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Lavinia

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Eminor

90BPM

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1/28

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 28Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Tuning: EADGBe
Capo 1st fret
====================
Em      0 2 2 0 0 0
Am      x 0 2 2 1 0
F#m     2 4 4 2 2 2
G       3 5 5 4 3 3
====================
Play this pattern rather than Em Am as indicated.
e|-0-----3-----2-----0-----0-----2-----3-|
B|-0-----0-----0-----0-----1-----1-----1-|
G|-0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-|
D|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-|
A|-2-----2-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0-|
E|-0-----0-----0-----0-------------------|
String Riff:
e|-------------------------6--8--|
B|--9---9-9-8--------------------|
G|-------------8--6------6-------|
D|---------------------8---------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
Riff 1:
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----9-----------11-----------13-----------16--|
G|-10----10---12-------12---13-----13----15------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Then back to the main bit.
  Em    Am(x2)
EmSee my love is asleep on the Amfloor
in a pose that's familiar
EmSee my sun will just send you to Amwar
if the battle don't kill you
EmBut I've a changAme in mind
EmCalling all Amthe time
EmThat I don't want to live in your Amside
though the rose is vermillion
EmAnd I find it so hard to Amsurvive
without when within you
 EmMy sweeAmt Lavinia
 EmMy sweeAmt Lavinia
EmAll the years buried under the fAmloors
And the wounds in the parlour
EmWould have come up to greet us bAmefore
if it weren't for my heart because
EmI've her nAmame in mine
EmAnd it's cAmalling all the time
EmFor my sweeAmt Lavinia
 EmMy sweeAmt Lavinia
 EmMy sweeAmt Lavinia
 EmMy sweeAmt Lavinia
  Em    Am(x16)
Em(StF#mart GplF#maying Riff 1 and repeat continuously)
EmLucF#mia mGy F#mlove, in tEmhe F#mdarkGneF#mss shown
EmLucF#mia mGy F#mlove, and EmyouF#m're GnoF#mt mine
EmLucF#mia mGy F#mlove, in tEmhe F#msileGncF#me so long
EmLucF#mia mGy F#mlove, no pEmromF#mise Gno F#mmore,
EmLucF#mia, G?F#m  Em  F#m  G  F#m  
EmMy F#mLuciGa F#mmy love...Em  F#m  G  F#m  

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Lavinia

by The Veils

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Tuning: EADGBe

Capo 1st fret

====================

Em 0 2 2 0 0 0

Am x 0 2 2 1 0

F#m 2 4 4 2 2 2

G 3 5 5 4 3 3

====================

Play this pattern rather than Em Am as indicated.

e|-0-----3-----2-----0-----0-----2-----3-|

B|-0-----0-----0-----0-----1-----1-----1-|

G|-0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-|

D|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-|

A|-2-----2-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0-|

E|-0-----0-----0-----0-------------------|

String Riff:

e|-------------------------6--8--|

B|--9---9-9-8--------------------|

G|-------------8--6------6-------|

D|---------------------8---------|

A|-------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------|

Riff 1:

e|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-----9-----------11-----------13-----------16--|

G|-10----10---12-------12---13-----13----15------|

D|-----------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

Then back to the main bit.

Em Am

(x2)

Em Am

See my love is asleep on the floor

in a pose that's familiar

Em Am

See my sun will just send you to war

if the battle don't kill you

Em Am

But I've a change in mind

Em Am

Calling all the time

Em Am

That I don't want to live in your side

though the rose is vermillion

Em Am

And I find it so hard to survive

without when within you

Em Am

My sweet Lavinia

Em Am

My sweet Lavinia

Em Am

All the years buried under the floors

And the wounds in the parlour

Em Am

Would have come up to greet us before

if it weren't for my heart because

Em Am

I've her name in mine

Em Am

And it's calling all the time

Em Am

For my sweet Lavinia

Em Am

My sweet Lavinia

Em Am

My sweet Lavinia

Em Am

My sweet Lavinia

Em Am

(x16)

Em F#m G F#m

(Start playing Riff 1 and repeat continuously)

Em F#m G F#m Em F#m G F#m

Lucia my love, in the darkness shown

Em F#m G F#m Em F#m G F#m

Lucia my love, and you're not mine

Em F#m G F#m Em F#m G F#m

Lucia my love, in the silence so long

Em F#m G F#m Em F#m G F#m

Lucia my love, no promise no more,

Em F#m G F#m Em F#m G F#m

Lucia, ?

Em F#m G F#m Em F#m G F#m

My Lucia my love...

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