ONE RODE TO ASA BAY (Bathory Tabbed by Spyros Soldatos [email protected] Homepage http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Frontrow/8281/ Tuning (low to high) = Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb Rh.Fig.1a F# G#m F# G#m F# G#m F# G#m |-2---4-------|-2---4----------|-2---4---------|-2--4-----------| |-2---4-------|-2---4----------|-2---4---------|-2--4-----------| |-3---4-------|-3---4----------|-3---4---------|-3--4-----------| |-4---6-------|-4---6----------|-4---6---------|-4--6-----------| |-4---6-------|-4---6----------|-4---6---------|-4--6-----------| |-2---4-------|-2---4----------|-2---4---------|-2--4-----------| | |Rh.Fig.1b |-------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |-------------|--------------4-|-------------4-|-2--------------| |---------3-4-|---------3--4---|---------3-4---|----4-3h4p3-----| |-4---6-6-----|-4---6-6--------|-4---6-6-------|------------4-6-| |-------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |-------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| Rh.Fig.2/w.Rh.Fig.1a,1b F#5 G#5 F#5 G#5 F#5 G#5 F#5 G#5 |-------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |-------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |-------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |-4-4--6------|-4---6----------|-4---6---------|-4---6----------| |-4-4--6------|-4---6----------|-4---6---------|-4---6----------| |-2-2--4------|-2---4----------|-2---4---------|-2---4----------| Rh.Fig.3/w.Rh.Fig.1a,1b F#5 G#5 F#5 G#5 F#5 G#5 F#5 E5 ||-----------|---------|--------|-----------------------------|| ||*----------|---------|--------|----------------------------*|| ||-----------|---------|--------|-----------------------------|| ||--4--4--6--|-4---6---|-4---6--|-4---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|| ||*-4--4--6--|-4---6---|-4---6--|-4---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2*|| ||--2--2--4--|-2---4---|-2---4--|-2---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|| Rh.Fig.4(Behind 1st verse) E5 F#5 G#5 F#5 G#5 E5 One man rode the way through the woods down to Asa Bay C#5 B5 G#5 B5 Where Dragonships had sailed to sea more times than one could say A5 B5 C#5 B5 C#5 A5 To see with own eyes the wonder peo-ple told of from man to man F#5 E5 D#5 E5 The God of all allmightyness had arrived from a foreign land (Rh.Fig.4) The rumors told of a man who had come from the other side of sea Carrying gold cross around neck in chain and spoke in strange tongue of peace He had come with strange men in armor dressed in purple shirt and lace Smelling not of beer but flowers and with no her in face Rh.Fig.5 (twice) E5 F#5 G#5 / / E5 F#5 / / E5 G#5 / / / E5 / / / / / / / Oh oh oh Rh.Fig.6 F#5 / G#5 F#5 / G#5 F#5 / G#5 F#5 / G#5 F#5 / G#5 F#5 / G#5 F#5 / E5 F#5 / E5 Rh.Fig.7(Behind 2nd verse) F#5 / G#5 F#5 / And the bold man carrying cross had told all one of Asa Bay G#5 F#5 / E5 F#5 / E5 The God of all man woman child had come to them all save (Rh.Fig.7) And to thank Lord of Heaven one should build to God a house And to save one's soul of Hell one should be baptized and say vows Rh.Fig.8 (Behind 3rd verse) D#5 C#5 A man of pride with the Hammer told new God to build his house on own B5 A#5 E5 F#5 / E5 And spoke loud of the Gods of their fathers not too long time gone (Rh.Fig.8) The rumors said the man with a beard like fire and the Hammer in chain By men in armor silenced was and by their swords was slained (Rh.Fig.4) Those who did not pay the one coin of four to man of new God Whipped was times twenty and put in chains then locked by thei neck To the log, to the log And so all of Asa Bay did build a house of the cross Every hour of daylight did sweat limbs ached because faith does cost Rh.Fig.9/w.solo (four times) D#5 C#5 B5 A#5 F#5 G#5 F#5 / G#5 Rh.Fig.6/w.solo (Rh.Fig.4) And on the day two hundred there it stood white to the sky The house of the God of the cross big enough to take two Dragonships inside And all of Asa Bay did watch the wonder raise to the sky Now must the God of the cross be pleased and satisfied Rh.Fig.2/w.Rh.Fig.1a.1b Rh.Fig.3/w.Rh.Fig.1a,1b (Rh.Fig.4) Just outside the circle of the crowd one old man did stand He looked across the waters and blotted the sun out of his eyes With one hand And his old eyes could almost see the Dragonships set sails And his old ears could almost hear men of great numbers call out Oden's hail (Rh.Fig.4) And though he did know already though he turned face towards sky And whispered silent words forgotten spoken only way up high Now this house of a foreign God did stand now must they leave us alone Still he heard from somewhere in the woods old crow of wisdom say "People of Asa Land IT'S ONLY JUST BEGUN Rh.Fig.9(four times) F#5 / G#5 F#5 / G#5 F#5 / G#5 F#5 / G#5 Rh.Fig.5 Rh.Fig.9 till the end
