Misc Musicals – The Lord Of The Rings - Now And For Always (Guitar)

D5  A/D  D5 (ad lib)
D5 (x4) (in rhythm)

D5                 A/D            D5     A(add4)            D         G
Sing me a story of heroes of the Shire, muddling through, brave and true.

G2                        A             D               G2       A(add4)
Stubborn as bindweed and tough as old briar, never too showy or grand.

D/F#        G          A    Bm  Gsus2        A(add4)  D
Year after year, they persevere, now and for always.

D5                         A/D             D5       A/E            D/F#     Gsus2
Harfoots who planted, and Stoor folk who ploughed. Bred to endure, slow but sure.

G           Bm           A(add4)          D5               Gsus2       A(add4)
Fallowhide blood in your veins makes you proud. Sturdy and steady they stand.

D/F#          Gsus2             Bm   Gsus2       A   D
True to their aim: to stay the same, now and for always.

D           G   D      A(add4)          Bm  A(add4)   D
Sit by the firelight’s glow, tell us an old tale we know.

D           G        A        Bm               G               A
Tell of adventure strange and rare, never to change, ever to share.

D/F#       Gsus2      G          Bm    Gsus2       A  D
Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always.

D          G         A           D       A                  D         G
Sing me a story of Frodo and the Ring! Fearless and bold – tired and cold.

G               Bm      A                  D                G         A
A sword at his side, an Elf-blade called Sting, crossing a miserable land.

D            G                       Bm    G          A  D
Wouldn’t retreat, just followed his feet, now and for always.

D           G   D        A             Gsus2 A        D
Sit by the firelight’s glow, tell us an old tale we know.

D          G         A        Bm               G               A
Tell of adventure strange and rare, never to change, ever to share.

D/F#        G                    Bm     G          A  D
Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always.

D/F#       G          A(add4)         Bm    A                D     Gsus2
Sing me a tale of the bravest of them all, comrade and guide at my side.

D/F#          G        A               Bm    A         D/F#         G    A
Stouthearted Sam, who wouldn’t let me fall. Holding my life in his hand.

D/F#         G       A      Bm     G          A  D
True to the end; no finer friend, now and for always.

D           G   D      A/D              Bm  A/E       D
Sit by the firelight’s glow, tell us an old tale we know.

D          G         A         Bm              G              A
Tell of adventure strange and rare, never to change, ever to share.

D/F#        G                    Bm     G          A  D5
Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always.

D5   A/D   D5
(ad lib, like intro)