Luthiens Lament

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Oh great Mandos
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High among Valar
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I come to you in sorrow
Bm                C#7
And with a broken heart
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Long has been my journey
     Bm              C#7
That led me to these halls
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But now I kneel before thee
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As grief my spirit calls
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I seek a man named Beren
       Bm           C#7
Whom I bid await me here
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I pledged that I would find him
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Before he leaves this sphere
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This man of whom I speak
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He gave his life for me
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But thence my soul grew weak
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And at last it too broke free
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So borne upon an urgent breeze
   Bm               C#7
I travelled to this place
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Where only one thing could appease
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The torment I now face
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Oh tell me I am not too late
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To see my love once more
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For that would be too cruel a fate
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I beg him be restored
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That we may take a little time
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To bid our last farewell
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And remember all we shared erstwhile
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Such joy no one could quell
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For never was a greater love
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Than that within our hearts
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Once born, forever binding us
        Bm                     F#m
Eâen though through death we part

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    F#m             D
Once born, forever binding us
        Bm                     F#m
Eâen though through death we part