Alexander The Great

N.C. "My son ask for thyself another kingdom N.C. For that which I leave is too small for thee" |Em |Em |Em |D |D |D | 3x |Em |Em |C |Em | 2x |Em |Em |C |Em D/F# | 2x Em Near to the east Em In a part of ancient Greece C Em D/F# In an ancient land called Macedonia Em Was born a son Em To Philip of Macedon C Em D/F# The legend, his name was Alexan---der Em At the age of nineteen Em He became the Macedon King C Em D/F# And he swore to free all of Asia Minor Em By the Aegean Sea Em In 334 BC C Em D/F# He utterly beat the armies of Per---sia Em D Alexander the Great Am C D His name struck fear into hearts of men Em D Alexander the Great Am C D Became a legend amongst mortal men |Em |C G | 2x |Am |F E | 2x Em King Darius the third Em Defeated fled Persia C Em D/F# The Scythians fell by the river Jaxar---tes Em Then Egypt fell Em To the Macedon King as well C Em D/F# And he founded the city called Alexan---dria Em By the Tigris river Em He met King Darius again C Em D/F# Em Entering Babylon Em And Susa, treasures he found C Em D/F# Took Persepolis, the capital of Per--sia Em D Alexander the Great Am C D His name struck fear into hearts of men Em D Alexander the Great Am C D Became a God amongst mortal men Instr Break |B |B |B |B |A |A |A |B |B | |C# |C# |C# |C# |D# |D# |D# |D# | |E5 D#5 |E5 D#5 |E5 |C5 |D5 | |Am |Am |Am |Am | |Am |C |G |A# F | 4x |Am |C |G |A# F N.C. | 2x |Am |C |G |A# F | |Em |C |G |D C D | 3x Em A Phrygian King had bound a chariot yoke Em And Alexander cut the 'Gordian knot' C And legend said that who untied the knot Bm D He would become the master of Asia Em Hellenism he spread far and wide Em The Macedonian learned mind C Their culture was a western way of life Bm D He paved the way for Christianity E5 G5 D5 E5 G5 D5 Mar---ching on, mar---ching on Em The battle weary marching side by side Em Alexander's army line by line C They wouldn't follow him to India Bm D Tired of the combat, pain and the glory Em D Alexander the Great Am C D His name struck fear into hearts of men Em D Alexander the Great Am C D He died of fever in Baby-lon |Em |Em |C |Em G | |Em |Em |C |Em G |D/F# G D/F# |Em |