Skyrim - Tale Of The Tongues

various artists/voice actors "tale of the tongues" ( tavern bard song ) the elder scrolls v : skyrim soundtrack capo 2 standard tuning 3/4 time signature performed by the following voice actors : - colleen delany as lisette , luaffyn , and pantea - corri english as karita - michael gough as ogmund and talsgar the wanderer - jason mardsen as sven , mikael , and delacourt Am G Dm Am alduin’s wings , they did darken the sky . Am G Dm Am his roar fury’s fire , and his scales sharpened scythes . Am G Dm Am men ran and they cowered , and they fought and they died . C Dm Am G they burned and they bled as they issued their cries . Am G Dm Am we need saviors to free us from alduin’s rage . Am G Dm Am heroes on the field of this new war to wage . Am G Dm Am and if alduin wins , man is gone from this world . C Dm Am G lost in the shadow of the black wings unfurled . C G F but then came the tongues on that terrible day . C G F Am steadfast as winter , they entered the fray . C G F Am and all heard the music of alduin’s doom . C Dm G D the sweet song of skyrim , sky - shattering thu’um . F G Am and so the tongues freed us from alduin’s rage . F G Am C gave the gift of the voice , ushered in a new age . F G Am D if alduin is eternal , then eternity’s done . F Am G Am for his story is over and the dragons are gone .