Dream Theater - The Count Of Tuscany (Indie/Folk Version)

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This song is meant to be taken as a joke. I'm not trying to destroy a Dream Theater song.

This is an original song by me which uses the lyrics from The Count Of Tuscany by Dream Theater. Of course I take some liberties though :)

The singing is a little rough but I think it turned out pretty good otherwise.

Lyrics:

Several years ago
In a foreign town
Far away from home
I met the Count of Tuscany

A young eccentric man
Bred from royal blood
Took me for a ride
Across the open country side

Get into my car
Let's go for a drive
Along the way
I'll be your guide
Just step inside

Maybe you recall
A cannibal curator
A character inspired by my brother's life

Winding through the hills
The city far behind
On and on we drove
Down narrow streets and dusty roads

At last we came upon
A picturesque estate
On sprawling emerald fields
An ancient world of times gone by

Let me introduce this guy,
My brother
He's a bearded gentleman
Also an Historian
Okay, now, he's sucking on his pipe
If he tries to talk to you, you'll notice he has a very distinguished accent
UUUUH He's making me uptight. This is no accident.
He is definitely doing this on purpose
Mr. Count of Tuscany, could you please ask him to stop?

I want to stay alive
Everything about this place
Just doesn't feel right
I don't want to die
Suddenly I'm frightened for my life

I want to say goodbye
This could be the last time
You see me alive
I may not survive
Knew it
From the moment we arrived

Would you like to see
Our secret holy place?
I come here late at night
To pray to him by candlelight
Then peering through the glass
I saw with disbelief
Still dressed in royal clothes
The saint behind the altar

History recalls
During times of war
Legend has been traced
Back inside these castle walls

Where soldiers came to hide
In barrels filled with wine
Never to escape
These tombs of oak
Are where they died

Down the cellar stairs
I go and disappear
Like the angel's share
I know the end is near

Hey, come and have a taste of this wine
It's really, really, really, really, really, really good
All the finest wines
Improved with age

I want to stay alive
Everything about this place
Just doesn't feel right
I don't want to die
Suddenly I'm frightened for my life

I want to say goodbye
This could be the last time
You see me alive
I may not survive
Knew it
From the moment we arrived

Could this be the end?
Is this the way I die?
Sitting here alone
No one by my side

I don't understand
I don't feel that I deserve this
What did I do wrong?
I just don't understand

Give me one more chance
Let me please explain
It's all been circumstance
I'll tell you once again

You took me for a ride
Promising a vast adventure
Next thing that I know
I'm frightened for my life

Now wait a minute man
That's not how it is
You must be confused
That isn't who I am

Please don't be afraid
I would never try to hurt you
This is how we live
Strange although it seems
Please try to forgive

The chapel and the saint
The soldiers and the wine
The fables and the tales
All handed down through time

Of course you're free to go
Go and tell the world my story
Tell about my brother
Tell them about me

The Count of Tuscany

That's right!
I'm the Count of Tuscany!
Can you believe it?
I know it's great!
I'm more than a bird
I'm more than a plane
I'm the Count of Tuscany!
Oh yeah!
My brother's pretty scary
I don't blame you for getting freaked out
He's a funny guy
He doesn't have many friends
Neither do I
Because we scare away everyone
So please tell them we're not that scary
We're the Count of Tuscanyyyyyy-OOOOOH!

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[EmpyreOfTHUGa]

Can I please have a tab for this?? I want to learn how to play this :D

[Proggo]

@EmpyreOfTHUGa intro and verse chords are C-G-Am-F. prebridge is an E. bridge is Am-C-F-E-Am-C-F-G. chorus is Dm-Am-G-C-G/B-Am-F-C-G

[LinoleumKnife79]

Neutral Milk Theater



[Proggo]

@Lucas89x Why don't you read the description before you post?

[MrMrEFE]

the singer sounds like Portnoy XD

[REvenwood]

I understand whole point, it shouldn't be taken serious, OK. Now my opinion: The music is very good, trumpet is sometime out of tune a little, by me myself play, and i now it's hard to keep wright tone. Violin, and guitar are very good, but vocals are crapy, find someone else to sing because this song is well played , and it should be sang better :)

[UnforgivingCritic]

i thought they gonna sing that "dumm dumm" song.. can't remember the title. xD

[adrianoddr2]

The lyrics was made for THIS version, for sure!

[CNorrisBiggestFan]

I like this version of the song. The other one? Too mainstream.

[TheHollowGermany]

A Johnny Cash-like voice would also fit perfectly

A really cool version nevertheless ^^

[Makearight139]

i love how portnoy has a trumpet nailed to him

[J0000OOOO]

Not bad.

[pyrohead37]

I forgot how good and funny this is. I laughed at every improvisation, and especially at the "YOHOHOHOHO" at the end. Great job!

[MaximumPayne12]

This is an aberration and a disgrace... Fail