Ballad Of Bilbo Baggins Chords by Leonard Nimoy ...THE BALLAD OF BILBO BAGGINS... by Leonard Nimoy ---------------------------------................. *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: --------------- 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)