verse 1
E
In the shadows
E F
a man sits alone
F G
The journey was endless
G A
the months they passed slow
C
And here by the fire
G F
amidst laughter and talk
F E
the man with the broken sword
G D
watches it all.
D F
Man with a broken sword
F A
travel worn, weary
A G
my mind is afraid
G G F D
but my heart cannot fear thee
verse 2
E
In the shadows
E F
deep in my mind
F G
the theory of safety
G A
the calm of the blind
C
and here on the border
G F
of wilderness dark
F E
the man with the broken sword
G D
lifts up a spark
D F
Man with a broken sword
F A
enemies gather
A G
through the wastes of the north
G F D
The dark lords ride to battle.
verse 3
E
In the valley
E F
the river runs slow
F G
and cold as the knife blade
G A
that wounded me so
C
and the fear and the darkness
G F
implacable foes
F E
reach out their cold hands to me
G D
I will not go
D F
Back to the shadowlands
A
let the flood take them
G
white manes on wild waves
F D
bring forth fury and mayhem.
D F
Dim lies the way ahead
A
stones are my pillow
G
but low though I lie tonight
F D
light brings the horizon.