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Sweet Afton by Nickel Creek
Sweet Afton
Capo 2
{easier fingerings, version}
D A G Bm Em F#m D A G Bm F#m
D--0---0---0---0----0-----0-------|--0--0--0---0---0--------------High
A--0---0---0---0----0-----0-------|--0--0--0---0---0--------------
G--2---6---4---7----0-----2-------|--2--2--0---4---2--------------
D--0---7---5---9----2-----4-------|--0--2--0---4---4--------------
A--0---7---5---9----2-----4-------|--0--0--5---2---4--------------
D--0---7---5---9----2-----4-------|--0--x--5---x---x--------------Low
Verse 1:
D A G D
Flow gently, sweet Afton, among thy green braes,
Bm A G D
Flow gently, I'll sing thee a song in thy praise;
D A G D
My Mary's asleep by thy murmuring stream,
Bm A G D
Flow gently, sweet Afton, disturb not her dream.
Filler:
D A G D Bm A G D
Verse 2:
D A G D
Thou stock dove whose echo resounds thro' the glen,
Bm A G D
All Ye wild whistly blackbirds in yon thorny den,
D A G D
Thou green crested lapwing, thy screaming forbear,
Bm A G D
O'I charge you, disturb not my slumbering fair.
Chorus:
Bm A G D
O'How lofty, sweet Afton, thy neighboring hills,
Em G A
Far mark'd with the courses of clear winding rills;
F#m G F#m Bm A G D
There daily I wander as noon rises high,... oooh,
Em G A
My flocks and my Mary's sweet cot in my eye.
Filler (violin) D A G D Bm A G D
Verse 3:
How pleasant thy banks and green valleys below,
Where, wild in the woodlands, the primroses blow;
There oft, as mild evening sweeps over the lea,
The sweet-scented birk shades my Mary and me.
Chorus:
Bm A G D
O'Thy crystal stream, Afton, how lovely it glides,
Em G A
And winds by the cot where my Mary resides;
F#m G F#m Bm ...D
How wanton thy waters her snowy feet lave,
Em G A
As, gathering sweet flowerets, she stems thy clear wave.
Verse 4:
Flow gently, sweet Afton, among thy green braes,
Flow gently, sweet river, the theme of my lays;
My Mary's asleep by thy murmuring stream,
Flow gently, sweet Afton, disturb not her dreams.
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version 2
Verse 1:
E B A E E
Flow gently, sweet Afton, among thy green braes,
C#m B A E E
Flow gently, I'll sing thee a song in thy praise;
My Mary's asleep by thy murmuring stream,
Flow gently, sweet Afton, disturb not her dream.
Verse 2:
Thou stock dove whose echo resounds thro' the glen,
Ye wild whistly blackbirds in yon thorny den,
Thou green crested lapwing, thy screaming forbear,
I charge you, disturb not my slumbering fair.
Chorus:
C#m B A E E
How lofty, sweet Afton, thy neighboring hills,
F#m F#m A B B
Far mark'd with the courses of clear winding rills;
G#m A G# C#m B A E
There daily I wander as noon rises high, oooh,
F#m F#m A B B
My flocks and my Mary's sweet cot in my eye.
Verse 3:
How pleasant thy banks and green valleys below,
Where, wild in the woodlands, the primroses blow;
There oft, as mild evening sweeps over the lea,
The sweet-scented birk shades my Mary and me.
Chorus:
Thy crystal stream, Afton, how lovely it glides,
And winds by the cot where my Mary resides;
How wanton thy waters her snowy feet lave,
As, gathering sweet flowerets, she stems thy clear wave.
Verse 4:
Flow gently, sweet Afton, among thy green braes,
Flow gently, sweet river, the theme of my lays;
My Mary's asleep by thy murmuring stream,
Flow gently, sweet Afton, disturb not her dreams.
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version 3
E1 - 0-7-9-9-0-0
E1 B A E

Flow gently, sweet Afton, among thy green braes,

C#m B A E

Flow gently, I'll sing thee a song in thy praise;

E1 B A E

My Mary's asleep by thy murmuring stream,

C#m B A E

Flow gently, sweet Afton, disturb not her dream.


E1 B A E

Thou stock-dove whose echo resounds thro' the glen,

C#m B A E

oh Ye wild whistling blackbirds in yon thorny den,

E1 B A E
Thou green-crested lapwing, thy screaming forebear,

C#m B A E

oh I charge you disturb not my slumbering fair.


 C#m B A E

oh How lofty, sweet Afton, thy neighboring hills,

F#m F#m A B

Far mark'd with the courses of clear winding rills,

G#m A G# C#m B A E 

There daily I wander as noon rises high, oooh,

F#m F#m A B

My flocks and my Mary's sweet cot in my eye.

E1 B A E

How pleasant thy banks and green valleys below,

C#m B A E

Where wild in the woodlands the primroses blow;

E1 B A E

There oft as mild Ev'ning sweeps over the lea

C#m B A E

The sweet scented birk shades my Mary and me.



C#m B A E

oh Thy crystal stream, Afton, how lovely it glides,

F#m F#m A B

And winds by the cot where my Mary resides,

G#m A G#m C#m B

How wanton thy waters her snowy feet lave,

F#m F#m A B

As gathering sweet flow'rets she stems thy clear wave.


E1 B A E

Flow gently, sweet Afton, among thy green braes,

C#m B A E

Flow gently, I'll sing thee a song in thy praise;

E1 B A E

My Mary's asleep by thy murmuring stream,

C#m B A E

Flow gently, sweet Afton, disturb not her dream.


Outro
E1 B A E

C#m B A E
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