Hastings 1066
Words and Music by JP Andrews

Intro
Edim Am (X4)

Am G Am Am G Em Am C G Am G Am Em Am
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We sailed our way ‘cross the treacherous channel
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To confront the usurper with promises old
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To take England’s Crown or to die in the battle
                                    G          Am    G  Em   Am
The the Duke should be king as King Edward foretold

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Twelve hours in ships as the wind blew us onward
                                G           Em
To the white cliff of Dover and then to the shore
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We saddled our horses and struck out for Hastings
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Where the priests told us that there was land we could hold

   C    D    G               Am
So ride ride good knights of Normandy
C          D           G           Am
Ready your weapons and pennants so bold
C         D             G        Am
Carry the Pope’s banner onward before you
    C            D               G            Am    G  Em  Am
And England will fall before the winter turns cold

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At Hastings we waited for Herald in battle
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And sent him a message his downfall foretold
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Duke William has sworn he will hear your death rattle
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And take all of England to have and to hold

    
Now just two weeks before at a bridge up in Stanford
King Herald has sent his own brother below
But now he faced William’s knights armored for battle
And fought us as though he was shod all in stone

So ride ride good knights of Normandy
Ready your weapons and pennants so bold
Carry the Pope’s banner onward before you
And England will fall before the winter turns cold

King Herald was dead and his army was shattered
As we marched out of Hastings for old London town
We circled that city for two weeks unceasing
Then marched into London to see William Crowned

But we’ve word from the north the resistance is forming
With traitors and rebels to Duke William’s crown
We’ll ride down upon them and cut them back quickly
And return here to London ‘for the snow hits the ground

So ride ride good knights of Normandy
Ready your weapons and pennants so bold
Carry the Pope’s banner onward before you
And England will fall before the winter turns cold

So ride ride good knights of Normandy
Ready your weapons and pennants so bold
Carry the Pope’s banner onward before you
And England will fall before the winter turns cold

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