Adeline chords by Alt-J

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd

Verse chord picking                  Refrain chord picking
  E minorEm    C majorC     G+G     Asus2Asus2   D5D5       D5/A  A minorAm    C majorC     G+G     D5D5
e|-----0---|-----0---|-----0---|-----0---|-----0---|  e|-------|-----5---|-----5---|-----5---|-----5---|
BB|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|  BB|-------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
G+G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|  G+G|---2---|---5---5-|---5---5-|---5---5-|---5---5-|
D MajorD|---2---2-|---2---2-|---2---2-|---2---2-|---2---2-|  D MajorD|---0---|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A augmentedA|---------|-3-------|---------|-0-------|---------|  A augmentedA|---0---|-0-------|-3-------|---------|-5-------|
D MajorD|-2-------|---------|-5-------|---------|-0-------|  D MajorD|-------|---------|---------|-5-------|---------|


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


Intro:
E minorEm

Verse 1:
E minorEm   C majorC
Oh, my Adeline
G+G  Asus2Asus2 D5D5  E minorEm
Hmmm--mmm--mmm--mmm
E minorEm    C majorC
Down in Tasmania
     G+G            Asus2Asus2 D5D5       E minorEm
Where the devil's jaws are far too weak --- to tear you away


Refrain 1:
D5/A      A minorAm  C majorC
Ooh, I wish you well
      G+G  D5D5
I wish you well
      A minorAm  C majorC
I wish you well
      G+G  D5D5
I wish you well


Verse 2:
E minorEm   C majorC
Oh, my Adeline
G+G          Asus2Asus2   D5D5 E minorEm
I watch your morning swim again
E minorEm         C majorC
Oh, cold come from blue sky
G+G          Asus2Asus2 D5D5     E minorEm
Strokes from passing mopeds -- my sweet Adeline


Refrain 2:
D5/A      A minorAm               C majorC
Ooh, I wish you well (ah-ah ah-ah ah-ah ah, my Adeline)
      G+G  D5D5
I wish you well
      A minorAm               C majorC
I wish you well (ah-ah ah-ah ah-ah ah, my Adeline)
      G+G  D5D5
I wish you well

Chorus 1:
    A minorAm         C majorC
And the auld triangle went jingle-jangle
   G+G         D MajorD
(All along the) Royal Canal
  A minorAm             C majorC
My Adeline was swimming, sweet Adeline was singing
    G+G          D MajorD
To the tune of the Royal Canal


Bridge:

  C majorC      G+G      FF      E minorEm
e|------3-3--|------3-3--|------3-3--|------3-3--|
BB|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
G+G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
D MajorD|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
A augmentedA|--3-3------|--2-2------|-----------|-----------|
D MajorD|-----------|-----------|--3-3------|--2-2------|

    C majorC     G+G    FF    E minorEm
He said swim, swim on, swim on, swim on
C majorC     G+G    FF    E minorEm
Swim, swim on, swim on, swim on

 A minorAm        C majorC
(Yah-yah-yah-yah, yah-yah-yah)
   G+G        D5D5
(Yah yah-yah-yah-yah, yah-yah-yah)
 A minorAm        C majorC
(Yah-yah-yah-yah, yah-yah-yah)
   G+G        D5D5
(Yah yah-yah-yah-yah, yah-yah-yah)


Chorus 2:
    A minorAm         C majorC
And the auld triangle went jingle-jangle
   G+G        D MajorD
All along the Royal Canal
  A minorAm             C majorC
My Adeline was swimming, sweet Adeline was singing
    G+G          D MajorD
To the tune of the Royal Canal


Outro:
      A minorAm        C majorC
I wish her well
     (yah-yah-yah-yah, yah-yah-yah)
      G+G        D5D5
I wish her well
   (yah yah-yah-yah-yah, yah-yah-yah)
      A minorAm        C majorC
I wish her well
     (yah-yah-yah-yah, yah-yah-yah)
      G+G        D5D5
I wish her well
   (yah yah-yah-yah-yah, yah-yah-yah)
      N.C.
I wish her well
     (yah-yah-yah-yah-yah-yah-yah-yah)

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