Intro (Flute) Am Dm Am G F G Am Verse 1 Am Em Am Dm War of the roses Chaucer’s tales Esus4 E Am Dm The brutal feudal system Am Em Am Dm Holy crusades, Bubonic plague Esus4 E Am A Can’t say that we’ve really missed them Pre-Chorus C So dark and barbaric, G So dull and mundane Dm That was so Middle Ages G G That was so Charlemagne Chorus 1 F Welcome to the Renaissance C/E With poets, painters and bon vivants C/E And merry minstrels, who G F Stroll the streets of London Em Dm A-strumming their lutes G G7 And puffy pants and pointy leather boots Chorus 2 F Welcome to the Renaissance C/E Where we ooh and aah you with ambiance C/E We’re so progressive G F The latest and the greatest Em Dm We bring it to you G With much ado G7 F Welcome to the Renaissance Dm G C Where everything is new Verse 3 C Dm Here we’ve made advances in the sciences G C We have the latest gadgets and appliances A A7 Our mugs are made of pewter D Dm Our houses all are Tudor G G N.C. F Decorated with a modern flair Verse 4 C Dm See us in our petticoats and farthingales G C Our trendy beards we trim to look like swallow tails A A7 We’re called Elizabethans D Dm They’re all a bunch of heathens G G N.C. C Heathens heading straight for you-know-where Bridge Am Em While witches are burning and wars tend to start F C/G Cdim G C/G Cdim G G We bring you moments of culture and art (Culture and art) Chorus 3 F Welcome to the Renaissance C/E Where our printing press has the fancy fonts C/G That’s right we’re fancy G F And very literary Em Dm Theatrical too G It’s what we do G7 F Welcome to the Renaissance Dm G C Where everything is new Break A# F C D# F Bride 2 C A# F C Hey, look, it's Francis Bacon with a chicken, what's he making? C A# F Well, I think he's found a way of freezing meat, that's new F D# A# F Hey, look, it's Walter Raleigh, found a new world, by golly F D# A# And he's brought us all tobacco, what a treat, also new D# C# G# D# And we have a list of writers who are always writing something new D# C# N.C. It's true! We do! Like who? Like who? C D Like Dekker! (Whoo!) John Webster! (Whoo!) F G N.C. Ben Jonson! (Uh-huh!) And Christopher Marlowe! C D Thomas Kyd, Thomas Middleton F G N.C. Thomas More. And our brightest star. Yo! F G He's the bomb, the soul of the age Em A The wiz of the Elizabethan stage F G He's incredible, unforgettable A He's just so freakin' awesome! A A Shakespeare! Shakespeare! Break G A Am G A G A Bridge 3 A A A A We love him, we love him, we love him, we love him A A A A We love him, we love him, we love him, we love him F# C# A His brains are so brilliant, his writing's first-rate D E His acting's incredible, isn't he great? E E E E We love him, we love him, (Isn't he great?) we love him, we love him E E E We love him, we love him, we love him Chorus 4 F Welcome to the Renaissance C/E Not the one in Italy or in France G F No, the one in England, the one where William Shakespeare Em Dm G Is cream of the crop (The one where William Shakespeare is the top) Chorus 5 G F Welcome to the Renaissance (Renaissance) C/E To the 16th-century experience (Experience, yeah) G F In the age that's golden, the olden days are over Em Dm G We bid them adieu, well, Hallelu' F Welcome to the Renaissance F C A# F Where everything is new Outro C A# F Everything is new C A# F Welcome to the Renaissance C A# N.C. Everything is new C 'Cause Renaissance means rebirth!
