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Ballad Of Bilbo Baggins

Leonard Nimoy

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...THE BALLAD OF BILBO BAGGINS... by Leonard Nimoy 
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*CAPO 5th FRET*

(Original Key: C)

Verse 1:

       G                          C                   
In the middle of the earth in the land of the Shire 
        D                           G
Lives a brave little hobbit whom we all admire. 
         G
With his long wooden pipe, 
Eb
 Fuzzy, woolly toes, 
   D                          G
He lives in a hobbit-hole and everybody knows him 

Chorus 1:

C              Bb     
 Bilbo! Bilbo! Bilbo Baggins 
     Eb   F          G
He's only three feet tall 
C              Bb     
 Bilbo! Bilbo! Bilbo Baggins 
    D                             G
The bravest little hobbit of them all 

Verse 2:

    G                          C
Now hobbits are a peace-lovin' folks you know 
     D                            G
They don't like to hurry and they take things slow 
     G                      Eb
They don't like to travel a-way from home 
          D                  G
They just want to eat and be left alone 

*Key Change* (Up ONE Semi-tone)

Verse 3:

    Ab                C#
But one day Bilbo was asked to go 
     Eb                   Ab
On a big adventure to the caves below, 
                         E
To help some dwarves get back their gold 
         Eb                        Ab
That was stolen by a dragon in the days of old. 

Chorus 2:

C#             B     
 Bilbo! Bilbo! Bilbo Baggins 
     E    F#         Ab
He's only three feet tall 
C#             B     
 Bilbo! Bilbo! Bilbo Baggins 
    Eb                            Ab
The bravest little hobbit of them all 

Middle 8:

        Ab
Well he fought with the goblins! 
   A                
He battled a troll!! 
   Bb
He riddled with Gollum!!! 
        B
A magic ring he stole!!!! 
       C
He was chased by wolves!!!!! 
C#
 Lost in the forest!!!!!! 
   D                          Eb
Es-caped in a barrel from the elf-king's halls!!!!!!! 

*Key Change* (Back to Original Key)

Chorus 3:

C              Bb     
 Bilbo! Bilbo! Bilbo Baggins 
    D                             G
The bravest little hobbit of them all 

Solo: (Instrumental)

G  C  D  G  
G  Eb  D  G

Verse 4:

    G                            C
Now he's back in his hole in the land of the Shire, 
     D                           G
That brave little hobbit whom we all admire, 
       G                        Eb 
Just a-sittin' on a treasure of silver and gold 
  D                          G
A-puffin' on his pipe in his hobbit-hole. 

Chorus 4:

C              Bb     
 Bilbo! Bilbo! Bilbo Baggins 
     Eb   F          G
He's only three feet tall 
C              Bb     
 Bilbo! Bilbo! Bilbo Baggins 
    D                             G
The bravest little hobbit of them all 

(Repeat to Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   G       C       D       Eb      Bb      F       Ab      C#      
 
 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  
 320003  x32010  xx0232  6654xx  x13331  133211  466544  x46664  

   E        B      F#      A  

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE   
 022100  x24442  244322  x02220  


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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Ballad Of Bilbo Baggins

Leonard Nimoy