Song of the Crusades

ii Verse:

It was 1095 all crusaders had donned

Their white shirts with red emblem crosses.

Pope Urban the Second had sent them to war,

To Jerusalem boatloads went sailin’.

The days and the weeks soon the months went on by,

And no land the Crusaders yet sited.

Chorus:

It’s always the pure in heart that stands tall,

When evil like darkness surrounds you.

So pick up the sword, with a calm healers hand,

Making sure that your justice is true!

ii Verse:

But upon the last hopes, and upon the last prayers,

Dusty dunes slowly painted the ocean.

Seven-thousand left ship, marching onward they went,

To their first sighted village, out yonder.

The burning and killing continued for weeks,

Until rewarded the men came upon her.

Chorus…

iii Verse:

The pillaging began, and the killing ensued,

And the children and women were slaughtered.

But one faithful lad who stood strong for the truth

Went and helped the poor peasants who were dying.

His sword became justice, and his lips spoke the truth,

While his hands healed the broken and dying.

Chorus…

iv Verse:

The fires burned down and the killing had ceased,

Still the lad in secret went on healing.

To a monk’s home the lad trudged on deep in the night,

In the shadows he carried his burdens.

In the light of the dawn,the last peasant was brought,

To the monastery up on the hillside.

Chorus:

It’s always the pure in heart that stands tall,

When evil like darkness Surrounds you.

So pick up the sword, With a calm healers hand,

Making sure that your justice is true!

~Written by, Anna Michael~

Chords for Crusades Song are originally played on the guitar to the tune of “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.” The Chorus, however, is not taken from the original tune, but is played C, G, D, G, C, G, D, Asus 2 . The chords for the verses can be found at http://www.azchords.com/g/gordonlightfoot-tabs-13985/wreckoftheedmundfitzgerald-tabs-140089.html

It is found easiest to play this song with the capo on the third or fourth fret. Please note, I do not endorse Gordon Lightfoot nor any of his songs.