Maidens in Distress

1992 version

formatting hastily reconstructed from damaged Word 95 file

Am	*	E7	*	F	C	D	*	Once there was a dragon who terrorized the land
Am	*	E7	*	G	*	*DDC	CGGAm	Turned houses into gravestones, and castles into sand
Am	*	E7	*	F	C	D	*	He took a princess captive -- chained her up in his den
Am	*	E7	*	G	*	*GGA	ACCD	The king held out a handsome sum to see her home again.

D	*	D7	*	G	*	Gm	*
[SOLO]
D	*	D7	*	G	*	Bb	C	D	*	*	*

Am	*	E7	*	F	C	D	*	A brave young knight took courage, and with his mighty sword
Am	*	E7	*	G	*	*DDC	CGGAm	Braved mountains deep and oceans tall to rescue his reward
Am	*	E7	*	F	C	D	*	But as he set out on his quest, she called him on the phone
Am	*	E7	*	G	*	*GGA	ACCD	She said "I like this place ok, now please leave us alone."

CHORUS

D	D7	G	Gm	(And when you go... let me know)
D	D7	G	Gm	(And when you're gone... don't be long)
D	D7	G	Gm	Maidens in distress... couldn't care less
Bb	C	D	D	You could have stayed home in bed

Without a thought, he mounted his steed and raced away in the night 
To find that maiden fair and slay the beast who kept her locked up tight
The knight rode day and night through rain and snow and fog and mud
His eyes were blinded by the wind and sun and sweat and tears and blood

[BRIDGE]
Am. CG. F . CE. Dm.  .  .  Dm.  .  .
Am. CG. F . CE. D .  .  .  E7.  .  .

[SOLO]
Am. . . E7. . . F . C . E . . .
Am. . . E7. . . G . . . .DDCCGGAm
Am. . . E7. . . F . C . E . . .
Am. . . E7. . . G . . . .DDCCGGAm

At last he reached the fearsome cave and prepared for war
The dragon let loose a fearsome cry that was very hard to ignore
And as they both did battle, she looked around in distress
"Will you two morons take this outside -- you've made a horrible mess"

(CHORUS)
D . D7. G . Gm. 					(And when you go... let me know)
D . D7. G . Gm. 					(And when you're gone... don't be long)
D . D7. G . Gm.						Maidens in distress... couldn't care less
Bb. C . D . . .						You could have stayed home in bed
Bb. C . D . . .						You should have stayed home in bed
Bb. C . D . . .						'Cause I'd be better off dead
(SLOW DOWN:)
Bb. C . D . . .						You should have stayed home in bed

OTHER THINGS for studio version:
chords:		D . . . . E . F . . . . . G . C
bass:		D . . . . . . . D . . . . . . .
chords:		C . . . . . . G . F . Bb. A . .
bass:		C . . . . . . . Bb. . . A . . .

2011 additional ideas

F | Fight your battle, fight your battle

Am | Roll like thunder, die like cattle

F | Fight for truth and fight for justice

E7 | but the one thing that I cannot trust is

| you

Fighting battles, fighting battles
Blazing guns and blazing saddles