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The Bards Song - in the Forest

Blind Guardian
Tab
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Verse end

A G Am G A G Am G

E|------------------------------------------------|
B|-5-----3-----1------3---5-----5-3-----3-1---3---|
G|---------------2----------5-------4-------2-----|
D|---7-----5------------------7-------5---------5-|
A|-7-----5-----0------5---7-------5-------0-------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

sing the bard's song To -

E|-12---10-----8-----10--12------10-------8--10---|
B|-------------------------12------11-------9---8-|
G|--9----7-----5------7------14------12-----------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|end of Verse-Riff

[Chorus 1 - part 1] (Chorus-Riff) (3/4)

G A A A C

E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-----5------------5------------5------------------|
D|---5-----7------------7------------7--------------------|
A|-5-----7-----5------7-----5------7-----7--------8-----8-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

mor - row will take us a-way, fa-ar from home no one will ever

E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|----12----13-----------13-----------13-------------14---|
G|--12----14-----------14-----------14-------------15-----|
D|12----14----12-----14----12-----14----14-------15----15-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

G A C G

E|--------------------------------------------|
B|---------------4----------------------------|
G|-------------7---7--------------------------|
D|-----------7-------7------------------------|
A|-/10-----5----------------8-----8-----/10---|
E|--------------------------------------------|

know our names, but the bard's song will remain.

E|--------------11----------------------------|
B|------------15--15-----------14-------------|
G|----------14------14-------15---------------|
D|-/17----12---------------15----15-----/17---|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|end of Chorus Riff

Chorus 1 - part 2

E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|-----4-----5--------|
D|---5-----7----------|
A|-5-----7-----5------|
E|--------------------|

Tomor - row will take it

E|--------------------|
B|----12----13--------|
G|--12----14----------|
D|12----14----12------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------6---------------------------|
G|-----5-------------5-----------------5---------------------|
D|---7-------------7-----------------7-----------------------|
A|-7-----5-------7-----5-------8---8-------7---5--7-3--5--2--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

away,the fear of today it will be gone due to our magic songs

E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----13------------13----------------13---------------------|
G|--14------------14----------------14-----------------------|
D|14----12------14----12------15--15-------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Solo

A G Am G (from verse end)

E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-13p12p10-----10-------------------------|
G|-----------12----9-10----9---9---9--11---| 2x
D|----------------------12-----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

gtr.1

E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------9------------------------------|
D|-7-----9-----10--------10----9---------------14--|
A|---------------------------------8-----10--------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

gtr.2

E|-----------------0-------------------------------|
B|-0-----1-----3-----0---3-----1---1-----3-----5---|
G|---2-----2-----2-----0---0-----0---2-----2-----4-|
D|-----2-----2---------------2---------3-----1-----|
A|-0-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------0---------------1---------------|

gtr.1

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------12-10-10h12p10-7-|
D|-12--15-14-12-10h12p10-9-10-----12---14--12---------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

gtr.2

E|-----------------------------------------0----------------------|
B|-3------5--------3-------0-----1-----3-----0---3-------1--------|
G|---4-------4-----------4---2-----2-----2-----0----0-----------0-|
D|-----5--------3--------------2-----2-----------------2----------|
A|-------------------------0--------------------------------------|
E|-3---------------------------------------0----------------------|

gtr.1

E|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|-------14---12----|
D|-12-14------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|

gtr.2

E|------------------|
B|-1------5---3-----|
G|-2----------4-----|
D|-3----------5-----|
A|-3----------5-----|
E|-1------3---3-----|

There's ....

Verse 2

(Verse-Riff)

Am Gm E Am

...only one song left in my mind Tales...

Am Gm E Am

...of a brave man who lived far from here...

Am Gm E Am

...now the bard's songs are over and it's time to leave...

A G Am G

...noone should ask you for the name of the one...

A G Am G

...who tells the story

[Chorus 2] (2x Chorus Riff)

G A A

Tomorrow will take us away

Tomorrow all will be known and

A

far from home

you're not alone

C G A

noone will ever know our names

so don't be afraid in the dark and cold

C G

but the bard's song will remain

cause the bard's song will re-

Coda

C G Am C G Am

E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------1----------------------1-0h1----|
G|-----5-----4-----2---2-------5-----4----2------2---|
D|---5-----5-----2-------2---5-----5---0h2---------2-|
A|-3-----5-----0-----------3-----5-------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

-ma - a - ain, they all will remain

E|-------------------8------------------------7h8p7--|
B|----13----12-----8---8------13----12---------------|
G|--12----14-----9-------9--12----14-----------------|
D|10----12-----7----------10----12------7h9p7--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

C G Am C G Am

In my thoughts and in my dreams they're always in my mind These...

C G Am C G Am

songs of hobbits, dwarves & men, & elves come close your eyes. You can...

C G Em

E|-----------------------0-|
B|---------------------0---|
G|-----5-----4-------0-----|
D|---5-----5-------2-------|
A|-3-----5-------2---------|
E|-------------0-----------|

see them too

E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-----------------------9p7h9--|
D|10----12--------14------------|
A|--------------14--------------|
E|------------12----------------|

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| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| / Slide up

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