Gary Moore - Over The Hills And Far Away Tab

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Standard guitar tuning: E
A
D
G
B
E
No capo


I dont know if this is the right way to play it but it's how i play it and it sounds good.

They came for him...


  e                                                                            
  B                                                                            
  G             2     4     5 4 2 4             2               2     4        
  D   2 4 5 2 2   2 2   2 2         2 2 2   2 4   5 4 2 4 5 2 2   2 2   2 2    
  A                                       5                                    
  E                                                                            


  e                                                                            
  B                     3                                                      
  G   5 4 2 2 2 2 2 4 5   5 4 2                                                
  D                             5 4 2                                          
  A                                                                            
  E                                                                            

They marched him to...


  e                                                                            
  B                                                                            
  G   9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9                                                  
  D   9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9   5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5   2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
  A   7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7   5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5   2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
  E                             3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3                        


  e                                                                            
  B                                                                            
  G         7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9                   
  D   2 2   7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9   5 5 5 5 5 5 5   
  A   2 2   5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7   5 5 5 5 5 5 5   
  E                                                            3 3 3 3 3 3 3   


  e                                                                            
  B                                                    5                       
  G                                          7 7 7 7  b6&7                     
  D    5 5 5 5 5   2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2   7 7 7 7                           
  A    5 5 5 5 5   2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2   5 5 5 5                           
  E    3 3 3 3 3                                                               

You stand accused of...


  e                                                                            
  B                                                                            
  G    5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
  D    5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
  A    3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
  E                                                                            


  e                                                                            
  B                                                                            
  G    7 7 7 7 7  5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7   
  D    7 7 7 7 7  5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7   
  A    5 5 5 5 5  3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5   
  E                                                                            


  e                                                                            
  B                                                                            
  G    7 7 7 7   4 4 4 4 4   7                                                 
  D    7 7 7 7   4 4 4 4 4   7                                                  
  A    5 5 5 5   2 2 2 2 2   5                                                 
  E                                                                            

Over the hills and far away
em       G         D   Asus2
For ten long years he'll count the days
    D        G           C         Asus2
Over the mountains and the seas
em       G         D       Asus2
A prisoners life for him they'le be
  D         G        C           Asus2


  e                                                                            
  B                                                                            
  G             2     4     5 4 2 4             2                              
  D   2 4 5 2 2   2 2   2 2         2 2 2   2 4   5 4 2                        
  A                                       5                                    
  E                                                                            

He knew that it...


  e                                                                            
  B                                                                            
  G   9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9                                                  
  D   9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9   5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5   2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
  A   7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7   5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5   2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
  E                             3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3                        


  e                                                                            
  B                                                                            
  G         7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9                   
  D   2 2   7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9   5 5 5 5 5 5 5   
  A   2 2   5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7   5 5 5 5 5 5 5   
  E                                                            3 3 3 3 3 3 3   


  e                                                                            
  B                                                    5                       
  G                                          7 7 7 7  b6&7                     
  D    5 5 5 5 5   2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2   7 7 7 7                           
  A    5 5 5 5 5   2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2   5 5 5 5                           
  E    3 3 3 3 3                                                               

He had to fight...


  e                                                                            
  B                                                                            
  G    5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
  D    5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
  A    3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
  E                                                                            


  e                                                                            
  B                                                                            
  G    7 7 7 7 7  5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7   
  D    7 7 7 7 7  5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7   
  A    5 5 5 5 5  3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5   
  E                                                                            


  e                                                                            
  B                                                                            
  G    7 7 7 7   4 4 4 4 4   7                                                 
  D    7 7 7 7   4 4 4 4 4   7                                                  
  A    5 5 5 5   2 2 2 2 2   5                                                 
  E                                                                            

Over the hills and far away
em       G         D   Asus2
He swears he will return one day
   D         G    C          Asus2
far from the mountains and the seas
em           G         D       Asus2
Back in her arms again he'll be
D           G    C           Asus2
Over the hills and far away
em       G         D   Asus2

(violin then plays main riff once then guitar comes in with)

  e                                                                            
  B                                                                            
  G             2     4     5 4 2 4             2               2     4        
  D   2 4 5 2 2   2 2   2 2         2 2 2   2 4   5 4 2 4 5 2 2   2 2   2 2    
  A                                       5                                    
  E                                                                            


  e                                                                            
  B                     3                                                      
  G   5 4 2 2 2 2 2 4 5   5 4 2                                                
  D                             5 4 2                                          
  A                                                                            
  E                                                                            


  e                                             12 12 12 14 12                 
  B                                           12               15 12           
  G    9         9        9         9                                14 12 14  
  D    9         9        9         9                                          
  A    7         7        7         7                                          
  E                                                                            


  e      12 12 12 14 12              12 12 12 14 15 14 12 14 12 10 12 10 9 10  
  B    12               15 12 15   12                                          
  G                                                                            
  D                                                                            
  A                                                                            
  E                                                                            


  e    9                                                                       
  B      12 12 10 12                                                           
  G                   /9  5 h7 /   4 h5 4 h5 7 4 9 4 7 4 9 4 6 4 8 4           
  D                                                                  5         
  A                                                                            
  E                                                                            


  e                                                                            
  B                7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 15    
  G    4   4   4 7                                                             
  D   5  5   5                                                                 
  A                                                                            
  E                                                                            


  e                                                                            
  B    15 15 15 b17                                                            
  G                                                                            
  D                                                                            
  A                                                                            
  E                                                                            

Each night within his...


  e                                                                            
  B                                                                            
  G    5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
  D    5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
  A    3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
  E                                                                            


  e                                                                            
  B                                                                            
  G    7 7 7 7 7  5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7   
  D    7 7 7 7 7  5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7   
  A    5 5 5 5 5  3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5   
  E                                                                            


  e                                                                            
  B                                                                            
  G    7 7 7 7   4 4 4 4 4   7                                                 
  D    7 7 7 7   4 4 4 4 4   7                                                  
  A    5 5 5 5   2 2 2 2 2   5                                                 
  E                                                                            

Over the hills and...

Enjoy:>

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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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e
B
G	2 4 5 4 2 4 2 2 4
D	2 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 5 4 2 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2
A	5
E

e
B
G	9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
D	9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
A	7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
E	3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

e
B
G	7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
D	2 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
A	2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
E	3 3 3 3 3 3 3

e
B	5
G	7 7 7 7 b6&7
D	5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 7 7 7
A	5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 5
E	3 3 3 3 3

e
B
G	5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
D	5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
A	3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
E

e
B
G	7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
D	7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
A	5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
E

e
B
G	7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 7
D	7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 7
A	5 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 5
E

e	12 12 12 14 12 12 12 12 14 15 14 12 14 12 10 12 10 9 10
B	12 15 12 15 12
G
D
A
E

e	9
B	12 12 10 12
G	/9 5 h7 / 4 h5 4 h5 7 4 9 4 7 4 9 4 6 4 8 4
D	5
A
E

e
B	7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 15
G	4 4 4 7
D	5 5 5
A
E