Over The Hills And Far Away Chords by Gary Moore

Tempo:
122.35 bpm
Chords used:

E

D

G

A

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Over The Hills And Far Away chords
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[E]
It came for him one winter's night, arrested he was bound.
They said there'd been an awful week, because this glove had been found.
[Em] [D] [Em]
[Am] [D]
[E] They marched him to [G] the station house, [E] he waited till [D] the dawn.
[E] And as they [G] left to the dock, [D] he knew that [E] he'd been [C] wronged.
He stand at his delivery, [D] he heard the bailiff say,
[C] You were found out of by [D] tomorrow's light, [Bm] good morning, student.
[Em] Over [G] the hills [D] and far [Em] away, [D] for ten [Gm] long years [C] he'd count [D] the days.
[E] Over [G] the mountains [D] and [E] the sea, [D] a [G] prisoner's life [C] for him [G] there'll be.
[Em] [G]
[E] He knew that [G] it would cost him dear, [E] but yet he dare [D] not say,
[Em] This will be my fateful [D] night, a secret it [E] must stay.
[C] He had to fight back the rage, [D]
[G] his heart beat [D] like a [C] drum.
With the wife of his [D] best friend, [G] he spent [D] his [Bm] final night of fear.
[G] Over the hills [D] and far [Em] away, [D] he swears [G] he will return one day.
Far from the [D] mountains and [Em] the sea, [D] back in [G] her arms [C] again.
[D]
[G] Over the hills [D] and far [C] away.
[D]
[C]
[D] Over the hills and far [Em] away.
[C#]
[F#] [G] [Em]
[Bm] [C]
[E]
[Cm] [E] [G]
[Bm] [E]
[G] [Em]
[E] [D] [E]
[G] [D]
[E] [C] He's not within his prison cell, [G] he looks [D] out for the bird.
[C] He reads the letters that she wrote, [G] one day [D] he'll know [Bm] the grace of [Gm] Jesus.
Over [Em] the hills and far [G] away, she prays he will [C#] return one day.
[Em] Sure as the rivers reach the sea, [G] back in his arms [Cm] again [Bm] she'll [F#m] be.
[A] Over the hills [E] and far [F#m] away, [E] he swears [A] he will [D] return [E] one day.
[F#m] Sure as the rivers [E] reach [F#m] the sea, [E] back in [A] his arms is where [E] she'll be.
[F#m] Over [A] the hills [E] and [F#m] far away, [E] she prays [A] he will return [E] one [F#m] day.
[A] Sure as the rivers [E] [F#m] reach the sea, [E] back [A] in her [F#m] arms is where he'll be.
Over [A] [F#m] [E] the [A] hills and [E] far away.
[A]
[E] Over [A] the hills and far [E] away.
[A] [E] [F#m] [E]
[A] [D] [E] [F#m]
[A] [E] [F#m] [E]
[A] [E] [F#]
[A] [E]
[A] [D] [Am] [Em] [F#]
[A] [E] [F#] [E]
[F#m] [D] [E] [F#m]
[A] [E] [F#] [E]
[A] [D] [E] [F#m]
[E] [F#m] [E]
Key:  
E
2311
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
F#m
123111112
E
2311
D
1321
G
2131
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To start learning Gary Moore - Over The Hills And Far Away chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: F#m, A, E, A, E, F#m, G, D and E. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 61 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 122. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: G Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ It _ _ came for him one winter's night, arrested he was bound.
They said there'd been an awful week, because this glove had been found. _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _
[E] They marched him to [G] the station house, [E] he waited till [D] the dawn.
[E] And as they [G] left to the dock, [D] he knew that [E] he'd been _ _ [C] wronged.
He stand at his delivery, _ [D] he heard the bailiff say, _
[C] You were found out of by [D] _ tomorrow's light, [Bm] good morning, student.
[Em] Over [G] the hills [D] and far [Em] away, [D] for ten [Gm] long years [C] he'd count [D] the days.
[E] Over [G] the mountains [D] and [E] the sea, [D] a [G] prisoner's life [C] for him [G] there'll be.
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[E] He knew that [G] it would cost him dear, [E] but yet he dare [D] not say,
[Em] This will be my fateful [D] night, a secret it [E] must stay.
[C] He had to fight back the rage, [D]
[G] his heart beat [D] like a _ _ [C] drum.
With the wife of his [D] best friend, [G] he spent [D] his [Bm] final night of fear.
[G] Over the hills [D] and far [Em] away, [D] he swears [G] he will return one day.
Far from the [D] mountains and [Em] the sea, [D] back in [G] her arms [C] again.
[D] _ _
[G] _ Over the hills [D] and far [C] away.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] Over the hills and far [Em] away. _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [E] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [C] He's not within his prison cell, [G] he looks [D] out for the bird.
[C] He reads the letters that she wrote, [G] one day [D] he'll know [Bm] the grace of [Gm] Jesus.
Over [Em] the hills and far [G] away, she prays he will [C#] return one day.
[Em] Sure as the rivers reach the sea, [G] back in his arms [Cm] again [Bm] she'll [F#m] be.
[A] Over the hills [E] and far [F#m] away, [E] he swears [A] he will [D] return [E] one day.
[F#m] Sure as the rivers [E] reach [F#m] the sea, [E] back in [A] his arms is where [E] she'll be.
[F#m] Over [A] the hills [E] and [F#m] far away, [E] she prays [A] he will return [E] one [F#m] day. _
_ [A] Sure as the rivers [E] [F#m] reach the sea, [E] back [A] in her [F#m] arms is where he'll be.
Over [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] the [A] hills and [E] far away.
[A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] Over [A] the hills and far [E] away.
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [A] _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ [Em] _ [F#] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _

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