Soldier, Poet, King

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Alternative, maybe easier, version:
  • Transpose the chords 3 half steps down [ -3 ]
  • Put a capo on fret 3 to stay in the same key

UKULELE CHORDS

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Intro -x2-:
| Eb Ab Eb | Eb Fm | Ab Eb | Fm Ab |
 
Verse:
Eb         Ab     Eb
There will come a soldier
                     Fm
Who carries a mighty sword
Ab                Eb           Fm          Ab
He will tear your city down, o lei o lai o lord
  Ab     Eb     Fm     Cm
O lei, o lai, o lei, o lord
Ab                Cm           Fm          Ab
He will tear your city down, o lei o lai o lord
 
Chorus:
Eb         Ab     Eb
There will come a poet
                    Fm
Whose weapon is his word
Ab               Eb                 Fm          Ab
He will slay you with his tongue, o lei o lai o lord
Ab       Eb     Fm     Cm
O lei, o lai, o lei, o lord
Ab               Cm                 Fm          Ab
He will slay you with his tongue, o lei o lai o lord

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Verse:
Eb         Ab     Eb
There will come a ruler
                      Fm
Whose brow is laid in thorn
Ab                    Eb             Fm          Ab
Smeared with oil like David's boy, o lei o lai o lord
  Ab     Eb     Fm     Cm
O lei, o lai, o lei, o lord
Ab                    Cm             Fm          Ab
Smeared with oil like David's boy, o lei o lai o lord
  Ab     Eb     Fm     Cm
O lei, o lai, o lei, o lord
Ab                Cm           F5
He will tear your city down, o lei o lai
 
Outro -repeat-:
Eb     Ab         Eb      Ab
OH LEI OH LAI, OH LEI, OH LAI, OH
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~Saturday 8th of March~

Biography

The Oh Hellos are Maggie Heath and Tyler Heath, intentionally-independent self-produced music-making siblings hailing from the great state of Texas. Their influences range from Los Campesinos! and The Lumineers to Sufjan Stevens and The Middle East, bending and blending styles and genres into a unique mixture of eclectic folk rock.

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