Waiting For Frodo

Words/Music: (c) 2002 Debbie Ridpath Ohi
Dedicated to: the Weta Digital Effects Crew
Where you can buy the song: Sushi and High Tea

Background:
This song is based on my webcomic, Waiting For Frodo, which is about overly avid fans waiting in line for the Lord of the Rings movies. The strip is now finished, but I’ve started up Waiting For Bilbo in anticipation of The Hobbit.

Listen to the song:

C F G
Just another night alone with my cat and my laptop
C F G
Maybe we’ll go out to a movie, or maybe not
F G
Maybe I’ll just stand on my head and then see
C G F
what the evening brings
G C G F F | C G F F
As I wait for Lord of the Rings.

CHORUS:
C F C F
I’m waiting, Waiting For Frodo
C F C F
Waiting, waiting for you.
C F C F
I’m waiting, Waiting For Frodo (I say I’m)
C F C F
Waiting, waiting for you.

C F G C G
Some may think I’m a little bit nutty, friends all hope it won’t last
C F G
I tell ‘em hey it’s not like I grew two heads or misspelled “crevasse”
F G
I think they’re jealous of my Frodo
C G F
goblet from Burger King
G C G F F | C G F F
As we wait for Lord of the Rings.

CHORUS

BRIDGE:

G F G F
Peter Jackson won’t let us down
G F
But how does he expect us to survive this agonizing
G F
countdown?
B C
I’m just a typical avid Tolkien fan, or maybe
B C
not but I was here when everything began, so
G
please, ap-
G
-pease, don’t
G
tease…

C F G
Just another night alone with my cat, life in slow mo
C F G
Sitting here in line for the movie, just…11** months to go!
F G C F
I dream of distant lands, of hobbits, and of kings
G C G F F | C G F F
As I wait for Lord of the Rings.

CHORUS:
C F C F
I’m waiting, Waiting For Frodo
C F C F
Waiting, waiting for you.
C F C F
I’m waiting, Waiting For Frodo (I say I’m)
C F C F
Waiting, waiting for you
C F C F
I’m waiting, Waiting For Frodo
C F C F
Waiting, waiting for you.
C F C F
I’m waiting, Waiting For Frodo (I say I’m)
C F
Waiting, waiting for (pause….)
C F C F
you!

END BIT COUNTERPOINT
(Allison starts, add Debbie, add Jodi,
guitar repeats C F etc. then ends in C)

A: Better get in line now, just ** months to go!

D: Frodo, you’re my hero!

J: I never read the book, but I liked the movie!

**should be replaced by appropriate number of months.