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Galahad by Josh Ritter
Galahad
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo 2nd fret (he has played it open in concert as well)
All chords are relative to the capo.
There are two progressions
C F, C G C
Am G C F, C G C
[Intro]
C
[Verse]
C
The angel of the Holy Grail
F
saw Galahad come ridin'
C G C
So he took the Holy Grail off the shelf.
C
And inside the holy chapel made for
F
Holy Grail hidin' the angel
C G C
Could be seen to smile to himself.
Am G
"If you're the great Sir Galahad
C F
From now on," said the angel
C G C
"May all angels call me blessed of my race."
Am G
"If you're not the great Sir Galahad
C F C
I'll warn you, keep on ridin' and if you are
G C
I pray you'll let me see your face."
C
Galahad took off his helmet, said
F
"Good angel look upon me.
C G C
Fear not, for I bring tidings of great joy.
C
For long years the grail you've guarded, now
F
You get to let me drink it, how
C G C
Happy must be angels thus employed."
[Instrumental]
| C | F | C G | C |
Am G
"All the favors you shower upon
C F
Me, a simple angel," said the
C G C
Angel, "your magnificence abounds.
Am
Take your boots off great Sir Galahad,
F
For by your astounding beauty whatever
C G C
Ground you stand on turns to holy ground."
C
Galahad took off his boots, and he
F
Watched the ground quite closely
C G C
And the angel smiled to himself again.
C
He said, "I can't believe I'm asking, but
F
Sir Galahad please tell me, what is
C G C
It that makes you want to go to heaven?
Am G
In heaven there's no lamb chops,
C F
Queen Guinevere's for hand jobs,
C G C
Marijuana, Kenny Rogers, or ecstasy.
Am G
No pillaging, no rape, perhaps
C F
you've come by some mistake to me
C G C
this seems more error than knight errantry.
[Instrumental]
| C | F | C G | C |
| C | F | C G | C |
C
Yes, and what about the stable boys,
F
I know you think they're handsome
C G C
and some of them, they think you're awful handsome too.
C
And, sitting up in heaven, you'll still
F
think about them often, when you're an
C G C
angel thinking's all that you can do."
Am G
At this, Sir Galahad got angry,
C F
"Angel," he said, "don't you tempt me.
C G C
I wish to go to heaven and not to hell.
Am G
So when stable boys look lonesome,
C F
When the women call me handsome,
C G C
I'll hold me virtue very firmly by myself."
C
"I guarantee you'll hold it often,"
F
said the angel. "Oh one more thing, before you
C G C
drink the wine, please take your armor off.
C
I gotta carry you to heaven,
F
And despite what you'd imagine,
C G C
I have trouble bearing heavy things aloft."
[Instrumental]
| C | F | C G | C |
| C | F | C G | C |
C
Sir Galahad stood naked
F
In a pile of his armor,
C G C
His boots and helmet scattered all around.
C
His perfect lips, they sipped the grail,
F
His perfect heart commenced to fail,
C G C
His perfect body fell upon the ground.
Am G
The angel lit a cigarette.
C F
When he was sure Galahad was dead,
C G C
He picked all of his clothes up off the floor.
Am G
Then I put on his boots and armor
C F
I laid his body on the altar
C G C
Put his helmet on and I headed for the door.
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