Intro:
Em
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Verse 1:
Em C
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A|------------------|------------------|-3---3---3---3----|-3---3---3---3----|
D|-2---2---2---2----|-2---2---2---2----|------------------|------------------|
Oh, my Adeline
🎸
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
G Asus2 D5 Em
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D|-5---5---5---5----|---------0---0----|-2---2---2---2----|-2---2---2---2----|
Hmmm mmm mmm mmm
Em C
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A|------------------|------------------|-3---3---3---3----|-3---3---3---3----|
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Down in Tasmania, where the
G Asus2 D5 Em
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A|------------------|-0---0------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-5---5---5---5----|---------0---0----|-2---2---2---2----|-2---2---2---2----|
devil's jaws are far too weak to tear you away
Refrain 1:
D5/A
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B|------------------|
G|-2----------------|
D|-0----------------|
A|-0----------------|
D|------------------|
Ooh, I wish you
Am C G D5
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B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
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D|------------------|------------------|-5---5---5---5----|------------------|
well, I wish you well, I wish you
Am C G D5
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A|-0---0---0---0----|-3---3---3---3----|------------------|-5---5---5---5----|
D|------------------|------------------|-5---5---5---5----|------------------|
well, I wish you well
Verse 2:
Em C
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A|------------------|------------------|-3---3---3---3----|-3---3---3---3----|
D|-2---2---2---2----|-2---2---2---2----|------------------|------------------|
Oh, my Adeline
G Asus2 D5 Em
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I watch your morning swim again
Em C
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D|-2---2---2---2----|-2---2---2---2----|------------------|------------------|
Oh, cold come from blue sky
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D|-5---5---5---5----|---------0---0----|-2---2---2---2----|-2---2---2---2----|
Strokes from passing mopeds, my sweet Adeline
Refrain 2:
D5/A
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G|-2----------------|
D|-0----------------|
A|-0----------------|
D|------------------|
Ooh, I wish you
Am C G D5
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B|-1----------------|-1----------------|-0----------------|-3----------------|
G|-2----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|-2----------------|
D|-2----------------|-2----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|
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well, (ah-ah.. my Adeline) I wish you well, I wish you
Am C G D5
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G|-2----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|-2----------------|
D|-2----------------|-2----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|
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well, (ah-ah.. my Adeline) I wish you well, and the
Chorus 1:
Am C G D5
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auld triangle went jingle-jangle (all along the) Royal Can*l, my
Am C G D5
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D|-2----------------|-2----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|
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Adeline was swimming, to the tune of the Royal Can*l
sweet Adeline was singing,
Bridge:
C G F Em |
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D|-----------|x4 |-----------|x4 |-----------|x4 |-----------|x4 |
A|--3-3------| |--2-2------| |-----------| |-----------| |
D|-----------| |-----------| |--3-3------| |--2-2------| |
C G F Em
He said swim, swim on, swim on, swim on
C G F Em
Swim, swim on, swim on, swim on
Am C G D5
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G|-2----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|-2----------------|
D|-2----------------|-2----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|
A|-0----------------|-3----------------|-2----------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
(Yah-yah-yah-yah, yah-yah-yah, yah yah-yah-yah-yah, yah-yah-yah)
Am C G D5
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(Yah-yah-yah-yah, yah-yah-yah, yah yah-yah-yah-yah, yah-yah-yah) and the
Chorus 2:
Am C G D5
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D|-2----------------|-2----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|
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auld triangle went jingle-jangle, all along the Royal Can*l, my
Am C G D5
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B|-1----------------|-1----------------|-0----------------|-3----------------|
G|-2----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|-2----------------|
D|-2----------------|-2----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|
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Adeline was swimming, to the tune of the Royal Can*l, I wish her
sweet Adeline was singing,
Outro:
Am C G D5
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well, I wish her well, I wish her
(Yah-yah-yah-yah, yah-yah-yah, yah yah-yah-yah-yah, yah-yah-yah)
Am C G D5
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D|-2----------------|-2----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|
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D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
well, I wish her well, I wish her
(Yah-yah-yah-yah, yah-yah-yah, yah yah-yah-yah-yah, yah-yah-yah)
Am
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well (yah-yah-yah-yah-yah-yah-yah-yah)

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