The Battle of Evermore - Led Zeppelin


[Intro] (fade in)

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[Verse 1]

            
The Queen of L

           
ight  took her

           
 bow, and then

             
 she turned to

       
 go
            
The Prince of 

           
Peace embraced

             
 the gloom, an

            
d walked the n

            
ight alone


(Oh, dance in 

the dark of ni

ght, sing to t

he morning lig

ht)
            
The Dark Lord 

           
rides in force

            
 tonight and t

             
ime will tell 

     
us all

 
(Oh, throw dow

n your plow an

d hoe, rest no

t to lock your

 homes)
           
Side by side w

            
e wait the mig

           
ht of the dark

            
est of them al

   
l

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[Chorus 1]

            
   I hear the 

             
horses thunder

            
, down in the 

          
valley below
            
  I'm waiting 

             
for the angels

            
 of Avalon, wa

              
iting for the 

        
eastern glow


[Verse 2]

            
The apples of 

           
the valley hol

           
d the seeds of

          
 happiness
            
The ground is 

           
rich from tend

           
er care, repay

           
, do not forge

   
t


(Oh, dance in 

the dark of ni

ght, sing to t

he morning lig

ht)
            
The apples tur

           
n to brown and

           
 black, the ty

             
rant's face is

    
 red


(Oh, war is th

e common cry, 

pick up your s

words and fly)
            
The sky is fil

           
led with good 

            
and bad that m

           
ortals never k

    
now

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[Chorus 2]

            
   Oh well, th

             
e night is lon

            
g, the beads o

            
f time pass sl

ow
            
  Tired eyes o

             
n the sunrise,

            
 waiting for t

           
he eastern glo

w


[Verse 3]

            
The pain of wa

           
r cannot excee

           
d the woe of t

           
h' aftermath
            
The drums will

           
 shake the cas

             
tle wall, the 

            
Ringwraiths ri

           
de in black, r


ide..


  ...on (Sing 

as you raise y

our bow, shoot

 straighter th

an before)
            
No comfort has

           
 the fire at n

           
ight that ligh

             
ts the face so

    
 cold


(Oh, dance in 

the dark of ni

ght, sing to t

he morning lig

ht)
            
The magic rune

           
s are writ in 

           
gold to bring 

           
the balance ba

          
ck, bring it b

ack

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[Chorus 3]

            
   At last the

             
 sun is shinin

            
g, the clouds 

             
of blue roll b

y
            
  With flames 

             
from the drago

              
n of darkness 

            
the sunlight b

      
linds his eyes


[Instrumental]

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[Outro]

           
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