Turisas - Miklagard Overture Chords

Eb C# Eb
Eb Ab      Eb C# Eb
Eb Ab      C# C#sus2 C#
Ab         C# C#sus2 C#
Ab         Bb Ab/Bb Bb
Bb    
Eb C# Eb



Verse
Eb          C#          Eb  C# Eb    C#
Long have I drifted without a course
  F#   	      Absus2	 Bb
A rudderless ship I have sailed
    Eb              C#          Eb  C# F#    
The Nile just keeps flowing without a source
C#	      Ab	   Bb
Maybe all the seekers just failed?


Bridge
   B    	Eb
To Holmgard and beyond
B  Bsus2       Eb
In search of a bond
C#	      C#7  F#
Far from home I've come
	B	 F	Bb
But the road has just begun


Pre-Chorus Part 1
Eb	  Eb5 C#5 B
Breathing his tor y
Eb	  Eb5 C#5 B
Veiled in mys ter y
Eb     B
The sublime

The greatest of our time
Tsargrad!

Pre-Chorus Part 2
F#	   C#/F	     Eb
"Come with us to the south
	   Ab/C		Bb
Write your name on our roll"
Bb    Eb C# Eb
I was told;


Chorus
	 Ab F# Ab
Konstantino po lis
C#  Ab F# Ab
Sui ge ne ris
    C#	       F# F#sus2 F#
The saints and em pe     rors
C#			F# F#sus2 F#
Of bygone centuries  
	     C#			   Eb Ebsus2 Eb
The man-made birds in their trees
Out load their paean rings
     Ab Absus2 Ab	Bb
Immorta li     ty!


Verse
In astonishing colours the East meets the West
The hill-banks arise in their green
In wonder I sit on my empty chest
As we glide down the strait in between


Bridge
To Holmgard and beyond
In search of a bond
Distant church bells toll
For their god they chant and troll


Pre-Chorus 1
Breathing history
Veiled in mystery
The sublime
The greatest of our time
Tsargrad!

Pre-Chorus 2
The Norwegian of rank
In the court of The Prince
I was convinced


Chorus (different than the first one!)
	 Ab F# Ab
Konstantino po lis
    C#        Ab  F# Ab
Ten gates to eter ni ty
     C#	      F# F#sus2 F#
Seen all for cen tu     ries
       B		   F# F#sus2 F#
Your inconquerable walls
     	      B       B/A
Your temples and your halls
B/G	 B	   B/E      F#	
See all, hear all, know it all


Interlude
B       A
E	G  A
B       A
E    A    G



B  E    B  F
B  E    B  F

B C# Eb F


Choir Part
A#  (to much sus2 and sus4 to write down, just play around a bit)
C   (same here)



Electric Violin and Bass Solo "Jazz" Part missing.
basic key is D# major
and a lot of blue notes!


Verse
My sun rose in the North and now sets in the South
The Golden Horn lives up to its name
Unbreakable, they claim


Bridge
To Holmgard and beyond
In a search of a bond
Adventures lie ahead
Many knots lie unravelled on my thread


Pre-Chorus Part 1
Breathing history
Veiled in mystery
The sublime
The greatest of our time
Tsargrad!

Interlude
F#
A
C/A
D


Chorus (completely different than the first and second)
	 G  Gsus2 G
Konstantino po    lis
C/G	     G    Gsus2  G
Queen of the ci - i      ties
     C/G	G
Your welcoming smile
     C/G      G
Made all worthwhile
    F
The sweat and the pain

Eb	   B
Bathing in gold
    Eb             B
Endless rooftops unfold
    F#  C#/F        Eb            Ab/C  Bb
The sun sets for a while just to rise again


Eb     Ab
Great halls
Eb     Ab
Great halls
Eb  Ab   F#      Bb   Eb
Greatest of all, Miklagard