There's a twisted count who wants the emperor's throne	D   C
There's a bitter brother left all alone 		F   Am  Dm		
When the thirst for power and vengeance cross		F   C
The regent's justice has a terrible cost		F   Am   Dm
A crossbow shot, a spray of broken glass		D   C
A bedroom fills with Soltoxin gas			F   Am   Dm
There'll be no salvation from the medical crew		F   C
The antidote gas is a poison too			F   Am   Dm

Breathe deep, Dear Captain, close your eyes		F   Am  Dm
It's cripple our son or give up and die			F   Am  Dm

	chorus:
	Take my bones, take my height			D   C
	Tell me I can never fight			G   D   A
	I don't care, I'm still Vor			F   C
	You can't tell me I'm too short			G   D   A
	Take me out in to the black			D   C
	I'll be an admiral when I come back		G   D   A
	You can keep me from the academy		F   C
	But you can't take my Dendarii			G   D   A
	You can't take my fleet from me			F   C   D

As a full-grown man I stand four foot nine
My bones break at the lightest touch
I'm loyal and brave, I have a brilliant mind
But if your body's not whole that's not enough
I went to Beta at my mother's behest
When the academy passed me by
But I can't live long without some kind of quest
Now I've a ship, a crew, and a mission to fly

My new life begins with this wormhole trip
I've staked my word on this RG-ship

Things turned crazy fast on the other side
I've conquered a fleet and my sergeant's died
Now I'm fighting and winning in a foreign war
A commander who's never taken orders before
We had finally won when the news came 'round
Some fool's trying to take my father down
I got back in time and the conspiracy's beat
But now what do I do with this illegal fleet

I can't give them up, I can't break my vow
So they're the Emperor's Own Dendarii now