The Saruman Song
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
TTTO: Summertime Blues
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[Intro]
C F G C
[Verse 1]
C C F G C
Well, I'm a gonna raise a horde, I'm a gonna raise an army
C C F G C
And the people down in Rohan they will fold like origami
F
Well I had the King ensorcelled, the country it was doomed
C N.C.
And then Gandalf said (spoken) "I shall draw you, Saruman, as poison is drawn from a
wound"
[Chorus]
F
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do,
C
Cause there ain't no cure for the Saruman blues.
C F G C
C F G C
[Verse 2]
C C F G C
Well, I've got this guy named Gríma, he's a slimy troublemaker.
C C F G C
As disturbing as a lawyer who's a part time undertaker.
F
He was running interference, a walk on the inside
C
But when Théoden said "aaah!" he had to change his stride... strides.
[Chorus]
F
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do,
C
Cause there ain't no cure for the Saruman blues.
C F G C
C F G C
[Verse 3]
C C F G C
So I made a massive army out of ten thousand Uruk.
C C F G C
But then nothing rhymed with Uruk so I knew that wouldn't wor-ruk.
F
Well, I had to take the fortress and it should've been took
C
But some Elves came and helped them - who weren't even in the book!
[Chorus]
F
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do,
C
Cause there ain't no cure for the Saruman blues.
C F G C
C F G C
[Verse 4]
C C F G C
Well, Treebeard thinks I'm evil for the slashing and the clearing.
C C F G C
But hey. I'm not the one wearing live hobbit earrings.
F
Well I knew the Ents were out there didn't think that they would fight
C
If I'd had a bit more Roundup then I might have been alright
[Chorus]
F
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do,
C
Cause there ain't no cure for the Saruman blues.
C F G C
C F G C
[Verse 5]
C C F G C
Well when Treebeard saw I clear-felled all his little nuts and acorns
C C F G C
He gave out a cry that sounded like a badly wounded foghorn.
F
And even though the woods were vast and from the Moot he'd made a beeline
C
Fifty Ents stepped out to help him from just inside the treeline.
[Chorus]
F
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do,
C
Cause there ain't no cure for the Saruman blues.
C F G C
C F G C
[Verse 6]
C C F G C
So now my army's dead and Gríma’s fled and Isengard's an eyesore
C C F G C
I'm gonna take my problems to you-know-who in Mordor.
F
Well, I tried to call up Sauron on my Palantír,
C
But a voice said "I am sorry but the Dark Lord is not here" (beeP)
[Chorus]
F
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do,
C
Cause there ain't no cure for the Saruman blues.
C F G C
C F G C
[Outro]
C C F G C
Ah well, there ain't no cure for the Saruman blues.
C C F G C
I know there ain't no cure for the Saruman blues.
How to play The Saruman Song
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.