Chords with lyrics
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)
Now and For Always: The Lord of the Rings, the Musical
Intro
D5 A/D D5 (ad lib)
D5 (x4) (in rhythm)
Verse 1
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.
Verse 2
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.
Chorus
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 (x4)
Verse 3
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.
Chorus
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.
Interlude (like chorus)
G D A
Gsus2/B A/C# D
G A Bm
G A
D/F# G Bm Gsus2
A D
Verse 4
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.
Chorus
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.
Outro (like chorus)
G D A
Gsus2/B A/C# D
G A Bm
G A
D/F# G Bm Gsus2
A D
D5 A/D D5 (ad lib, like intro)