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The Return Of The King - Frodo Of The Nine Fingers

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Frodo of the Nine Fingers by Glenn Yarbrough from the 1980 film "The Return of the King".
[Chords]
EmEADGBE AmEADGBE BmEADGBE CEADGBE GEADGBE DEADGBE
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[Intro]
Em
[Chorus 1]
AmFrodo of the nine fingers
EmAnd the Ring of Doom!
[Spoken section]
AmIt has its beginnings two Ages past,
EmWhen Bilbo set forth to reclaim the Dwarves' Gold
From the dragon BmSmaug.
EmAnd, while on his quest,
Bilbo stumbled into a Cdeep, dank cave.Em  C  
[Verse 1]
When GBilbo found that Emshiny ring
In GGollum's cave of Cgloom,
He Gnever thought that Amit would turn
InBmto a CRing of DDoom.
The Gdragon Smaug, the Emspiders, too,
The Ggoblins, the Elven-Cking.
They Gcame to know the Ampower of
The BmHobbit and his EmRing.G  Am  Bm  Em  
[Chorus 2]
AmFrodo of the nine fingers
EmAnd the Ring of Doom!
It Amstarted with a Emhobbit
In BmGollum's cave of Emgloom.C  
[Verse 2]
The Gpower of the EmRing, it grew,
And GGandalf sat, in Cthought.
He Gknew that it must be Amdestroyed
In Bmfires where Cit was Dwrought.
For, Gif in evil Emhands it fell,
The GEarth would know its Cend.
No Gforce of arms would Amwin the day,
No Bmarmies could conEmtend.
[Chorus 3]
AmFrodo of the nine fingers
EmAnd the Ring of Doom!
AccAmepted a heavy Emburden
For the Bmfires to Emconsume
[Chorus 4]
AmFrodo of the nine fingers
EmAnd the Ring of Doom!
Why Amdoes he have nine Emfingers?
Where Bmis the Ring of EmDoom?

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The Return Of The King - Frodo Of The Nine Fingers

by Misc Cartoons

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Frodo of the Nine Fingers by Glenn Yarbrough from the 1980 film "The Return of the King".

[Chords]

Em Am Bm C G D

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

022000 x02210 x24432 x32010 320003 xx0232

[Intro]

[Chorus 1]

Frodo of the nine fingers

And the Ring of Doom!

[Spoken section]

It has its beginnings two Ages past,

When Bilbo set forth to reclaim the Dwarves' Gold

From the dragon Smaug.

And, while on his quest,

C Em C

Bilbo stumbled into a deep, dank cave.

[Verse 1]

G Em

When Bilbo found that shiny ring

G C

In Gollum's cave of gloom,

G Am

He never thought that it would turn

Bm C D

Into a Ring of Doom.

G Em

The dragon Smaug, the spiders, too,

G C

The goblins, the Elven-king.

G Am

They came to know the power of

Bm Em G Am Bm Em

The Hobbit and his Ring.

[Chorus 2]

Frodo of the nine fingers

And the Ring of Doom!

Am Em

It started with a hobbit

Bm Em C

In Gollum's cave of gloom.

[Verse 2]

G Em

The power of the Ring, it grew,

G C

And Gandalf sat, in thought.

G Am

He knew that it must be destroyed

Bm C D

In fires where it was wrought.

G Em

For, if in evil hands it fell,

G C

The Earth would know its end.

G Am

No force of arms would win the day,

Bm Em

No armies could contend.

[Chorus 3]

Frodo of the nine fingers

And the Ring of Doom!

Am Em

Accepted a heavy burden

Bm Em

For the fires to consume

[Chorus 4]

Frodo of the nine fingers

And the Ring of Doom!

Am Em

Why does he have nine fingers?

Bm Em

Where is the Ring of Doom?

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