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16/7/2002
Song:The Bard's Song
Music and Lyrics by Blind Guardian
Tabbed by Sebastian (Kaikis Giannis)

It's a great song and not that difficult.listen to the cd(I prefer
listening with the earphones)and take it easy. good luck.


Legend:

*..*  - repeat everything in between
 ~    - vibrato
 ^    - stress

Intro, Verses - 4/4
Choruses, Coda - 3/4

Intro                                       -------------     ----------
                                           |1.               |2.
E|--0----------|------------|----------|   |-------------|   |---------||
B|-----3--1--0-|-0--1--0----|-0--------|   |-1--3--1-0-1-|   |---------||
G|*------------|----------0-|----2--0-*|   |-------------|   |--2------||
D|*------------|------------|---------*|   |-------------|   |---------||
A|--0----------|------------|----------|   |-0-----------|   |--0------||
E|-------------|-3----------|-0--------|   |-------------|   |---------||
                                            1st time          2nd time
                                -------------------------    ----------------
                               |1.                          |2.
E|-8--10-8-10-|-7----------|   |-------7-8-|-7--8---10--|   |--------7-8/12-||
B|------------|----10----8-|   |-8--10-----|------------|   |-8--10---------||
G|------------|------------|   |-----------|------------|   |---------------||
D|------------|------------|   |-----------|------------|   |---------------||
A|------------|------------|   |-----------|------------|   |---------------||
E|------------|------------|   |-----------|------------|   |---------------||
 |            |            |   |           |            |   |               ||
E|-0----------|------------|   |-----------|------------|   |---------------||
B|----3--1--0-|-0--1--0----|   |-0---------|-1--3-1-0-1-|   |-0-------------||
G|------------|----------0-|   |----2----0-|------------|   |----2-----0----||
D|------------|------------|   |-----------|------------|   |---------------||
A|-0----------|------------|   |-----------|-0----------|   |---------------||
E|------------|-3----------|   |-0---------|------------|   |-0-------------||
                                 1st time                     2nd time
 Verse 1

E|-0----------|-----|-----------------------|------------|
B|------3---1-|-0---|-0---------1------0----|-1----------|
G|------------|-----|-----------------------|------------|
D|------------|-----|-----------------------|------------|
A|-0----------|-----|-----------------------|-0----------|
E|------------|-3---|-0---------------------|------------|
   Now you all  know  the bards  and   their  songs.  When

E|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---1---3-----1---|-0-----1-----0---|-----------------|-1-----0-----1---|
G|-----2---2-----2-|---0-----0-----0-|-0-----2-----0---|---2-----2-----2-|
D|-----------2-----|-----0-----0-----|---2-----2-----2-|-----2-----2-----|
A|-0---------------|-----------------|-----2-----2-----|-0---------------|
E|-----------------|-3---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
   Hours have  gone  by,               I     close  my   eyes.       In  a

E|-12~-------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
B|-------15~---13~-|-12~---13~---12~-|-----------------|-12-12h13p12----------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-12~---14~---12~-|-------------14-12/14~|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
 |                 |                 |                 |                      |
E|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
B|---1---3-----1---|-0-----1-----0---|-----------------|-1----------0-----1---|
G|-----2---2-----2-|---0-----0-----0-|-0-----2-----0---|----2---------2-----2-|
D|-----------2-----|-----0-----0-----|---2-----2-----2-|--------2-------2-----|
A|-0---------------|-----------------|-----2-----2-----|-0--------------------|
E|-----------------|-3---------------|-0---------------|----------------------|
  world far  away               we    may    meet  again,                   but

E|-7~--------------|---------------------|-----------------|-------------|
B|-------10~---8~--|-7~----8~----7~------|-----------------|-8p7---------|
G|-----------------|---------------------|-7~----9~----7~--|-----9~------|
D|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|-------------|
A|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|-------------|
E|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|-------------|
 |                 |                     |                 |             |
E|-0---------------|---------------------|-----------------|-------------|
B|---1---3-----1---|-0-----1-----0-------|-----------------|-1-----------|
G|-----2---2-----2-|---0-----0-----0-----|-0-----2-----0---|-------------|
D|-----------2-----|-----0-----0---------|---2-----2-----2-|----------7--|
A|-0---------------|---------------------|-----2-----2-----|-0-----------|
E|-----------------|-3-------------------|-0---------------|-------------|
  now   hear  my    song        about the dawn  of    the   night.   Let's

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 -

Chorus 1
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 away,    far from home    no one will ever

E|--------|--------|-----------|-----------|-------|-------|--------|--------|
B|--------|--------|-4---------|-----------|-------|-------|--------|--------|
G|--------|------7-|---7-------|-----------|-------|-----4-|-----5--|--------|
D|--------|---7----|-----7-----|-----------|-------|---5---|---7----|--------|
A|-/10----|-5------|-----------|-8------8--|-/10---|-5-----|-7------|-5------|
E|--------|--------|-----------|-----------|-------|-------|--------|--------|
   know our names,       but the bard's song will Tomor  -   row will take it
                                                  remain.
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


Solo
   ^              ^    ^     ^       ^       ^   x2
E|--------------|-----------------|--------------||  1st time 8ve below.
B|-13p12p10-----|-10--------------|--------------||  2nd time one guitar
G|*----------12-|----9-10----9~---|--9~---9--11-*||   plays this and the
D|*-------------|---------12------|-------------*||   other 8ve below
A|--------------|-----------------|--------------||
E|--------------|-----------------|--------------||

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

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

   ^          ^
E|----------|-------||
B|----------|-------||
G|-------14-|-12~---||
D|-12-14----|-------||
A|----------|-------||
E|----------|-------||
 |          |       ||
E|----------|-------||
B|-1------5-|-3-----||
G|-2--------|-4-----||
D|-3--------|-5-----||
A|-3--------|-5-----||
E|-1------3-|-3-----||
                 There's ....

Verse 2 - just like Verse 1

Chorus 2

 The beginning is the same as in Chorus 1
 End from "...afraid" is changed:

E|-...--|------------|-------|----------|---------|--------|--------|
B|-...--|------------|-------|----------|-4-------|--------|--------|
G|-...--|------------|-------|--------7-|---7-----|--------|--------|
D|-...--|------------|-------|-----7----|-------7-|--------|--------|
A|-...--|-8---8------|-/10---|---5------|---------|-8----8-|--/10---|
E|-...--|------------|-------|----------|---------|--------|--------|
      be afraid in the dark and cold,       but the bard songs 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

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

   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|--------|-------|-----------|-------|-------|-------|---------|--------|
   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...


this is the end,my only friend the end...
you can find me here kaikis@otenet.gr for anything you want
music make us brothers
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