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

aaahh

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