Over The Hills And Far Away Chords by Gary Moore

Tempo:
121.95 bpm
Chords used:

E

D

G

A

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Gary Moore - Over The Hills And Far Away (1987) chords
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We
[E]
came for him one winter's night, arrested he was bound.
The shepherd filled the wattle wheat, the [Bm] fish slow had been [E] bound.
[Em]
[G] [Em] [D]
[E] We marched him to [G] the station house, [E] he waited [D] till the dawn.
[E] And as they were [G] there to feed the dog, [D] he knew that [E] he'd been lost.
[C] He struggled to till the stone of the wheat, [D] he had no fail of say.
[C] He was bound and out of [D] his way.
Tomorrow's like [Bm] wood for his feet, [E] he'll [G] fall to the hills [D] and fall [E] away.
[D] For ten [G] more years [C] he'd go [D] through these, [Bm] all [G]
[D] through his [Em] anarchy.
[D] A [G] prisoner's life [C] for he'll [G] be.
[E]
[G] [E] He loved [G] everyone trust and dear, [E] but he'd be there [G] not [D] safe.
[E] He'd be [G] there not safe for a night.
[E]
[C] He had to fight back tears [D] of rage, his heart beating like a drum.
[C] With the wife of his [D] best friend, he [G] spent [D] his [Bm] final night.
[Em] He'd be there not [G] safe [D] for [Em] a night.
[D] He swore [G] he will return one [D] day, [G] far from the house and [D] the house [Em] of sin.
Back in [G] her arms [C] again [D] he'd be, [Em] up [G] in the hills [D] and far [C] away.
He'd be there not safe for a night.
He'd be there not safe for a night.
[Em] He had to fight back tears of rage, [D] his
[C] heart beating like a drum.
[G] [D] With the wife of his best [E] [A] [E]
[B]
[E] [G]
[E] [G]
[Em] [D]
[E] [G]
[D] [E]
[C] friend, [G] he spent [D] his final night.
[C] He realized that she would one [Dm] day, he would [G] go to the [Bm] place where [A#] we [Em] don't know.
[Cm] [G] She praised he will return one day, [A] as sure as the rivers reach [Em] the sea.
[D] Back in his arms [N] again she would be.
[F#m] [A] [E]
[F#m] [E] He swore [A] he will [D] return [E] one day, [F#m] as sure as the [A] rivers [E] reach [F#m] the sea.
[E] Back in [A] his arms is where [E] she'd be.
[F#m] He [A] [E]
[F#m] [E] swore he [A] will return [C#m] one day, [F#m] as [A] [E]
[F#m] sure as the rivers reach the sea.
[E] Back in [A] her arms [D] again [E] he'd be, [F#m] up [A]
[F#m] [E] [A] in the hills and [E] far away.
[A] [F#m] [E] [A]
Key:  
E
2311
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
Em
121
E
2311
D
1321
G
2131
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To start learning Gary Moore - Over The Hills And Far Away chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: G, D, E, A, E, F#m and A. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 60 BPM and then match the original tempo of 122 BPM. Considering the song's key of G Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ We _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ came for him one winter's night, arrested he was bound.
The shepherd _ filled the wattle wheat, the [Bm] fish slow had been [E] bound.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [E] We marched him to [G] the station house, [E] he waited _ [D] till the dawn.
[E] And as they were [G] there to feed the dog, [D] he knew that [E] he'd been lost.
[C] He struggled to till the stone of the wheat, [D] he had no fail of say.
_ _ [C] He was bound and out of [D] his way.
Tomorrow's like [Bm] wood for his feet, [E] he'll [G] fall to the hills [D] and fall [E] away.
[D] For ten [G] more years [C] he'd go [D] through these, [Bm] all [G] _
[D] through his _ [Em] anarchy.
[D] A [G] prisoner's life [C] for he'll [G] be.
_ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [E] He loved [G] everyone trust and dear, [E] but he'd be there [G] not [D] safe.
_ [E] _ He'd be [G] there not safe for a night.
_ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [C] He had to fight back tears [D] of rage, his heart beating like a drum.
_ [C] With the wife of his [D] best friend, he [G] spent [D] his [Bm] final night.
_ [Em] He'd be there not [G] safe [D] for [Em] a night.
[D] He swore [G] he will return one [D] day, [G] far from the house and [D] the house [Em] of sin.
Back in [G] her arms [C] again [D] he'd be, [Em] up [G] in the hills [D] and far [C] away.
He'd be there not safe for a night.
He'd be there not safe for a night.
[Em] He had to fight back tears of rage, _ _ [D] his _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] heart beating like a drum.
_ _ [G] _ [D] With the wife _ of his best [E] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ friend, _ _ [G] he spent [D] his final _ night.
[C] He realized _ _ that she would one [Dm] day, he would [G] go to the [Bm] place where [A#] we [Em] don't know. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] [G] She praised he will return one day, [A] as sure as the rivers reach [Em] the sea.
[D] Back in his arms [N] again she would be.
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ [E] He swore [A] he will [D] return [E] one day, [F#m] as sure as the [A] rivers [E] reach [F#m] the sea.
[E] Back in [A] his arms is where [E] she'd be.
[F#m] He [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ [E] swore he [A] will return [C#m] one day, [F#m] as _ [A] _ _ [E] _
[F#m] sure as the rivers reach the sea.
[E] Back in [A] her arms [D] again [E] he'd be, [F#m] up _ [A] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [E] _ [A] in the hills and [E] far away.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _

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