Gary Moore - Over the hills and far away
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[Verse]
They cE5ame for him one winter's night
E5Arrested, he was bound
E5They said there'd been a robbery
E5His pistol had been found
E5They marched him to the sG5tation house
He wE5aited till the dD5awn
And E5as they led him tG5o the dock
He kD5new that he'd been wE5ronged
[Pre-Chorus]
You Cstand D/Caccused of CrobberyD/C
He G/Dheard the Dbailiff sG/Day D
He Cknew witD/Chout an aClibD/Ci
ToG/Dmorrow's Dlight would Bmmourn his fDreedom
[Chorus]
EmOver the Ghills and Dfar awEmay
For tDen long yeEmars, he'll Ccount the dDays
EmOver the Gmountains Dand the Emseas
A Dprisoner's lEmife for Chim there'll Dbe E5
[Verse]
He E5knew that it would cG5ost him dear
But E5yet he dare not D5say
Just E5where he had been that G5fateful night
A sD5ecret, it must E5stay
[Pre-Chorus]
He Cmaj7had to fD/Cight back tCears of rD/Cage
His G/Dheart beat lDike a dG/Drum D
For Cmaj7with the wD/Cife of Chis best fD/Criend
He'd sG/Dpent his fDinal night of freedDom
[Chorus]
EmOver the Ghills and fDar aEmway
He sDwears he Gwill retCurn one dDay
EmFar from the mGountains aDnd the sEmeas
Back Din her aGrms aCgain he’ll Dbe
EmOver the Ghills and fDar aCmaj7way_______ Dadd4
Cmaj7Over the hills and, over the hills and
Dadd4Over the hills and far away___ E5 Em G Em D Em G D Em
[Bridge]
Each Cmaj7night withD/Cin his pCrison cD/Cell
He G/Dlooks out tDhrough the G/Dbars D
He rCmaj7eads the lD/Cetters Cthat she wD/Crote
One G/Dday he'll kDnow the Bmtaste of fDreedom
[Chorus]
EmOver the Ghills and fDar aEmway
She Dprays he wGill retCurn one dDay
As Emsure as tGhe rivers rDeach the sEmeas
Back Din his aGrms agCain she'll bDe
F#mOver the hAills and fEar aF#mway
He sEwears he wiAll retuDrn one daEy
As F#msure as the Ariver reEach the F#msea
Back Ein his aArms is wDhere she'll bEe
F#mOver the hAills and fEar aF#mway
She Eprays he wAill retDurn one dEay
As F#msure as the rAivers reEach the sF#meas
Back Ein her aArms is wDhere he'll Ebe
F#mOver the hillAs___ E F#m
EOver the Ahills and Afar awEay