Horrible Histories - Aint stayin alive

^AmWe’re Aztec priests so mind your head, ^FOur prisoners always wind up dead. ^DmOur favourite colour is blood red, ^EWe’re not nice.

^AmAt an Aztec temple's opening day, ^FWe priest would please the gods this way. ^DmHoards of enemies we’d slay, ^EMass sacrifice.

^DmTo win at war, make cro^Fps grow more, ^GTo cure our kids wh^Amen ill. ^DmThe sun to shine, th^Cis song to rhyme, ^EMore victims we must kill.

^AmHa! Ha! ^GHa! Ha! ^FYou won’t survive! You won’t survive!

^AmHa! Ha! ^GHa! Ha! ^FAin’t staying alive! Ain’t staying alive! ^EYeahhh!

^FWith scarifice, we priest appease, ^F#Our gods each powerful big cheese. ^GLets hear it for your favourits please! ^EHaaa!

^AmWe’re doing it for Toci, the ^FAztec goddess of the earth’s heart, ^DmWe’re doing it for Chantigo, go^Eddess who makes volcanoes start. ^AmWe’re doing it for Itzli, the g^Foddess of stone knives. Dm NC. We’re doing it for Itzpapalotl-ometeotlchi-conahuiehecatl, Errr? S^Eome other gods great lives!

^AmHa! Ha! ^GHa! Ha! ^FDon’t cross us Aztecz, we advise ya!

^AmHa! Ha! ^GHa! Ha! ^FOr you’ll end up as fertiliser! ^EYeahhhhh!

^AmOur year starts in november, w^Fhen every priestly member, ^DmIs asked if they’ll remember, our ^EAztec dead. ^AmWe do this if you haven’t guessed, ^Fby getting something off your chest, ^DmYour heart would probably be best, or^E else your head.

^AmAnd then on our year planners, it’s^F the raising of the banners, ^DmAnd it’s only polite manners, to ^Ekill more guys. ^AmDecember and January, desme^Fmbering methods vary, ^DmAll you need to know, is that we ^Epile 'em high.

^DmMay and June, it’s^F summer time, the ^Gkilling is ^Ameasy, ^DmIt’s only halfway t^Chrough the year, be^Et you’re feeling queasy. ^DmIn autumn time, we swe^Fep our home and ^Gkill some more bu^Amt then, ^DmBy late October, the kil^Clings over, the^En it starts up again!

^AmHa! Ha! ^GHa! Ha! ^FYou won’t survive! You won’t survive!

^AmHa! Ha! ^GHa! Ha! ^FAin’t staying alive! Ain’t staying alive!

^AmHa! Ha! ^GHa! Ha! ^FWant to live until you’re old?

^AmHa! Ha! ^GHa! Ha! ^FAvoid us priests, you’ve been told!