emi They came for him one C winter´s night.
emi Arrested, he was D bound.
emi They said there´d been a C robbery,
his emi pistol D had been emi found.
They marched him to the station house,
he waited for the dawn.
And as they led him to the dock,
he knew that he´d been wronged.
emi You stand accused of C robbery,
emi he heard G the bailiff D say.
emi He knew without an C alibi
emi tomorrow´s G light would emi mourn his D freedom.
emi Over the G hills and D far a emi way,
for D ten long G years he´ll C count the D days.
Over the mountains and the seas,
a prisoner´s life for him there´ll be.
He knew that it would cost him dear,
but yet he dare not say.
Just where he had been that fateful night,
a secret it must stay.
He had to fight back tears of rage.
His heart beat like a drum.
For with the wife of his best friend,
he´d spent his final night of freedom.
Over the hills and far away,
he swears he will return one day.
Far from the mountains and the seas,
back in her arms he swears he lies.
Over the hills and far away.
Each night within his prison cell,
he looks out through the bars.
He reads the letters that she wrote.
One day he´ll know the taste of freedom.
Over the hills and far away,
she prays he will return one day.
As sure as the rivers reach the seas,
back in his arms he swear she lies.
Over the hills and far away,
he swears he will return one day.
Far from the mountains and the seas
back in her arms he swear he lies.
Over the hills and far away,
she prays he will return one day.
As sure as the rivers reach the seas,
back in his arms he swears she lies.
Over the hills.
Over the hills and far away.
Over the hills.
Over the hills and far away.
Nightwish
