Chords with lyrics
Intro: G D Am D G
G C
We Vikings have an awful reputation with your nation,
D Am
But when we'd finished plundering and pillages,
G
Made nice villages.
G C
Any place name ending thorpe or kirk or by was us, you see;
D Am
Scunthorpe, Ormskirk, Wetherby, Scarborough fair
G
We named them, yeah.
C G Am G
We split your isles diagonally from south-east to north-west.
C G D Em
Our section called the Danelaw, King Alfred ruled the rest.
B
Think were scary? No don't flee.
Em C
Conquered Saxons would find we,
D C Bm D
Settled and lived in harmo-ny.
G D Em
Vike-Eng-land.
C G
Though we began as raiders
G D Em
So well-planned,
C G
You accepted us as traders.
G
We introduced some new terms;
C
Husband, gasp, egg, awkward, nag, leg.
D Am
More than fifty words to leave your lingo,
G
To your liking, thank a Viking.
C G
Your little town of Swansea City
Am G
Named for our King Sweyn.
C G
Waterford and Dublin;
D Em
Us old Norse Vikings again.
B
As farmers we made doubly sure
Em C
To respect agriculture.
D C Bm D
With us, locals felt secure.
G D Em
Norse-Scot-land;
C G
Large parts of that whole region
G D Em
Norse got land
C G
Were improved by Norwegians.
A
London Bridge is falling down
G
The nursery rhyme comes from our time.
E A
Vikings played key roles.
A
In 1014 it was pulled down
G
By Olaf Haraldsson,
E A
You can call him Ol.
D
In a dispute with King Canute
G D Em
Olafs side won.
A
Ethelred returned as king
G
And could be heard proclaiming
D C Bm D
Heres to you, Olaf Haraldsson.
G D Em
Vike-Eng-land
C G
We swapped our life of violence.
G D Em
Norse-Scot-land
C D
To enjoy the sound of silence.
C
Theres no doubt under Viking rule
Em D
Britain did improve-y
C D C
Feelin groovy
G
And thats no lie
D G
