Artist: Styx
Song: The Message - Lords of the Ring
Tabbed by: Aaron Wacker
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmc1bjLKVyQ
BPM: 157
Notes: 12 beats in intro instrumental lead on C. Second instrumental is eight beats. Fm end of measure is a
drum run. Bridge is clear chunk guitar solo. Instrumental 3 is 16 beat.
[Intro]
C C F C C Eb
C C C C C Bb
Eb Eb Eb C G G
G G G Eb Eb Eb Bb
Am Am Am Am C F
Eb Bb C C C C
C B C C Eb C# G
F F F F C C
Eb G F F C C G
C C C C C C
C C C C C C
[Chorus 1]
F
All hail to the Lords of the Ring
Eb Ab
To the magic and mystery they bring
C# C
To the music in their story
[Chorus 2]
F
All hail to the Lords of the Ring
Eb Ab
To the magic and mystery they bring
C# C
To the lands of ancient glory
[Verse 1]
F Em Bb C
In the year of the Lords
F Em D Am
The message came from above
G Eb Em D
The heavens opened with their mighty sound
Em Am Bb C
that shook the people in the town
[Verse 2]
C F Am Bb C
And so we came from everywhere
F Em D Am
The young and old the rich and poor
G F Em D F D
To hear the legend of the magic ring
Em Am Bb C
and of the powers it could bring, they sing
[Chorus 3]
F
All hail to the Lords of the Ring
Eb Ab
To the magic and mystery they bring
C# C
To the music in their story
[Chorus 4]
F
All hail to the Lords of the Ring
Eb Ab
To the magic and mystery it brings
C# C
May we someday wear its glory
[Instrumental 1]
C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C#
F#m F#m F#m F#m F#m F#m F#m F#m
C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C#
F#m F#m F#m F#m F#m F#m F#m F#m
C# C# C# C# C# C# C# Ab
F#m F#m F#m F#m F#m F#m F#m F#m
[Solo]
C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C#
D D Em Am C# C# C# C#
C# C# C# C# Bm Am Am Ab
F#m F#m C# Em D F#m
C# C# C# C# Bm F#m
C# C# C# C# Am C# Am
C# C# C# C# C# C# F#m F#m
[Instrumental 2]
C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C#
C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C#
D D D D D D D D
[Bridge]
F#m F#m Bm Bm
C# C# Bm Bm
[Instrumental 3]
D F#m G Am Am Am Am Am
D F#m G Am Am Am Am Am
[Instrumental 4]
D D D D D D D D
D D D D Am Am Am Am
D G
[Verse 3]
G F#m Em D
And now the message is clear
G Bm Em Bm
For I became a Lord this year
Am G F#m Em
And though the legend was pure fantasy
Em F#m Bm C D
We still need the hope it brings, so let's sing!
[Chorus 5]
G G G G
All hail to the Lords of the Ring
F F F F
To believe is a wonderous thing
Eb Eb Eb Eb D D D D
May we always sing their glory
[Chorus 6]
G G G G
All hail to the Lords of the Ring
F F F Eb
To the magic and mystery they bring
Eb Bb Eb D D D
To the promise of their story
[Outro]
G G G G G G G G Eb C C
G G G G G G G G
Em G C Am G F#m
G G G G G G G G