Hands of Gold cover

"Hands of Gold" is a ballad from the book "A Storm of Swords" by George R.R. Martin. In the book, Symon Silver Tongue sings it to Tyrion Lannister, to let the lord know he is aware of Tyrion's secret relationship with the handmaiden Shae in an attempt to blackmail Tyrion. It doesn't work as Tyrion has Symon killed.
Killing Symon does not protect Shae, as the relationship is later found out and Tyrion tries to protect Shae but fails. Feeling betrayed, Shae testifies against Tyrion, and Tyrion later kills her.
The song is performed by Ed Sheeran in the Game of Thrones tv show.
This song was requested by Armando.
I'm not sure if the extended lyrics starting with "And there he stood with sword in hand" were written by Peter Hollens, or are from something else. If anyone knows, please let me know.
Sound effects by pixabay.
Picture by Pendulum.