Chords for Stan Freberg - St. George & The Dragonet, 1953 Capitol record.
Tempo:
142.5 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Ab
D
Gb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[Cm]
[Gb]
The legend you are about to hear is true.
Only the needle should be changed [D] to protect the record
[C] [Ab]
[Fm] [Bm]
[G] This [C] is the countryside.
My name is st.
George.
I'm a knight
[G] Saturday July 10th 8 o 5 p.m
I was working out of the castle on the night watch when a call came in from the chief a dragon have been devouring maidens
Homicide my job slam
[C]
[G] You call me chief.
Yeah, it's the dragon again devouring maidens the king's daughter.
Maybe next.
Mm-hmm
I got a lead nothing much to go on said you take that 45 automatic into the lab to have him check on it
Yeah, you were right.
I was right.
Yeah, it was a gun
[Am] [B] 8 22 p.m. I talked to one of the maidens would almost been [Am] devoured
Could I talk to [G] you ma'am?
Oh, yeah, I'm st.
George man [Ab] homicide, ma'am
I want to ask you a few [G] questions ma'am.
I understand [Abm] you're almost devoured by the man.
Is that right [N] dragon?
It was terrible.
He breathed fire on me.
He [G] banged me already.
How can I be sure that man?
Believe me.
I got it straight from the dragon's mouth
[Db] [C] [G]
11 45 p [Bm].m. I rode over the king's highway.
I saw a man stopped to talk to him
[Ab] Pardon me, sir.
Could I talk to you for just a minute, sir?
Sure.
I don't mind.
What do you do for a living?
[A] I'm a knave
[Abm] Then they pick you up on a 903 last year for stealing tarts.
[E] Yeah
So what do you want to make a federal case out of it?
No, sir
We heard it was a dragon operating in this neighborhood.
We just want to know if you've seen him.
Sure
I've seen him.
Mm-hmm.
Could you describe him for me?
What's to describe?
You see [G] one dragon?
He's seen them all
Would you try and remember sir just for the record?
We just want to get the fact sir
Well, anyways, you know, he had orange polka dots.
Yes, sir
purple feet breathing fire and smoke and one big bloodshot eye right in the middle of his forehead [Ab] and
Like that notice anything unusual about him?
No, [C] he's just a running [Gb] mill dragon, you know
Yes, sir.
You can go now.
[G] Hey, by the way, how are you gonna catch him?
I thought you'd never ask a dragon net
[C]
[D] [C] [G]
305 pm.
I was riding back [Ab] into the courtyard to make my report to the lab then it happened
[G] It was a dragon
Hey, i'm the fire-breathing dragon.
You must be saint george, right?
Yes, sir
I see you got one of them new 45 caliber swords.
That's about the size of it
You'd slay me
That's what I wanted to talk to you about.
What do you mean?
I'm taking it in a 502
You figure it out.
What's the charge devouring maidens out of season out of season?
You never pinned that rap on me do you hear me cop?
Yeah, [F] I hear you I got you in a 412 too a 412
What's a 412?
Overacting let's go
[C] [Ab]
[Bb] [Ab] On september the 5th the dragon was tried and convicted his fire [Gm] was put out and his maiden devouring license revoked
[Bbm] Maiden devouring out of season is [D] punishable by a term of not less than 50 [C] or more than 300 years
[Dm] [C]
[Gb]
The legend you are about to hear is true.
Only the needle should be changed [D] to protect the record
[C] [Ab]
[Fm] [Bm]
[G] This [C] is the countryside.
My name is st.
George.
I'm a knight
[G] Saturday July 10th 8 o 5 p.m
I was working out of the castle on the night watch when a call came in from the chief a dragon have been devouring maidens
Homicide my job slam
[C]
[G] You call me chief.
Yeah, it's the dragon again devouring maidens the king's daughter.
Maybe next.
Mm-hmm
I got a lead nothing much to go on said you take that 45 automatic into the lab to have him check on it
Yeah, you were right.
I was right.
Yeah, it was a gun
[Am] [B] 8 22 p.m. I talked to one of the maidens would almost been [Am] devoured
Could I talk to [G] you ma'am?
Oh, yeah, I'm st.
George man [Ab] homicide, ma'am
I want to ask you a few [G] questions ma'am.
I understand [Abm] you're almost devoured by the man.
Is that right [N] dragon?
It was terrible.
He breathed fire on me.
He [G] banged me already.
How can I be sure that man?
Believe me.
I got it straight from the dragon's mouth
[Db] [C] [G]
11 45 p [Bm].m. I rode over the king's highway.
I saw a man stopped to talk to him
[Ab] Pardon me, sir.
Could I talk to you for just a minute, sir?
Sure.
I don't mind.
What do you do for a living?
[A] I'm a knave
[Abm] Then they pick you up on a 903 last year for stealing tarts.
[E] Yeah
So what do you want to make a federal case out of it?
No, sir
We heard it was a dragon operating in this neighborhood.
We just want to know if you've seen him.
Sure
I've seen him.
Mm-hmm.
Could you describe him for me?
What's to describe?
You see [G] one dragon?
He's seen them all
Would you try and remember sir just for the record?
We just want to get the fact sir
Well, anyways, you know, he had orange polka dots.
Yes, sir
purple feet breathing fire and smoke and one big bloodshot eye right in the middle of his forehead [Ab] and
Like that notice anything unusual about him?
No, [C] he's just a running [Gb] mill dragon, you know
Yes, sir.
You can go now.
[G] Hey, by the way, how are you gonna catch him?
I thought you'd never ask a dragon net
[C]
[D] [C] [G]
305 pm.
I was riding back [Ab] into the courtyard to make my report to the lab then it happened
[G] It was a dragon
Hey, i'm the fire-breathing dragon.
You must be saint george, right?
Yes, sir
I see you got one of them new 45 caliber swords.
That's about the size of it
You'd slay me
That's what I wanted to talk to you about.
What do you mean?
I'm taking it in a 502
You figure it out.
What's the charge devouring maidens out of season out of season?
You never pinned that rap on me do you hear me cop?
Yeah, [F] I hear you I got you in a 412 too a 412
What's a 412?
Overacting let's go
[C] [Ab]
[Bb] [Ab] On september the 5th the dragon was tried and convicted his fire [Gm] was put out and his maiden devouring license revoked
[Bbm] Maiden devouring out of season is [D] punishable by a term of not less than 50 [C] or more than 300 years
[Dm] [C]
Key:
G
C
Ab
D
Gb
G
C
Ab
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ The legend you are about to hear is true.
Only the needle should be changed [D] to protect the record
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[G] This [C] is the countryside.
My name is st.
George.
I'm a knight
[G] Saturday July 10th 8 o 5 p.m
I was working out of the castle on the night watch when a call came in from the chief a dragon have been devouring maidens
Homicide my job slam
[C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ You call me chief.
Yeah, it's the dragon again devouring maidens the king's daughter.
Maybe next.
Mm-hmm
I got a lead nothing much to go on said you take that 45 automatic into the lab to have him check on it
Yeah, you were right.
I was right.
Yeah, it was a gun _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [B] 8 22 p.m. I talked to one of the maidens would almost been [Am] devoured _ _ _ _
Could I talk to [G] you ma'am?
Oh, yeah, I'm st.
George man [Ab] homicide, ma'am
I want to ask you a few [G] questions ma'am.
I understand [Abm] you're almost devoured by the man.
Is that right [N] dragon?
It was terrible.
He breathed fire on me.
He [G] banged me already.
How can I be sure that man?
Believe me.
I got it straight from the dragon's mouth
_ _ _ [Db] _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ 11 45 p [Bm].m. I rode over the king's highway.
I saw a man stopped to talk to him
_ [Ab] Pardon me, sir.
Could I talk to you for just a minute, sir?
Sure.
I don't mind.
What do you do for a living?
[A] I'm a knave
[Abm] Then they pick you up on a 903 last year for stealing tarts.
[E] Yeah
So what do you want to make a federal case out of it?
No, sir
We heard it was a dragon operating in this neighborhood.
We just want to know if you've seen him.
Sure
I've seen him.
Mm-hmm.
Could you describe him for me?
What's to describe?
You see [G] one dragon?
He's seen them all
Would you try and remember sir just for the record?
We just want to get the fact sir
Well, anyways, you know, he had orange polka dots.
Yes, sir
purple feet breathing fire and smoke and one big bloodshot eye right in the middle of his forehead [Ab] and
_ Like that notice anything unusual about him?
No, [C] he's just a running [Gb] mill dragon, you know
Yes, sir.
You can go now.
[G] Hey, by the way, how are you gonna catch him?
I thought you'd never ask a dragon net
[C] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _
_ 305 pm.
I was riding back [Ab] into the courtyard to make my report to the lab then it happened _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] It was a dragon
Hey, i'm the fire-breathing dragon.
You must be saint george, right?
Yes, sir
I see you got one of them new 45 caliber swords.
That's about the size of it _
_ _ _ _ _ You'd slay me
That's what I wanted to talk to you about.
What do you mean?
I'm taking it in a 502
You figure it out.
What's the charge devouring maidens out of season out of season?
You never pinned that rap on me do you hear me cop?
Yeah, [F] I hear you I got you in a 412 too a 412
What's a _ 412? _ _
Overacting let's go
[C] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ On september the 5th the dragon was tried and convicted his fire [Gm] was put out and his maiden devouring license revoked
[Bbm] Maiden devouring out of season is [D] punishable by a term of not less than 50 [C] or more than 300 years
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ The legend you are about to hear is true.
Only the needle should be changed [D] to protect the record
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[G] This [C] is the countryside.
My name is st.
George.
I'm a knight
[G] Saturday July 10th 8 o 5 p.m
I was working out of the castle on the night watch when a call came in from the chief a dragon have been devouring maidens
Homicide my job slam
[C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ You call me chief.
Yeah, it's the dragon again devouring maidens the king's daughter.
Maybe next.
Mm-hmm
I got a lead nothing much to go on said you take that 45 automatic into the lab to have him check on it
Yeah, you were right.
I was right.
Yeah, it was a gun _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [B] 8 22 p.m. I talked to one of the maidens would almost been [Am] devoured _ _ _ _
Could I talk to [G] you ma'am?
Oh, yeah, I'm st.
George man [Ab] homicide, ma'am
I want to ask you a few [G] questions ma'am.
I understand [Abm] you're almost devoured by the man.
Is that right [N] dragon?
It was terrible.
He breathed fire on me.
He [G] banged me already.
How can I be sure that man?
Believe me.
I got it straight from the dragon's mouth
_ _ _ [Db] _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ 11 45 p [Bm].m. I rode over the king's highway.
I saw a man stopped to talk to him
_ [Ab] Pardon me, sir.
Could I talk to you for just a minute, sir?
Sure.
I don't mind.
What do you do for a living?
[A] I'm a knave
[Abm] Then they pick you up on a 903 last year for stealing tarts.
[E] Yeah
So what do you want to make a federal case out of it?
No, sir
We heard it was a dragon operating in this neighborhood.
We just want to know if you've seen him.
Sure
I've seen him.
Mm-hmm.
Could you describe him for me?
What's to describe?
You see [G] one dragon?
He's seen them all
Would you try and remember sir just for the record?
We just want to get the fact sir
Well, anyways, you know, he had orange polka dots.
Yes, sir
purple feet breathing fire and smoke and one big bloodshot eye right in the middle of his forehead [Ab] and
_ Like that notice anything unusual about him?
No, [C] he's just a running [Gb] mill dragon, you know
Yes, sir.
You can go now.
[G] Hey, by the way, how are you gonna catch him?
I thought you'd never ask a dragon net
[C] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _
_ 305 pm.
I was riding back [Ab] into the courtyard to make my report to the lab then it happened _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] It was a dragon
Hey, i'm the fire-breathing dragon.
You must be saint george, right?
Yes, sir
I see you got one of them new 45 caliber swords.
That's about the size of it _
_ _ _ _ _ You'd slay me
That's what I wanted to talk to you about.
What do you mean?
I'm taking it in a 502
You figure it out.
What's the charge devouring maidens out of season out of season?
You never pinned that rap on me do you hear me cop?
Yeah, [F] I hear you I got you in a 412 too a 412
What's a _ 412? _ _
Overacting let's go
[C] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ On september the 5th the dragon was tried and convicted his fire [Gm] was put out and his maiden devouring license revoked
[Bbm] Maiden devouring out of season is [D] punishable by a term of not less than 50 [C] or more than 300 years
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _