The Ballad Of Markus Velafi chords

[The more dramatic the strumming, the better. Easy to pick up the pattern if you listen to the song.]

[VERSE 1]
[Am]Gather around as the [E]fire dies down
You'll [C]hear of a man that [G]some called a clown
At [Am]least cock an ear, I don't [G]charge any fee
to sing the [C]ballad of M[E]arkus [Am]Velafi

Many [Am]moons [G]ago, he was [Am]born,

[tap the guitar twice]
just a [G]man,

[tap twice again]
well, not [Am]quite a man, just [E]half a man.
Half [Am]not a man, Half [E]demon man.

[REFRAIN]
(Pick strings E to D)
[Dm]don't dare plead [E]elaborate
he [Dm]might just disappear [E]
the [Dm]devil's in the de[E]tails

[begin strumming again]
but you [E]won't find [E]many [Am]here.


[VERSE 2]
He [Am]grew~ quite [E]quickly
his [Am]mind was [G]keen and bold.
As a [Am]child~ he was [E]sickly
yet his [Am]tongue was [G]spun from [Am]gold

And he [Am]grew strong and tall, v[E]entured forth on his steed,
found a [Am]sword and a princess and [E]limitless greed
then he [Am]climbed to the heavens, laid [E]siege to the gods,
beat them [C]up, took their [E]stuff, and then [Am]laughed.

[REFRAIN]
[Dm]Don't dare ask he [E]clarify, he [Dm]might just run away.[E]
The [Dm]devil's in the [E]details, but they're [C]absent [E]here [Am]today
And [Dm]though you thirst for [E]further knowledge, it [Dm]does no good to [E]whine, you see
there's o[Dm]thers here before [E]you, so you'd [E]better [E]get in [Am]line

[VERSE 3]
He [Am]plummeted, a [E]shooting star, could [Am]barely [Am]hear [G]his [Am]voice
it said 'this [Am]mountain that I [E]summited, I've [Am]fallen [Am]from [G]by [Am]choice.

And [Am]all of them down in the [E]valley that day watched [Am]on as he fell from the [E]sky
he [Am]landed as soft as a [E]lamb upon hay, with a [Am]roll, and a [E]hop, then a [Am]cry:

'I'm [Dm]Markus Velafi, I [E]come from the stars, that [Dm]fuzzy part right between [E]Venus and Mars
Let me [Dm]just snap my fingers; you [E]may see a [E]flash~, It's im[C]pressive, I [E]know, let's talk [Am]cash.'

Yes [E]take it from me, he's as [Am]much as he seems: a [E]leader that's famed for his [G]glory!
if you [E]listen real close to the [Am]wind in the [C]trees, you'll hear [E]whispers of him and his [Am]story

So [Am]gather real close to the [E]smoldering coals,
[Am]soak up the fable and [G]strengthen your souls,
and [E]recall when you're [Am]out there and [C]seeking your [E]goals~

[Strum once]
If you're [E]ever in need of a [Am]hero
or a [E]man that can walk 'cross the [Am]sea

[Strum normally]
[E]just give a murmur, you [Am]need not look further
than the [C]man they call [E]Markus [Am]Velafi!