Chords for The Colddrake (Shadow Stalker)

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[D] Young Afonya once [A] awakened from a dream of death [A] and fear
[Bm] If he should [A] choose to be a [Bm] mage, his doom would then [F#] draw near
[Bm] A future filled [A] with suffering was all that he could see
And [Bm] so he made [E] a choice to leave [A] Khadrev [B] of Ale and Klee
[D] Into the [F#] winter's bitter cold he hurried on that day
[Bm] His mind was numb and [A] chilled and he could scarcely [A] find his way
[Bm] When pondering [A] his haste made [Bm] choice, he thought then to [F#] return
But a magic cry for [A] mercy made his frozen spirit [B] burn
[D]
Silver [A] harness the Khaldrake hunts for prey
Its glowing eyes can hypnotize and steal your [B] soul away
[D]
He [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[D] caught the [A] cry of [Em] men and followed it where [A] it led
[F#] And all the while [A] a helpless [Bm] anguish echoed in [F#] his head
He [Bm] came upon a holding [Em] in a sheltered forest vale
[Bm] Destroyed in [E] ruthless fury [Bm] by a [A] monster cold and pale
[D] A woman and her children [Bm] huddled near the [F#] Khaldrake's maw
[Bm] Her husband [A] lay in shreds beneath [Em] an [Bm] unforgiving [A] claw
[Bm] The beast entranced [A] her victims neither [Bm] looking left nor right
She [A] knew full well the peasants had no way to [B] run or [D] fight
Silver harness _ the Khaldrake [A] hunts for prey
Its [Em] glowing eyes can [A] hypnotize and steal your [B] soul away
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[D] Then suddenly a man stepped [Em] forth a pitchfork [A] in his hand
[G] As if [A] alone he'd face the [Bm] beast and bravely take a [F#] stand
Though [Bm] old and frail he [A] could not bear to watch his [A] kingfolk die
He was the [E] only chance they [G] had and he [A] was bound [B] to try
[D] The old man thrust [F#] his weapon deep [Bm] into the [F#] Khaldrake's side
[G] He knew his life [A] was forfeit and [Em] there was [Bm] nowhere [A] to hide
[Bm] As Fahnewell watched [A] the monster killed [Bm] the farmer where he stood
Distraction broke the [A] calling as the old [B] man knew it would
[D] Silver harness [A] _ the Khaldrake [A] hunts for prey
Its [G] glowing eyes can [A] hypnotize and steal your [B] soul away
From _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [D] hiding then did Fahnewell spring rage forcing [A] his attack
He [Bm] shielded all [A] the peasants and he [Bm] forced the monster [F#] back
With magic drawn from hidden nodes he flung the Khaldrake high
[Bm] And watched its [E] broken body plummet from the [B] winter sky
[D] Courage [F#] of the simple folk [Bm] can move a man [F#] to tears
[Bm] Or give him strength [A] to face [Em] a bow and conquer all his [A] fears
So Fahnewell made a choice that [Bm] day he never [F#] would regret
A [A] farmer taught a lesson [Bm] that the mage could [B] not forget
_ [D] Silver [A] harness the Khaldrake hunts for prey
Its [G] glowing eyes can [A] [B] hypnotize and steal your soul away
[D] Silver [A] harness _ the snow that day
For young [Em] Fahnewell unfroze [A] fear's spell [Em] and chose the [B] mage's way
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