Tuning: E A D G B E

J:The last years this genre has been really popular. Where do you think this popularity comes from? E:I don’t know. You cannot plan that kind of things. I have no idea. In a way pop culture also with the Vikings series has something to do with that, but I have no idea. One thing might be that this kind of music borrows from the history and the folklore and the folklore has these stereotypical characters of the heroes and antiheroes that you link to. I think many people search for their roots and this type of music supports that kind of search. A line that a guy from Metal Hammer told me in an interview was that folk metal brought back fun to metal. I never thought it that way. There was fun back with power metal and the 80’s with hair metal and then thrash happened. So folk metal brought the idea that is ok to get drunk and be happy with your friends and still you can plunder into darker, gloomier stuff. [Intro] Bm Bm F#m D A Bm F#m D A Bm [Verse 1]

^BmMany men have ^Gcrossed my ^Dway Promising ^Apeace and my ^Bmsoul to save ^F#m But ^BmI've already ^Gheard it ^Dall I've ^Aseen what they made with their ^Gfreedom ^D But ^BmI, I have no ^Gneed for your ^Dgod The shallow ^Atruth of your ^Empoisonous tongue ^F#m ^BmBrothers, it's time to ^Gmake a ^Dstand To reclaim our ^Alives Because only ^Gsteel can ^Dset us ^Bmfree

[Chorus]

^BmRise my ^F#mbrothers, ^Dwe are ^Ablessed by ^Bmsteel ^F#mIn my ^Dsword ^AI ^Bmtrust! ^BmArm your^F#mselves, the ^Dtruth ^Ashall be re^Bmvealed ^F#mIn my ^Dsword ^AI ^Bmtrust! ^BmTyrants and ^F#mcowards for ^Dmetal ^Ayou will ^Bmkneel ^F#mIn my ^Dsword ^AI ^Bmtrust! 'Til ^Emjustice and ^Areason will ^Dwie^Ald ^Bm In my ^Dsword ^AI ^Bmtrust!

[Verse 2]

The ^Bmsword that shimmers ^Gin my ^Dhand, Do you have the ^Amind to eat the ^Dguilty flesh? ^F#m To ^Bmdrink the blood of those ^F#mwho are to ^Gblame? ^D The time of ^Achange is here, unveil your ^Dblade! ^F#m

[Solo] Bm A Em F#m [Chorus]

[Keyboard Solo] Bm G Bm G D Em B C G D Em Bm [Breakdown]

^EmCling ^Bmyou ^Dsouls ^Ato ^Bmyou^Cr ^Bmgods ^EmKneel, ^Bmobey, ^Dfol^Alow ^Bmthe^Cir ^Bmlaws ^DDe^Emceit, subju^Bmgate, ^Dche^Arish ^Bmthe^Cir ^Bmgreed ^DDis^Emdain veri^Bmty, ^Bmglo^Cmri-^Cmfy ^Emfutile ^Gfaith

[Synth Interlude] Gm D Gm D Gm D Gm D Gm [Bridge]

^EmO Old Man, Bring me a fiery ^Bmfur coat^Em ^EmPut on me a blazing shirt Shielded by which I ^Bmmay make ^Emwar ^EmLest my head should come to grief ^GAnd my ^Dlocks should ^Cgo to waste ^CIn ^Gthe sport of bright iron Upon the ^Dpoint, the ^Empoint ^Emof ^Emharsh ^Emsteel

Bm [Chorus]

Ensiferum - In my sword i trust