dm
Dm C  Dm Am Dm
F  C   Dm Am Dm
Dm C  Dm Am Dm

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Crusade

by Aurelio Voltaire

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Dm C Dm Am Dm

F C Dm Am Dm

Dm C Dm Am Dm

[Verse]

Dm C Dm Am Dm

Long ago, I went to war

Dm C Dm Am Dm

To fight the scourge of Christendom

F C Dm Am Dm

I held aloft my blessed sword

Dm C Dm Am Dm

And said, "By God, let them come!"

[Interlude]

Dm C Dm Am Dm

[Verse]

Dm C Dm Am Dm

They said their eyes are red as flame

Dm C Dm Am Dm

I heard it told from hell they came

F C Dm Am Dm

Their breath is fire, their tongues are forked

Dm C Dm Am Dm

Thus are the beasts of Dragon's Gate

[Chorus]

Bb C F Dm C Dm

I heard my father's words deep in my heart

Bb C F Dm C Bb

"Son, know your enemy, as I know my son."

[Interlude]

Dm C Dm Am Dm

[Verse]

Dm C Dm Am Dm

The Fates were kind, they let me in

Dm C Dm Am Dm

The dragon's lair, the den of sin

F C Dm Am Dm

I placed my sword upon its heart

Dm C Dm Am Dm

And with a prayer, I thrust it in

[Interlude]

Dm C Dm Am Dm

[Bridge]

Dm C Dm Dm

The dragon fell upon the ground

Dm C Dm Dm

'Twas then I heard a whimpering sound

F C Dm Am Dm

A dragonling to his father clung

Dm C Dm Am Dm

Who only fought to protect his young

[Chorus]

Bb C F Dm C Dm

I heard my father's words deep in my heart

Bb C F Dm C Bb

"Son, know your enemy, as I know my son."

[Post-Bridge Interlude]

Dm C Dm Am Dm

F C Dm Am Dm

Dm C Dm Am Dm

F C Dm Am Dm

Dm C Dm Am Dm

[Post-Bridge Verse]

Dm C Dm Am Dm

Now, my son is off to war

Dm C Dm Am Dm

To fight the new scourge of Christendom

F C Dm Am Dm

He holds aloft his brazen sword

Dm C Dm Am Dm

And says, "Dad, let them come!"

[Post-Bridge Interlude]

Dm C Dm Am Dm

[Post-Bridge Verse]

Dm C Dm Am Dm

He swears their eyes are red as flame

Dm C Dm Am Dm

And heard it told from hell they came

F C Dm Am Dm

Their breath is fire, their tongues are forked

Dm C Dm Am Dm

Thus are the men of Muslim faith

[Chorus]

Bb C F Dm C Dm

Son, hear your father clear, deep in your heart

Bb C F Dm C Dm

"Son, know your enemy, as I would have them know... my son."

[Outro]

Dm C Dm Am Dm

F C Dm Am Dm

Dm C Dm Am Dm

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