D                     A
Oh there once was a hero named Ragnar the Red
         Bm                      F#
Who came riding to Whiterun from ole Rorikstead

        G                        D
And the braggart did swagger and brandish his blade
      A                        E
As he told of bold battles and gold he had made

    F                       C
But then he went quiet, did Ragnar the Red
        Am                      E
When he met the shield-maiden Matilda who said

        F                        C
Oh, you talk and you lie and you drink all our mead
      Am                            E
Now I think it's high time that you lie down and bleed

       D                          A
And so then came the clashing and slashing of steel
       Bm                         F#
As the brave lass Matilda charged in full of zeal

        G                        Bm
And the bragger named Ragnar was boastful no more
         G        D           A             D
When his ugly red head rolled around on the floor!