...THE BALLAD OF BILBO BAGGINS... by Leonard Nimoy
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*from 'The Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy' (1968)*
*CAPO 5th FRET*
(Original Key: C)
Verse 1:
G
In the middle of the earth,
C
In the land of the Shire;
D
Lives a brave little Hobbit,
G
Whom we all admire.
G
With his long wooden pipe,
Eb
Fuzzywoolly toes,
D
He lives in a Hobbit-hole,
G (n.C)
And everybody knows him;
Chorus 1:
C
Bilbo! (Bilbo!)
Bb
Bilbo Baggins;
Eb F G
He's only three feet tall.
C
Bilbo! (Bilbo!)
Bb
Bilbo Baggins;
D
The bravest little Hobbit,
G
Of them all.
Verse 2:
G
Now Hobbits are,
C
A Peace-lovin folks you know,
D
They don't like to hurry,
G
And they take things slow.
G
They don't like to travel,
Eb
A-way from home,
D
They just want to eat,
G
And be left alone.
*KEY CHANGE*
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Verse 3:
Ab
But one day Bilbo,
C#
Was asked to go;
Eb
On a big adventure,
Ab
To the caves below,
To help some dwarves,
E
Get back their gold,
Eb
That was stolen by a dragon,
Ab
In the days of old.
Chorus 2:
C#
Bilbo! (Bilbo!)
B
Bilbo Baggins;
E F# Bb
He's only three feet tall.
C#
Bilbo! (Bilbo!)
B
Bilbo Baggins;
Eb
The bravest little Hobbit,
Bb
Of them all.
Break:
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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
Es-caped in a barrel,
Eb
From the Elf-king's halls.
*KEY CHANGE*
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Chorus 3:
C
Bilbo! (Bilbo!)
Bb
Bilbo Baggins;
Eb F G
He's only three feet tall.
C
Bilbo! (Bilbo!)
Bb
Bilbo Baggins;
D
The bravest little Hobbit,
G
Of them all.
Solo:
G C D G
G Eb D G
Verse 4:
G
Now he's back in his hole,
C
In the land of the Shire,
D
That brave little Hobbit,
G
Whom we all admire.
G
Just a-sittin' on a treasure,
Eb
Of silver and gold,
D
A-puffin' on his pipe,
G
In his hobbit-hole.
Chorus 4:
C
Bilbo! (Bilbo!)
Bb
Bilbo Baggins;
Eb F G
He's only three feet tall.
C
Bilbo! (Bilbo!)
Bb
Bilbo Baggins;
D
The bravest little Hobbit,
G
Of them all.
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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G C D Eb Bb F
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
320003 x32010 xx0232 6654xx x13331 133211
Ab C# E B F# A
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
466544 x46664 022100 x24442 244322 x02220
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
