E E D A
Glam, bam, thank you, ma'am!
[Verse 1]
E
I didn't agree with King Richard three,
A
So I fought him at Bosworth field and won, victory!
E
How cool does it sound that I'm the king who found
A
Richard's crown in a hedge on the winning battle ground
D
The only way to end war and avert further disaster
E
There's got to be a way to unite York and Lancaster
[Chorus 1]
D A E
I'm the original ch-ch-ch Tudor
D A E
Founder of that dynasty
D A G E
The man who closes the Wars of the Roses
A G A
That's right, that's right, that's me!
[Verse 2]
E
I launched attacks on lords who earned stacks
A
Mine was a noble cause to tap them all for tax
E
They paid their share, was only fair
A
To make England rich and me a millionaire
D
Elizabeth York became my wife for life, that make me a bore?
E
Joined our family seats, that's neat, and made my rule secure
[Chorus 2]
D A E
I'm the original ch-ch-ch Tudor
D A E
Returning power to the state
D A G E
It seemed quite toothless but actually ruthless
A G A
I made the monarchy great
[Bridge]
D
Spent a long time fighting pretenders to the throne
A
Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck said my throne was their own
D
They claimed they'd been the princes in the tower their rule delayed
E
I said 'this crown ain't big enough for the three of us' and had one slayed!
[Chorus 3]
D A E
I'm the original ch-ch-ch Tudor
D A E
King of foreign policy
D A G E
To end hostile relations with enemy nations
A G A
I asked them to make friends with me
[Outro]
D A E
Yeah, the original ch-ch-ch Tudor
D A E
They say dullness my main trait
D A
Well, that's a sad endightment
G E
'Cause if you're looking for excitement
A G A
My son was Henry VIII
