Sweet and Low Augustana
This is how the Augustana guys play on the video of them playing acoustic live.
Enjoy.
Eb Flat tuning.
Lead guitar riff for the intro.
[1] [2] [3] [4]
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The Chords.
The Intro riff goes with these chords.
[Am] [F] [C] [Em7]
Verse 1.
[C]Anywhere you go, anyone you m[Am]eet[(Em7)]
[C]Remember that your eyes can be your ene[Am]mie[(Em7)]s
[C]I said hell is so close, and heavens out of r[Am]eac[(Em7)]h,
[F]But I ain't giving up quite yet,
I've got [Em7]too much to lose,
Chorus.
[Am]Hold me down, sweet and [F]low little [C]girl[Em7]
[Am]Hold me down, sweet and [F]low and I will [Em7]carry you home[C],
[Am]Hold me down, sweet and [F]low little [C]girl[Em7]
[Am]Hold me dow[F]n, a[Em7]nd i'll carry you home.
("Intro Riff, and chords played again")
Verse 2.
[C]The rain is gonna fall, the sun is gonna s[Am]hin[(Em7)]e
[C]The wind is gonna blow, the waters gonna r[Am]ise[(Em7)]
[C]She said, when that day comes look into my[Am] ey[(Em7)]es
[F]But no ones giving up quite yet, we've [Em7]got too much to lose,
Chorus.
[Am]Hold me down, sweet and [F]low little [C]girl[Em7]
[Am]Hold me down, sweet and [F]low and I will [Em7]carry you home[C],
[Am]Hold me down, sweet and [F]low little [C]girl[Em7]
[Am]Hold me dow[F]n, a[Em7]nd i'll carry you,
[Am]all the way
When you say[F] you're fine
But you're still you[C]ng and out of l[Em7]ine,
When[Am] all I need's [F]to turn around
[C]To make it last,[Em7] to make it count,
[Am]I ain't gonna make[F] the same mistakes
[C]That put my mama [Em7]in her grave
Am F C Em7 -(Spread through that one word)
I don't wanna be alone.
Chorus.
[Am]Hold me down, sweet and [F]low little [C]girl[Em7]
[Am]Hold me down, sweet and [F]low and I will [Em7]carry you home[C],
[Am]Hold me down, sweet and [F]low little [C]girl[Em7]
[Am]Hold me dow[F]n, a[Em7]nd i'll carry you home.
"Intro Riff and chords again"
And then end with a " C " chord (one strum).
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