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[intro]  Bm   F#   B  F#  
It was Bmmany and many a year ago,
  In a F#kingdom by the sea,
That a Bmmaiden there lived whom you may know
  By the F#name of Annabel Lee;
And this Amaiden she lived with no other thought
  GThan to love F#and be loved by me.Bm  F#  
BmI was a child and she was a child,
  In this F#kingdom by the sea;
But we Bmloved with a love that was more than love-
  F#I and my Annabel Lee;
With a Alove that the winged seraphs of heaven
  GCoveted F#her and me.Bm  F#  
And Bmthis was the reason that, long ago,
  In this F#kingdom by the sea,
A Awind blew out of a cloud, chilling
  My Gbeautiful Annabel F#Lee;
So Bmthat her highborn kinsmen came
  And F#bore her away from me,
To Ashut her up in a sepulcher
  GIn this kingdom F#by the sea.Bm  F#  
The Bmangels, not half so happy in heaven,
  Went F#envying her and me-
Yes!- and Bmthat was the reason, as all men know
  In this F#kingdom by the sea
That the Awind came out of a cloud by night,
  GChilling and F#killing my Annabel BmLee.F#  
But our Bmlove it was stronger by far than the love
  Of F#those who were older than we-
Of Gmany far wiser than F#we-
  And Bmneither the angels in heaven above,
Nor the F#demons down under the sea,
  Can Aever dissever my soul from the soul
of the Gbeautiful F#Annabel BmLee.F#  
[Octave Up]
For the Bmmoon never beams without bringing me dreams
  Of the F#beautiful Annabel Lee;
And the Astars never rise but I feel the bright eyes
  Of the Gbeautiful Annabel F#Lee;
And so Bmall the night tide I lie down by the side
  Of my F#darling - my darling - my life and my bride
In the Asepulcher there by the sea,
  In her Gtomb by the F#sounding Bmsea.F#  
[Octave Down]
[Instrumental]
 Bm   F#   A   G   F#(repeats until end)

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Annabel Lee

by Edgar Allan Poe

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Bm F# B F#

[intro]

It was many and many a year ago,

In a kingdom by the sea,

That a maiden there lived whom you may know

By the name of Annabel Lee;

And this maiden she lived with no other thought

G F# Bm F#

Than to love and be loved by me.

I was a child and she was a child,

In this kingdom by the sea;

But we loved with a love that was more than love-

I and my Annabel Lee;

With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven

G F# Bm F#

Coveted her and me.

And this was the reason that, long ago,

In this kingdom by the sea,

A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling

G F#

My beautiful Annabel Lee;

So that her highborn kinsmen came

And bore her away from me,

To shut her up in a sepulcher

G F# Bm F#

In this kingdom by the sea.

The angels, not half so happy in heaven,

Went envying her and me-

Yes!- and that was the reason, as all men know

In this kingdom by the sea

That the wind came out of a cloud by night,

G F# Bm F#

Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.

But our love it was stronger by far than the love

Of those who were older than we-

G F#

Of many far wiser than we-

And neither the angels in heaven above,

Nor the demons down under the sea,

Can ever dissever my soul from the soul

G F# Bm F#

of the beautiful Annabel Lee.

[Octave Up]

For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams

Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;

And the stars never rise but I feel the bright eyes

G F#

Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;

And so all the night tide I lie down by the side

Of my darling - my darling - my life and my bride

In the sepulcher there by the sea,

G F# Bm F#

In her tomb by the sounding sea.

[Octave Down]

[Instrumental]

Bm F# A G F#

(repeats until end)

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