Chords for Gary Moore - Over the Hills and Far Away (Studio Performance '87)
Tempo:
121.55 bpm
Chords used:
E
D
G
A
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
They came for him one winter's night, arrested he was [E] found.
They set [B] back, been a long week, this pistol had been found.
[Em]
[E] [Em] [Am]
[A] [E] They marched him [G] to the station house, [E] he waited [D] till the dawn.
[E] And as they [G] led him to the dock, [D] he knew that [E] he'd been wronged.
[C] He stand against the rubbery, [D] he heard the failer say,
[C] You were found on an island, [D] tomorrow's like [Bm] good morning.
He'll reach [Em] freedom [G] over the [D] hills and [E] far away, [D] for ten [G] long years [C]
he'll [D] travel these,
[B] [G] over the [D] mountains [E] and the sea, [D] a [G] prisoner's life [C] for him [D] there'll [Em] be.
[E] He knew that [G] it would cost him dear, [E] but yet he dared [D]
not say,
[E] This where he'd be [G] in that fateful night, [D] a secret [E] he must stay.
[C] He had to fight by tears of rage, [D] his heart beating like a drum.
[C] With a wife of his [D] best friend, he spent his [Bm] final night of [Em] freedom,
Over [G] the hills [D] and [Em] far away, [D] he swore that [G] he will return [D] one day,
[G] Far from the [D] mountains and [Em] the sea, [E] back in [G] her arms [C]
again [D] he'll be,
[E] [G] Over the hills [D] and far [C] away.
[Em]
[D] [A]
[C]
[G] He'll reach freedom over [D] the hills and far
[G] away,
[B]
[Em] [E]
[Em] [A]
[E]
[Em]
[E] [Bm] [D]
[E] [G]
[E] [D]
[E] [G]
[D] [E]
[C] He's got within his will some soul, [D] he'll shout through the birds,
[C] He'll read the letters that she wrote, [D] one day he'll know [Bm] the grace of [G] freedom,
Over the [Em] hills and far [A#]
away, [G] she prays he will return one [Em] day,
As sure as the rivers reach the sea, [D] back in his arms [B] again she'll be,
[F#m] Over [A] the hills [E] and far [F#m]
away, [E] he swears [A] he will return [E] one day,
[F#m] As sure [A] as the rivers [E] reach [F#m] the sea, [E] back in [A] his arms [D] again [E] she'll be,
[F#m] Over [A] the hills [E] and far [F#m]
away, [E] she prays [A] he will return [E] one day,
[F#m] As sure as [A] the [E] rivers reach [F#m] the sea, [E] back in [A] her arms [D] again [E] she'll be,
[F#m] [A] [F#m]
[E] [A] [E]
[A] [N]
They set [B] back, been a long week, this pistol had been found.
[Em]
[E] [Em] [Am]
[A] [E] They marched him [G] to the station house, [E] he waited [D] till the dawn.
[E] And as they [G] led him to the dock, [D] he knew that [E] he'd been wronged.
[C] He stand against the rubbery, [D] he heard the failer say,
[C] You were found on an island, [D] tomorrow's like [Bm] good morning.
He'll reach [Em] freedom [G] over the [D] hills and [E] far away, [D] for ten [G] long years [C]
he'll [D] travel these,
[B] [G] over the [D] mountains [E] and the sea, [D] a [G] prisoner's life [C] for him [D] there'll [Em] be.
[E] He knew that [G] it would cost him dear, [E] but yet he dared [D]
not say,
[E] This where he'd be [G] in that fateful night, [D] a secret [E] he must stay.
[C] He had to fight by tears of rage, [D] his heart beating like a drum.
[C] With a wife of his [D] best friend, he spent his [Bm] final night of [Em] freedom,
Over [G] the hills [D] and [Em] far away, [D] he swore that [G] he will return [D] one day,
[G] Far from the [D] mountains and [Em] the sea, [E] back in [G] her arms [C]
again [D] he'll be,
[E] [G] Over the hills [D] and far [C] away.
[Em]
[D] [A]
[C]
[G] He'll reach freedom over [D] the hills and far
[G] away,
[B]
[Em] [E]
[Em] [A]
[E]
[Em]
[E] [Bm] [D]
[E] [G]
[E] [D]
[E] [G]
[D] [E]
[C] He's got within his will some soul, [D] he'll shout through the birds,
[C] He'll read the letters that she wrote, [D] one day he'll know [Bm] the grace of [G] freedom,
Over the [Em] hills and far [A#]
away, [G] she prays he will return one [Em] day,
As sure as the rivers reach the sea, [D] back in his arms [B] again she'll be,
[F#m] Over [A] the hills [E] and far [F#m]
away, [E] he swears [A] he will return [E] one day,
[F#m] As sure [A] as the rivers [E] reach [F#m] the sea, [E] back in [A] his arms [D] again [E] she'll be,
[F#m] Over [A] the hills [E] and far [F#m]
away, [E] she prays [A] he will return [E] one day,
[F#m] As sure as [A] the [E] rivers reach [F#m] the sea, [E] back in [A] her arms [D] again [E] she'll be,
[F#m] [A] [F#m]
[E] [A] [E]
[A] [N]
Key:
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G
A
Em
E
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_ _ _ _ _ _ They _ _ _ came for him one winter's night, arrested he was [E] found.
_ They set [B] back, been a long week, this pistol had been found.
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] They marched him [G] to the station house, [E] he waited _ [D] till the dawn.
_ [E] And as they [G] led him to the dock, [D] he knew that [E] he'd been wronged.
[C] He stand against the _ rubbery, [D] he heard the failer say,
_ [C] You were found on an island, _ [D] _ _ tomorrow's like [Bm] good morning.
He'll reach [Em] freedom [G] over the [D] hills and [E] far away, [D] for ten [G] long years [C]
he'll [D] travel these,
[B] _ [G] over the [D] mountains [E] and the sea, [D] a _ [G] prisoner's life [C] for him [D] there'll [Em] _ be. _ _
_ [E] _ _ He knew that [G] it would cost him dear, [E] but yet he dared [D]
not say,
[E] This where he'd be [G] in that fateful night, [D] a secret _ [E] he must _ stay.
[C] He had to fight by tears of rage, [D] his heart beating like a drum.
_ [C] With a wife of his [D] best friend, he spent his [Bm] final night of [Em] freedom,
Over [G] the hills [D] and [Em] far away, [D] he swore that [G] he will return [D] one day,
[G] Far from the [D] mountains and [Em] the sea, [E] back in [G] her arms [C]
again [D] he'll be,
[E] [G] Over the hills [D] and far [C] _ _ away.
[Em] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] He'll reach freedom over [D] the hills and far _
[G] away, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[C] He's got within his will some soul, [D] he'll shout through the birds,
[C] He'll read the letters that she wrote, [D] one day he'll know [Bm] the grace of [G] freedom,
Over the [Em] hills and far [A#]
away, [G] she prays he will return one [Em] day,
As sure as the rivers reach the sea, [D] back in his arms [B] again she'll be,
[F#m] Over [A] the hills [E] and far [F#m]
away, [E] he swears [A] he will return [E] one day,
[F#m] As sure [A] as the rivers [E] reach [F#m] the sea, [E] back in [A] his arms [D] again [E] she'll be,
[F#m] Over [A] the hills [E] and far [F#m]
away, [E] she prays [A] he will return [E] one day,
[F#m] As sure as [A] the [E] rivers reach [F#m] the sea, [E] back in [A] her arms [D] again [E] she'll be,
_ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ They set [B] back, been a long week, this pistol had been found.
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] They marched him [G] to the station house, [E] he waited _ [D] till the dawn.
_ [E] And as they [G] led him to the dock, [D] he knew that [E] he'd been wronged.
[C] He stand against the _ rubbery, [D] he heard the failer say,
_ [C] You were found on an island, _ [D] _ _ tomorrow's like [Bm] good morning.
He'll reach [Em] freedom [G] over the [D] hills and [E] far away, [D] for ten [G] long years [C]
he'll [D] travel these,
[B] _ [G] over the [D] mountains [E] and the sea, [D] a _ [G] prisoner's life [C] for him [D] there'll [Em] _ be. _ _
_ [E] _ _ He knew that [G] it would cost him dear, [E] but yet he dared [D]
not say,
[E] This where he'd be [G] in that fateful night, [D] a secret _ [E] he must _ stay.
[C] He had to fight by tears of rage, [D] his heart beating like a drum.
_ [C] With a wife of his [D] best friend, he spent his [Bm] final night of [Em] freedom,
Over [G] the hills [D] and [Em] far away, [D] he swore that [G] he will return [D] one day,
[G] Far from the [D] mountains and [Em] the sea, [E] back in [G] her arms [C]
again [D] he'll be,
[E] [G] Over the hills [D] and far [C] _ _ away.
[Em] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] He'll reach freedom over [D] the hills and far _
[G] away, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[C] He's got within his will some soul, [D] he'll shout through the birds,
[C] He'll read the letters that she wrote, [D] one day he'll know [Bm] the grace of [G] freedom,
Over the [Em] hills and far [A#]
away, [G] she prays he will return one [Em] day,
As sure as the rivers reach the sea, [D] back in his arms [B] again she'll be,
[F#m] Over [A] the hills [E] and far [F#m]
away, [E] he swears [A] he will return [E] one day,
[F#m] As sure [A] as the rivers [E] reach [F#m] the sea, [E] back in [A] his arms [D] again [E] she'll be,
[F#m] Over [A] the hills [E] and far [F#m]
away, [E] she prays [A] he will return [E] one day,
[F#m] As sure as [A] the [E] rivers reach [F#m] the sea, [E] back in [A] her arms [D] again [E] she'll be,
_ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _