Tuning: E A D G B E

(For pizzicato: use 6th- 2nd & 3rd chords for Em and G, 5th - 2nd & 3rd chords for Bm and A) [Intro] Em [1st verse]

^EmWill you ^Ggo ahead ^Emto the ^AAventine ^EmIn the ho^Glly red ^Bmin the ^Anight ^EmDirt unde^Gr my shoe^Em from the old^A at heart ^EmRight und^Ger you, ^Bmgrinning ^Ain the dark

[Instrumental] Em G Bm Am [Bridge]

^EmYou carri^Ged my he^Bmart in ^Athe night ^EmTo bury t^Ghe wave ^Bmin the ^Atide ^EmYou carri^Ged me on^Bmto the ^Afields

[Instrumental] Em G Em A Em G Bm A Em G Em A Em G Bm A [2nd verse]

^EmThere is ^Ga grove, ^Emthere i^As a plot ^EmDeep in t^Ghe snow,^Bm breaki^Ang your heart ^EmOne step ^Gahead,^Em a thou^Asand miles ^EmA trai^Gl ablaze^Bm to the^A Aventine

[Bridge]

^EmYou carri^Ged my he^Bmart in ^Athe night ^EmTo bury t^Ghe wave ^Bmin the ^Atide ^EmYou carri^Ged me on^Bmto the ^Afields ^EmYou carri^Ged my he^Bmart in ^Athe night ^EmTo bury t^Ghe wave ^Bmin the ^Atide ^EmYou carri^Ged me on^Bmto the ^Afields

[Outro]

^EmPlay it down, down,^G do^Bmwn down, ^Amdown down...

Agnes Obel - Aventine