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Adeline

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Eminor

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 53Position: 2

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                Verse chord picking                                    Chorus chord picking
e|-Em----0---|-C----0---|-G----0---|-Asus2----0---|-D5----0---|    e|-D5/A------|-Am----5---|-C----5---|-G----5---|-D5----5---|
B|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|    B|-------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|    G|---2---|---5---5-|---5---5-|---5---5-|---5---5-|
D|---2---2-|---2---2-|---2---2-|---2---2-|---2---2-|    D|---0---|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|---------|-3-------|---------|-0-------|---------|    A|---0---|-0-------|-3-------|---------|-5-------|
D|-2-------|---------|-5-------|---------|-0-------|    D|-------|---------|---------|-5-------|---------|
-- Drop D tuning with capo on 2nd fret --
[Intro]
Em
[Verse 1]
EmOoh, my CAdeline
GHmmm-Asus2-mmm--D5mmm--Emmmm
EmDown in TaCsmania
Where the Gdevil's jaws are far too Asus2weak -D5-- to tear you aEmway
[Chorus 1]
D5/AOoh, I wish you AmwellC  
I wish you GwellD5  
I wish you AmwellC  
I wish you GwellD5  
[Verse 2]
EmOoh, my CAdeline
GI watch your morning Asus2swim againD5  Em  
EmOoh, Kodachrome Cblue sky
GStrokes from patch to wAsus2arm patch D5-- my sweet EmAdeline
[Chorus 2]
D5/AOoh, I wish you Amwell (ah-ah ah-ah ah-ah ah, my CAdeline)
I wish you GwellD5  
I wish you Amwell (ah-ah ah-ah ah-ah ah, my CAdeline)
I wish you GwellD5  
[Verse 3]
And the Amold triangle went Cjingle-jangle
(All aGlong the) Royal CaDnal
My AmAdeline was swimming, sweet CAdeline was singing
To the Gtune of the Royal CaDnal
[Bridge]
e|--C----3-3--|--G----3-3--|--F----3-3--|--Em----3-3--|
B|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
D|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
A|--3-3------|--2-2------|-----------|-----------|
D|-----------|-----------|--3-3------|--2-2------|
She's a Cswim, swimGmer, swimFmer, swimEmmer
CSwim, swimGmer, swimFmer, swimEmmer
(AmYah-yah-yah-yah, Cyah-yah-yah)
(Yah Gyah-yah-yah-yah, D5yah-yah-yah)
(AmYah-yah-yah-yah, Cyah-yah-yah)
(Yah Gyah-yah-yah-yah, D5yah-yah-yah)
[Verse 4]
And the Amold triangle went Cjingle-jangle
All aGlong the Royal CaDnal
My AmAdeline was swimming, sweet CAdeline was singing
To the Gtune of the Royal CaDnal
[Outro]
I wish her Amwell C  
          (yah-yah-yah-yah, yah-yah-yah)
I wish her Gwell D5  
      (yah yah-yah-yah-yah, yah-yah-yah)
I wish her Amwell C  
          (yah-yah-yah-yah, yah-yah-yah)
I wish her Gwell D5  
      (yah yah-yah-yah-yah, yah-yah-yah)
           Am (mute)
I wish her well
          (yah-yah-yah-yah-yah-yah-yah-yah)

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Adeline

by alt-J

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Asus2

D5/A

Verse chord picking Chorus chord picking

Em C G Asus2 D5 D5/A Am C G D5

e|-----0---|-----0---|-----0---|-----0---|-----0---| e|-------|-----5---|-----5---|-----5---|-----5---|

B|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| B|-------|---------|---------|---------|---------|

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| G|---2---|---5---5-|---5---5-|---5---5-|---5---5-|

D|---2---2-|---2---2-|---2---2-|---2---2-|---2---2-| D|---0---|---------|---------|---------|---------|

A|---------|-3-------|---------|-0-------|---------| A|---0---|-0-------|-3-------|---------|-5-------|

D|-2-------|---------|-5-------|---------|-0-------| D|-------|---------|---------|-5-------|---------|

-- Drop D tuning with capo on 2nd fret --

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Em C

Ooh, my Adeline

G Asus2 D5 Em

Hmmm--mmm--mmm--mmm

Em C

Down in Tasmania

G Asus2 D5 Em

Where the devil's jaws are far too weak --- to tear you away

[Chorus 1]

D5/A Am C

Ooh, I wish you well

G D5

I wish you well

Am C

I wish you well

G D5

I wish you well

[Verse 2]

Em C

Ooh, my Adeline

G Asus2 D5 Em

I watch your morning swim again

Em C

Ooh, Kodachrome blue sky

G Asus2 D5 Em

Strokes from patch to warm patch -- my sweet Adeline

[Chorus 2]

D5/A Am C

Ooh, I wish you well (ah-ah ah-ah ah-ah ah, my Adeline)

G D5

I wish you well

Am C

I wish you well (ah-ah ah-ah ah-ah ah, my Adeline)

G D5

I wish you well

[Verse 3]

Am C

And the old triangle went jingle-jangle

G D

(All along the) Royal Canal

Am C

My Adeline was swimming, sweet Adeline was singing

G D

To the tune of the Royal Canal

[Bridge]

C G F Em

e|------3-3--|------3-3--|------3-3--|------3-3--|

B|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|

G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|

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

A|--3-3------|--2-2------|-----------|-----------|

D|-----------|-----------|--3-3------|--2-2------|

C G F Em

She's a swim, swimmer, swimmer, swimmer

C G F Em

Swim, swimmer, swimmer, swimmer

Am C

(Yah-yah-yah-yah, yah-yah-yah)

G D5

(Yah yah-yah-yah-yah, yah-yah-yah)

Am C

(Yah-yah-yah-yah, yah-yah-yah)

G D5

(Yah yah-yah-yah-yah, yah-yah-yah)

[Verse 4]

Am C

And the old triangle went jingle-jangle

G D

All along the Royal Canal

Am C

My Adeline was swimming, sweet Adeline was singing

G D

To the tune of the Royal Canal

[Outro]

Am C

I wish her well

(yah-yah-yah-yah, yah-yah-yah)

G D5

I wish her well

(yah yah-yah-yah-yah, yah-yah-yah)

Am C

I wish her well

(yah-yah-yah-yah, yah-yah-yah)

G D5

I wish her well

(yah yah-yah-yah-yah, yah-yah-yah)

Am (mute)

I wish her well

(yah-yah-yah-yah-yah-yah-yah-yah)

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