ARTIST: "Weird Al" Yankovic
TITLE: The Saga Begins
Lyrics and Chords


[To the tune of "American Pie" by Don McLean]

A long, long time ago, in a galaxy far away 
Naboo was under an attack 
And I thought me and Qui-Gon Jinn 
Could talk the Federation into 
Maybe cutting them a little slack 

/ GD Em Am7 C / Em D / GD Em / Am7 C / Em Am D /

But their response, it didn't thrill us 
They locked the doors and tried to kill us 
We escaped from that gas 
And met Jar Jar and Boss Nass 

/ Em Am / / CG Am / C D /

We took a Bongo from the scene 
And we went to Theed to see the Queen 
We all wound up on Tatooine 
That's where we found this boy 

/ GD Em / Am7 C / GD Em / C D7 G (C G) /

Oh... 
{Refrain} 
My, my, this here Anakin guy 
May be Vader someday later, now he's just a small fry 
And he left his home and kissed his Mommy goodbye 
Saying, "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi 
Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi" 

/ G C G D / / / Em A7 / Em D /
 
Did you know this junkyard slave 
Isn't even old enough to shave 
But he can use the Force, they say 
Ah, do you see him hitting on the Queen 
Though he's just nine and she's fourteen 
Yeah, he's probably gonna marry her someday 

/ G Am / C Am / Em D /
     / GD Em / Am7 C / Em A7 D - /

Well, I know he built C-3PO 
And I've heard how fast his pod can go 
And we were broke, it's true 
So we made a wager or two 
He was a pre-pubescent flying ace 
And the minute Jabba started off that race 
Well, I knew who would win first place 
Oh yes, it was our boy

/ Em D / / CG A7 / C D /
    / GD Em / Am7 C / GD Em / C D7 G (C G) /

We started singing
{Refrain} 

Now, we finally got to Coruscant 
The Jedi Council we knew would want 
To see how good the boy could be 
So we took him there and we told the tale 
How his midi-chlorians were off the scale 
And he might fulfill that prophecy 
 
Oh, the Council was impressed, of course 
Could he bring balance to the Force 
They interviewed the kid 
Oh, training they forbid 
Because Yoda sensed in him much fear 
And Qui-Gon said, "Now listen here 
Just stick it in your pointy ear 
I still will teach this boy"

He was singing 
{Refrain} 
 
We caught a ride back to Naboo 
'Cause Queen Amidala wanted to 
I frankly would've liked to stay 
We all fought in that epic war 
And it wasn't long at all before 
Little Hotshot flew his plane and saved the day 
 
And in the end, some Gungans died 
Some ships blew up and some pilots fried 
A lot of folks were croakin' 
The battle droids were broken 
And the Jedi I admire most 
Met up with Darth Maul, and now he's toast 
Well, I'm still here and he's a ghost 
I guess I'll train this boy 

And I was singing 
{Refrain} 
 
We were singing 
My, my, this here Anakin guy 
May be Vader someday later, now he's just a small fry 
And he left his home and kissed his Mommy goodbye 
Saying, "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"

... / C D GC C /

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