Sweet Afton Nickel Creek
here is Sweet Afton. I was fortunate enough to talk
with Sean and Chris after a show and ask them about
this song. They said it is tuned to DADGAD and capoed
on the 2nd fret. So here goes...........
Capo 2 "SWEET AFTON"
[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:
Flow [D]gently, sweet [A]Afton, a[G]mong thy green [D]braes,
Flow [Bm]gently, I'll [A]sing thee a [G]song in thy [D]praise;
My [D]Mary's as[A]leep by thy m[G]urmuring [D]stream,
Flow [Bm]gently, sweet A[A]fton, d[G]isturb not her [D]dream.
Filler:
[D] [A] [G] [D] [Bm] [A] [G] [D]
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/n/nickel_creek/sweet_afton_crd.html )
Verse 2:
Thou s[D]tock dove whose e[A]cho re[G]sounds thro' the [D]glen,
All Ye [Bm]wild whistly black[A]birds in [G]yon thorny [D]den,
Thou g[D]reen crested l[A]apwing, thy sc[G]reaming for[D]bear,
O'I c[Bm]harge you, dis[A]turb not my [G]slumbering f[D]air.
Chorus:
O'How [Bm]lofty, sweet A[A]fton, thy n[G]eighboring h[D]ills,
Far [Em]mark'd with the courses of c[G]lear winding r[A]ills;
There d[F#m]aily I w[G]ander as n[F#m]oon rises h[Bm]igh,.[A].. o[G]ooh[D],
My f[Em]locks and my Mary's sweet c[G]ot in my e[A]ye.
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:
O'Thy c[Bm]rystal stream, A[A]fton, how l[G]ovely it g[D]lides,
And w[Em]inds by the cot where my M[G]ary reside[A]s;
F#m G F#m Bm ...D
How wanton thy waters her snowy feet lave,
As, [Em]gathering sweet flowerets, she [G]stems thy clear [A]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.
There it is! I hope it easy enough to follow and play. What a pretty song.
This is a Robert Burns poem that Chris put music to, sure sounds nice.
Give me some feedback as to what you thought.
Thanks
Scott
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