[ Crusader von Chris de Burgh ]


CRUSADER            (CHRIS DE BURGH)


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"What do I do next?" said the Bishop to the Priest 
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"l have spent my whole life waiting,preparing for the Feast"
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And now you say Jerusalem has fallen and it's lost,
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The king of Heathen saracen has seized the Holy Cross,

(Em G - D C D 2x Em)
Then the Priest said''oh my Bishop, we must put them to the sword 
For God in all His mercy will find a just reward 
For the nobleman and sinners and knights of ready hands 
Who will be the Lord's crusader, send word through all the land

D C D          Em 
  Jerusalem is lost   3x

(Em G - D C D 2x Em)
"Tell me what to do''said the King upon his throne 
"but speak to me in whispers for we are not alone. 
They tell me that Jerusalem has fallen to the hand 
of some bedevilled eastern Heathen who seized the Holy Land"

(Em G - D C D 2x Em)
Then the Chamberlain said''Lord we must call upon our foes 
in Spain and France and Germany to end our bitter wars. 
All Christian men must be as one and gather for the fight. 
You will be their leader,begin the battle cry."

D C  D          Em 
   Jerusalem is lost   3x

F   Am            .                   F 
Ooh high on the hill in the town of Jerusalem
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There stood Saladin,the King of the Saracens 
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whoring and drinking and snoring and sinking around him his
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army lay
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secure in the knowledge that he had won the day.

(Am F-Am F-GE Am F-C E7 E Am)
A messenger came, blood on his feet and a wound in his chest, 
"The Christians are coming''he said''l have seen their cross in 
the West
In a rage Saladin struck him down with his knife and he said: 
"l know that this man lies.
They quarrel too much, the Christians could never unite! 

F  G     Am       F         E
 I am invincible, I am the King! 
F  G     Am          F  G    Am 
 I am invincible and I will win, I will win..."

(Am F - Am F - G E Am F - C E7 E Am) 
Closer they came, the army of Richard the Lionheart, 
marching by day and night, with soldiers from every part 
and when the Crusaders came over the mountain and they saw Jerusalem 
they fell to their knees and prayed for her release

(Am F - Am F - G E Am F - C E7 E Am) 
They started the battle at dawn, taking the city by storm 
with horsemen and bowmen and engines of war they broke 
through the city-wall
the Heathens were flying and screaming and dying 
and the Christians swords were strong 
and Saladin ran when he heard their victory song:

F  G     Am        F         E 
"we are invincible, God is the King 
F  G     Am            F  G    Am 
we are invincible and we will win! ". .. ..

(Em G - D C D 2x Em)
"What do I do now? "said the wise man to the fool 
"l have spent my whole life searching to find the golden rule 
though centuries have disappeared the memories still remains 
of those enemies together, could it be this way again?"

(Em G - D C D 2x Em)
Then the fool said''Oh you wise men, you really make me laugh, 
with your talk of vast persuasion and searching through the past 
There is only greed and evil in the men who fight today 
The song of the Crusader has long since gone away. 

D C   D          Em 
    Jerusalem is lost   3x. . . .