Ae Fond Kiss chords by Karan Casey

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
G+G

Verse:
G+G
Ae fond kiss and then we sever
C majorC       D MajorD    G+G
Ae farewell, alas, forever
C majorC          E minorEm
Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee
G+G               C majorC  G+G
Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee

Verse:
G+G
Who's to say that fortune grieves him
C majorC         D MajorD    G+G
While the star of hope she leaves him?
C majorC        E minorEm
Me, no cheerful twinkle lights me
G+G           C majorC   G+G
Dark despair around benights me

Verse:
G+G
I'll ne'er blame my partial fancy
C majorC        D MajorD    G+G
Nothing could resist my Nancy
C majorC       E minorEm
But to see her was to love her
G+G            C majorC G+G
Love but her and love forever

Verse:
G+G
Had we never loved so kindly
C majorC      D MajorD    G+G
Had we never loved so blindly
C majorC   A minorAm   E minorEm
Never met or never parted
G+G             C majorC  G+G
We'd ne'er been so broken-hearted

Instrumental:
G+G  E minorEm C majorC  D MajorD G+G C majorC  E minorEm  G+G  C majorC G+G

Verse:
G+G
Fare thee well, thou first and fairest
C majorC          D MajorD    G+G
Fare thee well, thou best and dearest
C majorC       E minorEm
Thine be ilka joy and treasure
G+G             C majorC  G+G
Peace, enjoyment, love and pleasure

Verse:
             E minorEm
Ae fond kiss and then we sever
C majorC       D MajorD    G+G
Ae farewell, alas, forever
C majorC          E minorEm
Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee
G+G               C majorC  G+G
Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee