Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE)
Intro:
C majorC G+G 
FF 
A minorAm
Verse:
A minorAm C majorC G+G
Sigurd was an Odin man, the last of Pagan Kind
D MajorD A minorAm G+G
for churchmen ruled the country side, and all men they could find.
C majorC FF G+G E MajorE
But Sigurd prayed to Odin God with heart and soul and mind
C majorC G+G FF A minorAm
in hopes that he would reach Valhalla.
C majorC G+G FF A minorAm
A minorAm C majorC G+G
Sigurd died in battle crying Odin to the last
D MajorD A minorAm G+G
beyond the reach of churchmen’s Heaven his soul speeded past
C majorC FF G+G E MajorE
But when he reached the Bifrost bridge, he found the gates barred fast
C majorC G+G FF A minorAm
Alas, no entry to Valhalla
C majorC G+G FF A minorAm
A minorAm C majorC G+G
Odin’s voice called to him then, “The gate I’ll not unbar!
D MajorD A minorAm G+G
For we are under siege, with churchmen’s Heaven we’re at war
C majorC FF G+G E MajorE
Yet I shall keep my pledge to you, though you must wander far
C majorC G+G FF A minorAm
Still I shall bring you to Valhalla”
C majorC G+G FF A minorAm
A minorAm C majorC G+G
The Winds of time took Sigurd then and whipped him down the years,
D MajorD A minorAm G+G
They burned away his memories of love, and hope, and fears
C majorC FF G+G E MajorE
And left him as a new born babe whose foremost cryin’ tears
C majorC G+G FF A minorAm
were for lost promise of Valhalla
C majorC G+G FF A minorAm
A minorAm C majorC G+G
This age and name fit ill on him, he grew to man’s estate
D MajorD A minorAm G+G
a thoughtful, bookish, lonely lad who felt betrayed by fate
C majorC FF G+G E MajorE
who dreamed, and read, and of’t regretted he was born too late
C majorC G+G FF A minorAm
for the Age of Odin and Valhalla
C majorC G+G FF A minorAm
A minorAm C majorC G+G
Then he came upon Anachronists who kept the ancient skills
D MajorD A minorAm G+G
Gladly did he join with them and practiced with a will
C majorC FF G+G E MajorE
For he felt an old hope stirring as he persisted still
C majorC G+G FF A minorAm
a long step closer to Valhalla
C majorC G+G FF A minorAm
A minorAm C majorC G+G
He called himself Lord Sigurd now, he dressed in Black Bear skin
D MajorD A minorAm G+G
He hastened through his duties to his mundane work and kin
C majorC FF G+G E MajorE
For in the weekend combat he could feel the veil wear thin
C majorC G+G FF A minorAm
‘til it seemed he could almost reach Valhalla
C majorC G+G FF A minorAm
A minorAm C majorC G+G
In time he won a Baron’s rank, the folk bowed down before
D MajorD A minorAm G+G
At length a Herald rose and said “Milord, you could do more.
C majorC FF G+G E MajorE
Pray bring your skills with us this year out to the Eastern War
C majorC G+G FF A minorAm
It’s the next best thing to Old Valhalla!”
C majorC G+G FF A minorAm
A minorAm C majorC G+G
So Sigurd went to war that year and stared at what he found
D MajorD A minorAm G+G
The ancient garbed and armored folk, the clanging battleground
C majorC FF G+G E MajorE
The market place, the mead halls, and the campsites sprawling ‘round
C majorC G+G FF A minorAm
and he felt time shift him to Valhalla
C majorC G+G FF A minorAm
A minorAm C majorC G+G
For look! The warriors battled there so merrily all day
D MajorD A minorAm G+G
and maidens resurrected every one the strokes would slay
C majorC FF G+G E MajorE
then at the Mead Hall they would feast and sing the night away
C majorC G+G FF A minorAm
aahh it fit all descriptions of Valhalla
C majorC G+G FF A minorAm
A minorAm C majorC G+G
Twas true, it wasn’t perfect, there was war but twice a year
D MajorD A minorAm G+G
with lesser revels once a month in Kingdoms far and near
C majorC FF G+G E MajorE
and all the dreary lesser days the mundane world was here
C majorC G+G FF A minorAm
but it was close enough to call Valhalla
C majorC G+G FF A minorAm
BRIDGE:
FF G+G A minorAm
Be careful what paradise you deal,
C majorC FF E MajorE
what hope you make other dreamers feel
FF C majorC C majorC 
DmDm A minorAm
for if too many hear it, they will struggle to draw near it
DmDm E MajorE
and in the search they just might make it real
A minorAm C majorC G+G
So every war and revel now go to the feasting hall
D MajorD A minorAm G+G
and there you’ll find a Viking Lord named Sigurd standing tall
C majorC FF G+G E MajorE
And giving thanks to Odin for the pledge kept after all
C majorC G+G FF A minorAm
Singing “Yo Ho Welcome to Valhalla!!”
C majorC G+G FF A minorAm
For we have made our own Valhalla!!!
C majorC G+G FF A minorAm
For we are the builders of Valhalla!!!
