The Quest

[Verso 1] Em The Knight came home from the quest G Muddied and sore he came Am Battered of shield and crest D Em Bannerless, bruised and lame Em In fighting we take no shame G Wiser is man for a fall Am Merrily borne, the bugle-horn D Em Answered the warder's call: [Refrão] Em "Here is my lance to mend G And here is my horse to be shot! Am Ay, they were strong, the fight was long; D Em But I paid as good as I got! D Em Yeah, I paid as good as I got!" [Verso 2] Em "Oh, dark and deep their van G That mocked my battle-cry Am I could not miss my man D Em But I could not carry by: Em Utterly whelmed was I G Flung under, horse and all." Am Merrily borne, the bugle-horn D Em Answered the warder's call! [Refrão] Em "Here is my lance to mend G And here is my horse to be shot! Am Ay, they were strong, the fight was long; D Em But I paid as good as I got! D Em Yeah, I paid as good as I got!" [Verso 3] Em "My wounds are noised abroad; G But theirs my foemen cloaked Am You see my broken sword D Em But never the blades she broke; Em Paying them stroke for stroke G Good bargaining over all." Am Merrily borne, the bugle-horn D Em Answered the warder's call! [Refrão] Em "Here is my lance to mend G And here is my horse to be shot! Am Ay, they were strong, the fight was long; D Em But I gave as good as I got! D Em Yeah, I gave as good as I got!" Interlude Em G Am D Em Em G Am D Em [Verso 4] Em "My shame you count and know G You say the quest is vain Am But you have not seen my foe D Em You have not counted his slain Em D Surely he fights again, again; G But when you prove his line Am There will come to your aid my broken blade D Em In the last, lost fight of mine! [Refrão] Em "Here is my lance to mend G And here is my horse to be shot! Am Ay, they were strong, the fight was long; D Em But I paid as good as I got! D Em Yeah, I gave as good as I got!"