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Abergavenny: Shannon
#47 on BB Hot 100 on EPIC and HERITAGE Records in 1969
[Intro]
D# G# D# B
[Verse 1]
BTaking a trip up to Abergavenny, hoping the weather 
is Afine.
DIf you should see a red Gdog running F#free, well, you 
Bknow he's mine.C#m  F#  
[Verse 2]
Ah, Bchasing the hills up to Abergavenny, I've got to 
get there and Afast.
DIf you can't go, then I'll Gpromise to F#show you a 
photoBgraph.
[Chorus]
Ah, Epassing the time with Bparadise people, F#paradise 
people, Efine by Bme.
ESunshine forever, Em7lovely weather, Ddon't you wish you 
could F#be..ee-ee..
[Verse 3]
BTaking a trip up to Abergavenny, hoping the weather 
is Afine.
DIf you should see a red Gdog running F#free, well, you 
Bknow he's mine.C#m  F#  
[Interlude]
B A D G F# B F# B F# B A#m A
[Chorus]
Ah, Epassing the time with Bparadise people, F#paradise 
people, Efine by Bme.
ESunshine forever, Em7lovely weather, Ddon't you wish you 
could F#be..ee-ee..
[Verse 4]
Ah, Bchasing the hills up to Abergavenny, I've got to 
get there and Afast.
DIf you can't go, then I'll Gpromise to F#show you a 
photoBgraph.E  F#  
A little Bphotograph.E..F#.....a little Bphotograph, Eup to 
F#AberBgavenny.E  
[Interlude]
F# B A F# D G F# B G A# E F#
[Outro]
F#Ohhh, Bla-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-
la-la-Ala.. (Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Abergavenny

by Marty Wilde

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C#m

Em7

A#m

Abergavenny: Shannon

#47 on BB Hot 100 on EPIC and HERITAGE Records in 1969

[Intro]

D# G# D# B

[Verse 1]

Taking a trip up to Abergavenny, hoping the weather

is fine.

D G F#

If you should see a red dog running free, well, you

B C#m F#

know he's mine.

[Verse 2]

Ah, chasing the hills up to Abergavenny, I've got to

get there and fast.

D G F#

If you can't go, then I'll promise to show you a

photograph.

[Chorus]

E B F#

Ah, passing the time with paradise people, paradise

E B

people, fine by me.

E Em7 D

Sunshine forever, lovely weather, don't you wish you

could be..ee-ee..

[Verse 3]

Taking a trip up to Abergavenny, hoping the weather

is fine.

D G F#

If you should see a red dog running free, well, you

B C#m F#

know he's mine.

[Interlude]

B A D G F# B F# B F# B A#m A

[Chorus]

E B F#

Ah, passing the time with paradise people, paradise

E B

people, fine by me.

E Em7 D

Sunshine forever, lovely weather, don't you wish you

could be..ee-ee..

[Verse 4]

Ah, chasing the hills up to Abergavenny, I've got to

get there and fast.

D G F#

If you can't go, then I'll promise to show you a

B E F#

photograph.

B E F# B E

A little photograph........a little photograph, up to

F# B E

Abergavenny.

[Interlude]

F# B A F# D G F# B G A# E F#

[Outro]

F# B

Ohhh, la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-

la-la-la.. (Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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