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Aventine

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(For pizzicato: use 6th- 2nd & 3rd chords for Em and G, 5th - 2nd & 3rd chords for Bm and A)
[Intro]
Em
[1st verse]
EmWill you Ggo ahead Emto the AAventine
EmIn the hoGlly red Bmin the Anight
EmDirt undeGr my shoe Emfrom the old Aat heart
EmRight undGer you, Bmgrinning Ain the dark
[Instrumental]
Em G Bm Am
[Bridge]
EmYou carriGed my heBmart in Athe night
EmTo bury tGhe wave Bmin the Atide
EmYou carriGed me onBmto the Afields
[Instrumental]
Em G Em A  Em G Bm A
Em G Em A  Em G Bm A
[2nd verse]
EmThere is Ga grove, Emthere iAs a plot
EmDeep in tGhe snow, BmbreakiAng your heart
EmOne step Gahead, Ema thouAsand miles
EmA traiGl ablaze Bmto the AAventine
[Bridge]
EmYou carriGed my heBmart in Athe night
EmTo bury tGhe wave Bmin the Atide
EmYou carriGed me onBmto the Afields
EmYou carriGed my heBmart in Athe night
EmTo bury tGhe wave Bmin the Atide
EmYou carriGed me onBmto the Afields
[Outro]
EmPlay it down, down, GdoBmwn down, Amdown down...

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Aventine

by Agnes Obel

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

(For pizzicato: use 6th- 2nd & 3rd chords for Em and G, 5th - 2nd & 3rd chords for Bm and A)

[Intro]

[1st verse]

Em G Em A

Will you go ahead to the Aventine

Em G Bm A

In the holly red in the night

Em G Em A

Dirt under my shoe from the old at heart

Em G Bm A

Right under you, grinning in the dark

[Instrumental]

Em G Bm Am

[Bridge]

Em G Bm A

You carried my heart in the night

Em G Bm A

To bury the wave in the tide

Em G Bm A

You carried me onto the fields

[Instrumental]

Em G Em A Em G Bm A

[2nd verse]

Em G Em A

There is a grove, there is a plot

Em G Bm A

Deep in the snow, breaking your heart

Em G Em A

One step ahead, a thousand miles

Em G Bm A

A trail ablaze to the Aventine

[Bridge]

Em G Bm A

You carried my heart in the night

Em G Bm A

To bury the wave in the tide

Em G Bm A

You carried me onto the fields

Em G Bm A

You carried my heart in the night

Em G Bm A

To bury the wave in the tide

Em G Bm A

You carried me onto the fields

[Outro]

Em G Bm Am

Play it down, down, down down, down down...

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