Led Zeppelin – The Battle Of Evermore (Guitar)

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[Intro] (fade in) |Am |Am | |Am/E |Am/E |Am/D# |Am/D# |Am/D |Am/D |Am/D# |Am/D# | x2 |Am G |Am G |Am G |Am G | [Verse 1]
    Am            G Am           C    Am              G     Am   C
The Queen of Light  took her bow, and then she turned to go

    Am             G  Am               C    Am               G    Am   C
The Prince of Peace embraced the gloom, and walked the night alone

D
(Oh, dance in the dark of night, sing to the morning light)

    Am              G  Am           C    Am             G  Am   C
The Dark Lord rides in force tonight and time will tell us all

 D
(Oh, throw down your plow and hoe, rest not to lock your homes)

Am          G   Am            C       Am         G     Am   C
Side by side we wait the might of the darkest of them all
|D | % | % | % |Am G |Am C |Am G |Am C | [Chorus 1]
A7            D               A7                    D
   I hear the horses thunder, down in the valley below

G7                    C                 G7                      C
  I'm waiting for the angels of Avalon, waiting for the eastern glow
[Verse 2]
    Am        G   Am         C    Am           G  Am   C
The apples of the valley hold the seeds of happiness

    Am             G    Am         C   Am          G  Am   C
The ground is rich from tender care, repay, do not forget

D
(Oh, dance in the dark of night, sing to the morning light)

    Am         G   Am              C    Am            G  Am   C
The apples turn to brown and black, the tyrant's face is red

D
(Oh, war is the common cry, pick up your swords and fly)

    Am           G     Am          C     Am        G   Am    C
The sky is filled with good and bad that mortals never know

|D   |  %  |  %  |  %  |Am   G |Am   C |Am   G |Am   C |
(oh-oh-h)
[Chorus 2]
A7              D                  A7                 D
   Oh well, the night is long, the beads of time pass slow

G7                   C       G7                      C
  Tired eyes on the sunrise, waiting for the eastern glow
[Verse 3]
    Am         G   Am        C    Am           G  Am    C
The pain of war cannot exceed the woe of th' aftermath

    Am              G    Am          C    Am               G  Am      C
The drums will shake the castle wall, the Ringwraiths ride in black, ride..

D
  ...on (Sing as you raise your bow, shoot straighter than before)

   Am         G    Am           C     Am              G  Am   C
No comfort has the fire at night that lights the face so cold

D
(Oh, dance in the dark of night, sing to the morning light)

    Am         G    Am          C   Am           G    Am          C
The magic runes are writ in gold to bring the balance back, bring it back
|D | % | % | % |Am G |Am C |Am G |Am C | [Chorus 3]
A7             D                   A7                  D
   At last the sun is shining, the clouds of blue roll by

G7                     C                      G7              C
  With flames from the dragon of darkness the sunlight blinds his eyes
[Instrumental] |Am/E | % |Am/D# | % |Am/D | % |Am/D# | % | x2
|Em   |  %  |  %   |  %  |  %  |  %  |  %   |  %  |
                                                Bring it
[Outro]
Am    G        Am    C        Am    G        Am    C
Back, bring it back, bring it back, bring it back, bring it

Am    G        Am    C        Am    G        Am    C
Back, bring it back, bring it back, bring it back

D
  Oh now, oh now, oh now oh, oh now, oh now, oh now, bring it

Am    G        Am    C        Am    G        Am    C
Back, bring it back, bring it back, bring it back

D
  Oh now, oh now, oh now oh, oh now, oh now, oh now, bring it

Am                  G       Am                  C
  Bring it, bring it, bring it, bring it, bring it

Am                  G       Am                  C      (Am)
Bring it, bring it, bring it, bring it, bring it, bring it
|Am G |Am C |Am G |Am C | x6 (fade out)