Viking Rock chords by Matthew Holmes

• Tuning: Standard tuning
• Difficulty: Beginner

SONG:  VIKING ROCK
ARTIST: MATTHEW HOLMES
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL: GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM


            VIKING ROCK
           MATTHEW HOLMES


INTRO:
  G             C G G
E ------------------|--7h8p7-----------|
B ------------------|------------------|
G --7------------7--|--7h9p7--5--7--7--|
D --5---------------|---------5--5--5--|
A -------P.M.-------|------------------|
E -----3-3-3-3-3----|------------------|

 G            C G G
E --------------|--7h8p7-----------|
B --------------|------------------|
G -----------7--|--7h9p7--5--7--7--|
D --------------|---------5--5--5--|
A -----P.M.-----|------------------|
E --3-3-3-3-3---|------------------|


VERSE:
 G        C   G     G C G
We’re the Vikings on a raid, yeah!
 G           C   G     G C G
Christian monks better be afraid, yeah!

 Em    D       C     G
Longships sail from the Northern shores
Better run!

    Em    D       C    G
And we land in Britain with a great big roar!
Better hide!

    Em    D       C     G
We’ll take your gold and we’ll take your chains

      C            D
And we’ll make you thralls to the mighty Danes!


CHORUS:
 G
Viking Rock!
 D
Viking Roll!
 C               D
Raiders from the North in the days of old.

 G
Viking Rock!
 D
Viking Roll!
     C
With the power of Odin and the (clap, clap)
 D    G
Love of gold.

  G          C    G G
E ------------------|--7h8p7-----------|
B ------------------|------------------|
G --7------------7--|--7h9p7--5--7--7--|
D --5---------------|---------5--5--5--|
A -------P.M.-------|------------------|
E -----3-3-3-3-3----|------------------|

 G         C    G G
E --------------|--7h8p7-----------|
B --------------|------------------|
G -----------7--|--7h9p7--5--7--7--|
D --------------|---------5--5--5--|
A -----P.M.-----|------------------|
E --3-3-3-3-3---|------------------|


VERSE:
G           C    G
We sailed home with treasure hoards, yeah!
 G
Viking Rock!
 C       G
Take me to Valhalla.

 G             C    G
Combed our beards polished up our swords, yeah!
 G
Viking Rock!
 C       G
Take me to Valhalla.

 Em    D     C      G
Roasting meat on a spit tastes great,
Fireside.

    Em     D       C     G
So we stuffed our faces drinking mead ’til late.
Warm inside.

Em    D     C  G
I showed off all my jewelry
     C              D
And the Scalds told tales while they laughed at me.


CHORUS:
 G
Viking Rock!
 D
Viking Roll!
 C               D
Raiders from the North in the days of old.

 G
Viking Rock!
 D
Viking Roll!
     C
With the power of Odin and the (clap, clap)
 D    G
Love of gold.


BREAK:
 G
Viking Rock!
   C
Northumbria!
 G
Viking Rock!
   C
East Anglia!

 A
Viking Rock!
 D
Mercia!
 A
Watch out Wessex,
    E
We’re coming to get ya!


VERSE:
 A        D    A
Home is crowded, land is poor, yeah!
 D      A       D
Viking Rock! Take me to Valhalla.

 A             D     A
Britain’s warm, think I’ll stay some more, yeah!
 D      A       D
Viking Rock! Take me to Valhalla.

 F#m   E       D     A
Build my longhouse and farm these lands.
Settle down.

    F#m     E         D   A
Gonna drive Thor’s hammer through the Saxon bands.
Heading South.

   F#m   E      D    A
King Alfred, pray to your God and wait,
    D           E
’Cause Guthrun’s coming with all his mates...


CHORUS:
 A
Viking Rock!
 E
Viking Roll!
 D               E
Raiders from the north in the days of old.

 A
Viking Rock!
 E
Viking Roll!
     D
With the power of Odin and the (clap. clap)
 E   (A)  Am
Love of gold.