Shai Hulud (Dune) cover of Kathy Mar

Written by Kathy Mar and famously performed by Julia Ecklar, this is a song about Frank Herbert’s “Dune”. You can learn more about the artists and filk music in general at prometheus-music.com Special thanks to Eli at Prometheus for graciously providing me the chords which my smol brain couldn’t figure out alone.
#filk #folkmusic

[@DanielKellyFolkMusic]

Great that this series is still inspiring art, and people are still finding the art it inspired.

[@johnrobertson4450]

What are those chords that Eli gave you?

[@GoingBrogue]

Hey, sorry for taking a while to reply… these are the chords I got. Shai Hulud
Words and music by Kathy Mar
Chorus:
D C G
Shai Hulud. Send me a great worm,
A
Send me the courage to ride it well.
D C G
Shai Hulud. Send me a way to change
A
The nightmare that Spice foretells.
D F E
Shai Hulud. Give me a new way,
A
And vengeance for all who died.
D F A D
Shai Hulud. Give me a worm to ride.
C D F E
My homeworld was a water dream that I had left behind,
C D F E
Arrakis and the Spice had filled the corners of my mind.
G D Em E
My mother was beside me, Father's ring was in my hand,
A D G C A
I started up the drumming and we crossed the desert sand.
I learned the ways of Fremen, and I taught them mine as well.
We trained an army twice as fierce as any spawned in Hell.
I had to prove my manhood if I wished to hold command,
A D G C Am
So I started up the drumming and I waited, hook in hand.
Chorus:
Shai Hulud. Send me a great worm,
Send me the courage to ride it well.
Shai Hulud. Send me a way to change
The nightmare that Spice foretells.
Shai Hulud. Give me a new way,
And vengeance for all who died.
Shai Hulud. Give me a worm to ride.
I've drunk the Maker's waters, and I've searched each future path
And nothing in those visions can prevent the days of wrath.
So I gather up the army for a final bloody stand
And we start the thumper drumming, and we ride across the sand.
The tales and songs will live beyond the ending of my days,
But all that I have felt and loved will pass too soon away.
I'll walk into my future knowing every step by heart
And none will ever guess how much I dread to play my part.
Chorus:
Shai Hulud. Send me a great worm,
Send me the courage to ride it well.
Shai Hulud. Send me a way to change
The nightmare that Spice foretells.
Shai Hulud. Give me a new way,
And vengeance for all who died.
Shai Hulud. Give me a worm to ride.
Inspired by Dune by Frank Herbert

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@@GoingBrogue Thank you!