Written by Clamavi de Profundis / J. R. R. Tolkien
Gm F Gm Through Rohan over fen and field where the long grass grows Eb F Gm The West Wind comes walking, and about the walls it goes Bb Eb F Gm Fsus4 F 'What news from the West, O wandering wind, do you bring to me tonight? Eb Gm Eb F Gm Have you seen Boromir the Tall by moon or by starlight? Eb Gm F 'I saw him ride over seven streams, over waters wide and grey Gm F Gm Eb F Gm I saw him walk in empty lands until he passed away Gm Bb F Into the shadows of the North, I saw him then no more Gm Eb Gm Eb F Gm The North Wind may have heard the horn of the son of Denethor Gm Eb F Eb Gm 'O Boromir! From the high walls westward I looked afar Gm Eb F Dm Gm But you came not from the empty lands where no men are' Cm Gm Ab Bb Cm From the mouths of the Sea the South Wind flies, from the sandhills and the stones Eb Ab Bb Cm The wailing of the gulls it bears, and at the gate it moans Eb Cm Bb Cm Bb 'What news from the South, O sighing wind, do you bring to me at eve? Ab Cm Ab Bb Cm Where now is Boromir the Fair? He tarries and I grieve Ab Cm Bb 'Ask not of me where he doth dwell - so many bones there lie Ab Bb Cm Ab Gm Cm On the white shores and the dark shores under the stormy sky Cm Ab Eb Ab Bb So many have passed down Anduin to find the flowing Sea Cm Ab Cm Ab Bb Cm Ask of the North Wind news of them the North Wind sends to me!' Cm Ab Bb Ab Eb G 'O Boromir! Beyond the gate the seaward roads runs south Cm Ab Bb Gm Cm But you came not with the wailing gulls from the grey sea's mouth' Fm Ab Eb Db Eb Fm From the Gate of Kings the North Wind rides, and past the roaring falls Ab Db Eb Fm And clear and cold about the tower its loud horn calls Ab Eb Fm Ebsus4 Eb 'What news from the North, O mighty wind, do you bring to me today? Db Fm Ab Bbm Fm What news of Boromir the Bold? For he is long away' Eb 'Beneath Amon Hen I heard his cry. There many foes he fought Fm Eb Fm His cloven shield, his broken sword, they to the water brought Fm Eb His head so proud, his face so fair, his limbs they laid to rest Fm Eb Fm And Rauros, golden Rauros-falls, bore him upon its breast Fm Db Eb Db Ab 'O Boromir! The Tower of Guard shall ever northward gaze Fm Db Eb Db Eb Fm To Rauros, golden Rauros-falls, until the end of days