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by Billy Boyd, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, this song plays over the credits of the last installment of Jackson's The Hobbit and in a very Tolkien-esqe manner provides a wistful good-bye to Middle Earth both from the characters and the actors.
capo 1
Last Goodbye, The
by Billy Boyd
I saw the [G] light fade from the sky
On the wind I heard a sigh
As the [Em] snowflakes [C] cover
My [Em] fallen [C] brothers
I will [G] say this [C] last [G] goodbye
( Chorus
[Em] Night is now [C] falling
[G] So ends this [D] day
[Em] The road is now [C] calling
And [G] I must [D] away
Over [Em] hill and under [C] tree
Through [Am] lands where never light has [C] shone
By silver [G] streams that run [C] down to the [D] sea )
Under [Em] cloud, beneath the [C] stars
Over [Am] snow and winter's [C] moor
I turn at [G] last to [C] paths that lead [D] home
[Am] And though where the [C] road then [Em] takes me,
I cannot [D] tell
[Am] We came all this [C] way
But now comes the [Em] day
To bid you [D] farewell
Many [G] places [C] I have [G] been
Many [G] sorrows [C] I have [G] seen
But I [Em] don't [C] regret
Nor [Em] will I [C] forget
All that [G] took that [C] road with [G] me
( Chorus
[Em] Night is now [C] falling
[G] So ends this [D] day
[Em] The road is now [C] calling
And [G] I must [D] away
Over [Em] hill and under [C] tree
Through [Am] lands where never light has [C] shone
By silver [G] streams that run [C] down to the [D] sea )
To these [Em] memories I will [C] hold
With your [Am] blessing I will [C] go
To turn at [G] last to [C] paths that lead [D] home
[Am] And though where the [C] road then takes [Em] me,
I cannot [D] tell
[Am] We came all this [C] way
But now comes the [Em] day
To bid you [D] farewell
[C] [Em] [C] [Em] [C] [Em]
I bid you [C] all a very fond [G] farewell
On the wind I heard a sigh
As the [Em] snowflakes [C] cover
My [Em] fallen [C] brothers
I will [G] say this [C] last [G] goodbye
( Chorus
[Em] Night is now [C] falling
[G] So ends this [D] day
[Em] The road is now [C] calling
And [G] I must [D] away
Over [Em] hill and under [C] tree
Through [Am] lands where never light has [C] shone
By silver [G] streams that run [C] down to the [D] sea )
Under [Em] cloud, beneath the [C] stars
Over [Am] snow and winter's [C] moor
I turn at [G] last to [C] paths that lead [D] home
[Am] And though where the [C] road then [Em] takes me,
I cannot [D] tell
[Am] We came all this [C] way
But now comes the [Em] day
To bid you [D] farewell
Many [G] places [C] I have [G] been
Many [G] sorrows [C] I have [G] seen
But I [Em] don't [C] regret
Nor [Em] will I [C] forget
All that [G] took that [C] road with [G] me
( Chorus
[Em] Night is now [C] falling
[G] So ends this [D] day
[Em] The road is now [C] calling
And [G] I must [D] away
Over [Em] hill and under [C] tree
Through [Am] lands where never light has [C] shone
By silver [G] streams that run [C] down to the [D] sea )
To these [Em] memories I will [C] hold
With your [Am] blessing I will [C] go
To turn at [G] last to [C] paths that lead [D] home
[Am] And though where the [C] road then takes [Em] me,
I cannot [D] tell
[Am] We came all this [C] way
But now comes the [Em] day
To bid you [D] farewell
[C] [Em] [C] [Em] [C] [Em]
I bid you [C] all a very fond [G] farewell