Verse 1: Em Am C Am Far over the misty mountains cold Em G Am To dungeons deep and caverns old C Am Csus2 Em We must away, ere break of day Em C G Am To seek our pale enchanted gold Verse 2: Em Am C Am The dwarves of yore made mighty spells Em G Am While hammers fell like ringing bells C Am Csus2 Em In places deep, where dark things sleep Em C G Am In hollow halls beneath the fells Verse 3: Em Am C Am For ancient king and elvish lord Em G Am There many a gleaming golden hoard C Am Csus2 Em They shaped and wrought, and light they caught Em C G Am To hide in gems on hilt of sword Verse 4: Em Am C Am On silver necklaces they strung Em G Am The flowering stars on crowns they hung C Am Csus2 Em The dragon-fire in twisted wire Em C G Am They meshed the light of moon and sun Verse 5: Em Am C Am Far over the misty mountains cold Em G Am To dungeons deep and caverns old C Am Csus2 Em We must away, ere break of day Em C G Am To claim our long-forgotten gold Verse 6: Em Am C Am Goblets they carved there for themselves Em G Am And harps of gold, where no man delves C Am Csus2 Em There lay they long, and many a song Em C G Am Was sung unheard by men or elves Verse 7: Em Am C Am The pines were roaring on the heights Em G Am The winds was moaning in the night C Am Csus2 Em The fire was red, it flAm g spread Em C G Am The trees like torches blazed with light Verse 8: Em Am C Am The bells were ringing in the dale Em G Am And men looked up with faces pale C Am Csus2 Em The dragon's ire, more fierce than fire Em C G Am Laid low their towers and houses frail Verse 9: Em Am C Am The mountain smoked beneath the moon Em G Am The dwarves, they heard the tramp of doom C Am Csus2 Em They fled their hall to dying fall Em C G Am Beneath his feet, beneath the moon Verse 10: Em Am C Am Far over the misty mountains grim Em G Am To dungeons deep and caverns dim C Am Csus2 Em We must away, ere break of day Em C G Am To win our harps and gold from him Outro: Em Am C Am Far over the misty mountains cold Em G Am To dungeons deep and caverns old
