Am
They came for him one winter's night
Am
Arrested, he was bound
Am
They said there'd been a robbery
Am
His pistol had been found

[Verse 1]
     Am                  G
They marched him to the station house
    Em              F
He waited till the dawn
     Am             G
And as they led him to the dock
    Em                 Dm
He knew that he'd been wronged
F                      G
"You stand accused of robbery,"
   Em
He heard the bailiff say
   F                G
He knew without an alibi
    Am
Tomorrow's light would mourn his freedom

[Chorus]
Am        C        G     Am
Over the hills and far away
     G         C          F        G
For ten long years he'll count the days
Am        C         G       Am
Over the mountains and blue seas
    G        C        F            G
A prisoner's life for him there'll be

[Instrumental]
Am

[Verse 2]
    Am                 G
He knew that it would cost him dear
     Em              F
But yet he dare not say
      Am                   Em
Just where he'd been that fateful night
   Am    G       Dm
A secret it must stay
   F
He had to fight back tears of rage
     G
His heart beat like a drum
      Dm             F
For with the wife of his best friend
     G
He spent his final night of freedom

[Chorus]
 Am        C        G   Am
Over the hills and far away
    G        C     F         G
He swears he will return one day
Am            C         G       Am
Far from the mountains and blue seas
     G       C    F          G
Back in her arms again he'll be
Am
Over the hills, and over the hills
Am
And over the hills, and over the hills
Am
And over the hills, and over the hills
Am
And over the hills, and far away

[Instrumental]
Am

[Verse]
      Am              G
Each night within his prison cell,
    Em                   F
He looks out through the bars
    Am                Em
He reads the letters that she wrote
     G
One day he'll know the taste of freedom

[Chorus]
 Am        C        G   Am
Over the hills and far away
     G        C    Am       G
She prays he will return one day
   Am N.C.
As sure as the rivers reach the seas,
N.C.
Back in his arms again she'll be

 Am        C        G   Am
Over the hills and far away
    G        C      F        G
He swears he will return one day
    Am         C       G        Am
As sure as the rivers reach the seas,
     G       C      F           G
Back in her arms is where he'll be
Am
Over the hills, and over the hills
Am
And over the hills, and over the hills
Am
And over the hills, and over the hills
Am
And over the hills, and far away