Chords for Dick Gaughan sings "Afton Water" by Robert Burns
Tempo:
109.95 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Gbm
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] Gently, sweetheart, [A] am I in thy [D] green waves?
Oh, gently, [Gbm] I'll send thee a [G] song in [A] thy
[D] My Mary's asleep by [G] thy mother's [A] tree
[D] Oh, gently, [G] sweet afternoon, [D] disturb [A] not [D] her dream
[Gm]
[E] [A]
[D] Oh, stop, dove, [A] ways a chorus hums through
[D]
Thy wild western blackbird in [G] yon [A] thorny den
[D] Thy green-crested [A] [D] lapwing, thy [G]
screamin'
[A] I [D]
charge thee [G] to starten, oh, [D] my slumberin' fair
[G] [D] [A] [Ebm] [G]
[A]
[D] How pleasant thy banks [A]
and green valleys [D] glow
Where wild [Gbm] in the woodland the [G] prune roses [A] glow
[D] There oft is mild even [G] weeps over [D] [A] the lee
[D] The sweet [G] birks [D] shade my merry
[A] [D] young [G] [D] leave
[G]
[A] Thy [Em] [D] [Bb]
[A] [D] crystal stream often [A] come of late [D] glides
And winds by the court where my [G] Mary [A]
resides
[D] How wanton thy waters [G] are snowy feet [A] lay
As [Gbm] [D] gathering sweet [G] [D] flowerless she stems thy [A] [D] clear way
[G] [D] Flow [A]
gently, [D] sweet afternoon, [A] my thy green waves
Flow gently, [D] sweet river, [A] the theme [E] of my
[A] My
[Eb] [Dm] [D] Mary's asleep by thy [G] mother's [A] tree
[D] Oh, gently, [G] sweet afternoon, [D] disturb [A] not [G] her dream
[Bm] [D]
[Bb] [E]
[Bb] [A]
[Am]
Oh, gently, [Gbm] I'll send thee a [G] song in [A] thy
[D] My Mary's asleep by [G] thy mother's [A] tree
[D] Oh, gently, [G] sweet afternoon, [D] disturb [A] not [D] her dream
[Gm]
[E] [A]
[D] Oh, stop, dove, [A] ways a chorus hums through
[D]
Thy wild western blackbird in [G] yon [A] thorny den
[D] Thy green-crested [A] [D] lapwing, thy [G]
screamin'
[A] I [D]
charge thee [G] to starten, oh, [D] my slumberin' fair
[G] [D] [A] [Ebm] [G]
[A]
[D] How pleasant thy banks [A]
and green valleys [D] glow
Where wild [Gbm] in the woodland the [G] prune roses [A] glow
[D] There oft is mild even [G] weeps over [D] [A] the lee
[D] The sweet [G] birks [D] shade my merry
[A] [D] young [G] [D] leave
[G]
[A] Thy [Em] [D] [Bb]
[A] [D] crystal stream often [A] come of late [D] glides
And winds by the court where my [G] Mary [A]
resides
[D] How wanton thy waters [G] are snowy feet [A] lay
As [Gbm] [D] gathering sweet [G] [D] flowerless she stems thy [A] [D] clear way
[G] [D] Flow [A]
gently, [D] sweet afternoon, [A] my thy green waves
Flow gently, [D] sweet river, [A] the theme [E] of my
[A] My
[Eb] [Dm] [D] Mary's asleep by thy [G] mother's [A] tree
[D] Oh, gently, [G] sweet afternoon, [D] disturb [A] not [G] her dream
[Bm] [D]
[Bb] [E]
[Bb] [A]
[Am]
Key:
D
A
G
Gbm
E
D
A
G
[D] _ Gently, sweetheart, _ [A] am I in thy [D] green _ waves?
Oh, gently, [Gbm] I'll send thee a [G] song in [A] thy
_ _ _ _ [D] My _ Mary's asleep by [G] thy _ _ mother's [A] tree
_ _ [D] Oh, gently, [G] sweet afternoon, _ [D] disturb [A] not [D] her dream
_ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [D] Oh, stop, dove, [A] ways a chorus hums through
[D] _ _ _
Thy wild western blackbird in [G] yon _ [A] thorny den
_ [D] Thy green-crested [A] [D] lapwing, thy [G] _
screamin'
_ [A] I _ _ [D] _
charge thee [G] to starten, oh, [D] my _ slumberin' fair
[G] _ [D] _ [A] _ [Ebm] _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] How pleasant thy banks [A]
and green valleys [D] glow _
Where wild [Gbm] in the woodland the [G] prune roses [A] glow
_ _ [D] There oft is mild even [G] weeps over [D] _ [A] the lee
[D] The sweet _ [G] birks [D] shade my merry _
[A] [D] young _ [G] _ [D] leave
[G] _ _
[A] Thy [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] crystal stream often _ [A] _ come of late [D] glides
And winds by the court where my [G] _ Mary _ [A] _ _
resides
_ [D] How wanton thy waters [G] are _ snowy feet [A] lay
_ _ As [Gbm] _ _ [D] gathering sweet [G] _ [D] flowerless she stems thy [A] [D] clear way
[G] _ [D] Flow _ [A] _
gently, [D] sweet afternoon, [A] my thy green _ _ waves
Flow gently, [D] sweet river, [A] the theme [E] of my
[A] My _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ [Dm] _ [D] Mary's asleep by thy [G] _ _ mother's [A] tree _
_ _ _ [D] Oh, gently, [G] sweet afternoon, _ [D] disturb _ [A] not [G] her dream
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
Oh, gently, [Gbm] I'll send thee a [G] song in [A] thy
_ _ _ _ [D] My _ Mary's asleep by [G] thy _ _ mother's [A] tree
_ _ [D] Oh, gently, [G] sweet afternoon, _ [D] disturb [A] not [D] her dream
_ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [D] Oh, stop, dove, [A] ways a chorus hums through
[D] _ _ _
Thy wild western blackbird in [G] yon _ [A] thorny den
_ [D] Thy green-crested [A] [D] lapwing, thy [G] _
screamin'
_ [A] I _ _ [D] _
charge thee [G] to starten, oh, [D] my _ slumberin' fair
[G] _ [D] _ [A] _ [Ebm] _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] How pleasant thy banks [A]
and green valleys [D] glow _
Where wild [Gbm] in the woodland the [G] prune roses [A] glow
_ _ [D] There oft is mild even [G] weeps over [D] _ [A] the lee
[D] The sweet _ [G] birks [D] shade my merry _
[A] [D] young _ [G] _ [D] leave
[G] _ _
[A] Thy [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] crystal stream often _ [A] _ come of late [D] glides
And winds by the court where my [G] _ Mary _ [A] _ _
resides
_ [D] How wanton thy waters [G] are _ snowy feet [A] lay
_ _ As [Gbm] _ _ [D] gathering sweet [G] _ [D] flowerless she stems thy [A] [D] clear way
[G] _ [D] Flow _ [A] _
gently, [D] sweet afternoon, [A] my thy green _ _ waves
Flow gently, [D] sweet river, [A] the theme [E] of my
[A] My _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ [Dm] _ [D] Mary's asleep by thy [G] _ _ mother's [A] tree _
_ _ _ [D] Oh, gently, [G] sweet afternoon, _ [D] disturb _ [A] not [G] her dream
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _