Then You May Take Me To The Fair (from Camelot)

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[Verse 1]
[G]Sir Lionel?
Do [C]you [G]recall [C]the other night
That I distinctly said you might serve
As my escort at the [G]next town [C]fair?
[F]Well, I'm afraid there's someone
who I must invite in place of you
[C]Someone who plainly is
beyond [C#dim]com pare[D]
[C]That Frenchman's [G]power
[F]is more tremend[Dm]ous
Than I have [D]ever seen anywhere
[G]And when a man [Bdim]is that stupe[Dm]ndous
[D]He, by right, [Ebdim]shall take [G]me to the [C]fair.
Your [E]Majesty,
let me tilt with him and smite him.
Don't refuse me so abruptly, I implore.
Oh, [G]give me the opportunity [D]to [G]fight him,
And Gaul will be divided [F]once [G]more.
You will bash and thrash him?
I'll smash and mash him.
You'll give him trouble?
He will be rubble.
A mighty whack!
His skull will crack!
Well, then you may [C]take me to the [F]fair
[Dm]If you do th[G]e things you promi[C]se
In fact, my heart would break
Should [F]you [Dm]not take me t[G]o the [C]fair
Sir [Ab]Sagamore
I [G]have some rather [C#]painful [Bbm]news
As [C#]relative to the subject
who's to be be[Ebm]side m[Ab]e at
the next court [C#]ball.
You [F]were the chosen one, I know,
but as tradition it should
go
[C]To the unquestioned champion in the [D]hall.
[G]And I'm convinced tha[F]t
splendid Frenchman
Can easily [D]conquer one and [G]all.
And besting [F]all our local henchmen,
[D]He should sit[G] besid[Baug]e me at[G] the ball.[C]
I [E]beg of you, 'am, withhold your invitation.
I swear to [Bdim]you this [E]challenge will be met.
And [G]when I've finished
up the [D]opera[G]tion,
I'll serve him to your highness,
en brochette.
You'll pierce right through [C#dim]him?
[C#m]I'll b[C#]arbe [Dm]que h[G]im.
[Dm]A wick[D]ed thrust?
[E]It will be dust to [G]dust.
[F]From fore to [G]aft?
He'll feel a draught.
Well [E]then, [Dm]you m[G]ay
sit [C]by me at the [F]ball,
[Dm]if you devouri[G]sh him i[Baug]n battle[Cm].[C]
In fact, I know I'd cry,
were [F]you [Dm]not by me a[C]t [G]the ball[C].[A]
Didn't I [D]promise that you may
guide me to London
on the day that I go up to
[A]judge the cattle [D]show?
As it is [F]quite a nasty ride,
there must be someone at my side
[C]who'll be defending me
from beast and [G]foe.[A]
[G]So [C]when [F]I choose whom [Fdim]I prefer[F] go,
[Dm]I take the str[D]ongest knight I kn[G]ow,
and young Du[F]lac seems strongest,
ergo [Am]he sh[Ebdim]ould tak[D]e me t[Ebdim]o the catt[G]le show.
[C]Your Maj[E]esty can't believe this
blustering prattle.
Let him prove [Dm]it with a [E]sword or lance instead.
I [G]promise you, when I've done this gory battle,
His shoulders will be lonesome
for his head.
You'll disconnect him?
I'll vivisect him.
You'll open wide him?
I'll subdivide him.
Oh, dear, dear, dear, dear, dear.
Then you may [C]guide me to the [F]show,
[Dm]if you can carry o[G]ut your pr[Cm]o gram.
[C]In fact, I'd grieve inside
should [F]you not [Dm]guide me [G]to the [C]show.
Milady, we shall [G]put [F]an [C]end
to that gallic [G]bag of noise [Dm]and [C]murmur.
When we do [G]all that we intend [C]to,
you'll be a [G]plate of [D]French order.
[G]I do app[C]laud your noble g[F]oals,
[Dm]now let us s[G]ee if you [Cm]achieve [C]them,
and if you do,
then you will [Dm]be the three
who will go to the ball, to the [Ab]show,
and take me [C]to [G]the [C]ball.
[C]