Adeline tab by Alt-J

Name: Adeline
Channel: Alt-J

Guitar Tab

Intro:

   Em
e|-0---0---0---0---0--|---0---0---0---0--|---0---0---0---0--|---0---0---0---0--|
B|--------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|--------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|--------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|---2---2---2---2----|-2---2---2---2----|-2---2---2---2----|-2---2---2---2----|


Verse 1:

   Em                                    C
e|---0---0---0---0--|---0---0---0---0--|---0---0---0---0--|---0---0---0---0--|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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
e|---0---0---0---0--|---0---0---0---0--|---0---0---0---0--|---0---0---0---0--|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|------------------|-0---0------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-5---5---5---5----|---------0---0----|-2---2---2---2----|-2---2---2---2----|
   Hmmm               mmm     mmm        mmm

   Em                                    C
e|---0---0---0---0--|---0---0---0---0--|---0---0---0---0--|---0---0---0---0--|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|------------------|------------------|-3---3---3---3----|-3---3---3---3----|
D|-2---2---2---2----|-2---2---2---2----|------------------|------------------|
   Down                             in Tasmania,                    where the

   G                  Asus2   D5         Em
e|---0---0---0---0--|---0---0---0---0--|---0---0---0---0--|---0---0---0---0--|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|-2----------------|
D|-0----------------|
A|-0----------------|
D|------------------|
   Ooh, I wish you

   Am                 C                  G                  D5
e|---5---5---5---5--|---5---5---5---5--|---5---5---5---5--|---5---5---5---5--|
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|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|-0---0---0---0----|-3---3---3---3----|------------------|-5---5---5---5----|
D|------------------|------------------|-5---5---5---5----|------------------|
   well,                      I wish you well,                     I wish you

   Am                 C                  G                  D5
e|---5---5---5---5--|---5---5---5---5--|---5---5---5---5--|---5---5---5---5--|
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|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
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
e|---0---0---0---0--|---0---0---0---0--|---0---0---0---0--|---0---0---0---0--|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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
e|---0---0---0---0--|---0---0---0---0--|---0---0---0---0--|---0---0---0---0--|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|------------------|-0---0------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-5---5---5---5----|---------0---0----|-2---2---2---2----|-2---2---2---2----|
   I watch your morning swim again

   Em                                    C
e|---0---0---0---0--|---0---0---0---0--|---0---0---0---0--|---0---0---0---0--|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|------------------|------------------|-3---3---3---3----|-3---3---3---3----|
D|-2---2---2---2----|-2---2---2---2----|------------------|------------------|
   Oh,                    cold come from blue sky

   G                  Asus2   D5         Em
e|---0---0---0---0--|---0---0---0---0--|---0---0---0---0--|---0---0---0---0--|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|------------------|-0---0------------|------------------|------------------|
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
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|-2----------------|
D|-0----------------|
A|-0----------------|
D|------------------|
   Ooh, I wish you

   Am                 C                  G                  D5
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|-1----------------|-1----------------|-0----------------|-3----------------|
G|-2----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|-2----------------|
D|-2----------------|-2----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|
A|-0----------------|-3----------------|-2----------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
   well, (ah-ah.. my Adeline) I wish you well,                    I wish you

   Am                 C                  G                  D5
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|-1----------------|-1----------------|-0----------------|-3----------------|
G|-2----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|-2----------------|
D|-2----------------|-2----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|
A|-0----------------|-3----------------|-2----------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
   well, (ah-ah.. my Adeline) I wish you well,                       and the


Chorus 1:

   Am                 C                  G                  D5
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|-1----------------|-1----------------|-0----------------|-3----------------|
G|-2----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|-2----------------|
D|-2----------------|-2----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|
A|-0----------------|-3----------------|-2----------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
   auld triangle went jingle-jangle (all along the) Royal Can*l,          my

   Am                 C                  G                  D5
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|-1----------------|-1----------------|-0----------------|-3----------------|
G|-2----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|-2----------------|
D|-2----------------|-2----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|
A|-0----------------|-3----------------|-2----------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Adeline was swimming,             to the tune of the Royal Can*l
                sweet Adeline was singing,


Bridge:

    C                G                F                Em             |
e|------3-3--|    |------3-3--|    |------3-3--|    |------3-3--|     |
B|-----------|    |-----------|    |-----------|    |-----------|     |
G|-----------|    |-----------|    |-----------|    |-----------|     |x2
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
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|-1----------------|-1----------------|-0----------------|-3----------------|
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
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|-1----------------|-1----------------|-0----------------|-3----------------|
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) and the


Chorus 2:

   Am                 C                  G                  D5
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|-1----------------|-1----------------|-0----------------|-3----------------|
G|-2----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|-2----------------|
D|-2----------------|-2----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|
A|-0----------------|-3----------------|-2----------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
   auld triangle went jingle-jangle, all along the Royal Can*l,           my

   Am                 C                  G                  D5
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|-1----------------|-1----------------|-0----------------|-3----------------|
G|-2----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|-2----------------|
D|-2----------------|-2----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|
A|-0----------------|-3----------------|-2----------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Adeline was swimming,             to the tune of the Royal Can*l,  I wish her
                sweet Adeline was singing,


Outro:

   Am                 C                  G                  D5
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|-1----------------|-1----------------|-0----------------|-3----------------|
G|-2----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|-2----------------|
D|-2----------------|-2----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|
A|-0----------------|-3----------------|-2----------------|------------------|
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                 C                  G                  D5
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|-1----------------|-1----------------|-0----------------|-3----------------|
G|-2----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|-2----------------|
D|-2----------------|-2----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|
A|-0----------------|-3----------------|-2----------------|------------------|
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
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|-1-x--------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|-2-x--------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-2-x--------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|-0-x--------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
   well (yah-yah-yah-yah-yah-yah-yah-yah)

Last updated: February 24, 2026

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