~Sweet and Low~
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.
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|--9h10-----9h10---10--9h10-----9h10------10-| x2 (the 2nd one do not play
|--------------------------------------------| the 4th part)
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The Chords.
The Intro riff goes with these chords.
Am F C Em7
Verse 1.
C Am (Em7)
Anywhere you go, anyone you meet
C Am (Em7)
Remember that your eyes can be your enemies
C Am (Em7)
I said hell is so close, and heavens out of reach,
F
But I ain't giving up quite yet,
Em7
I've got too much to lose,
Chorus.
Am F C Em7
Hold me down, sweet and low little girl
Am F Em7 C
Hold me down, sweet and low and I will carry you home,
Am F C Em7
Hold me down, sweet and low little girl
Am F Em7
Hold me down, and i'll carry you home.
("Intro Riff, and chords played again")
Verse 2.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/augustana/sweet_and_low_acoustic_crd.html ]
C Am (Em7)
The rain is gonna fall, the sun is gonna shine
C Am (Em7)
The wind is gonna blow, the waters gonna rise
C Am (Em7)
She said, when that day comes look into my eyes
F Em7
But no ones giving up quite yet, we've got too much to lose,
Chorus.
Am F C Em7
Hold me down, sweet and low little girl
Am F Em7 C
Hold me down, sweet and low and I will carry you home,
Am F C Em7
Hold me down, sweet and low little girl
Am F Em7
Hold me down, and i'll carry you,
Am
all the way
F
When you say you're fine
C Em7
But you're still young and out of line,
Am F
When all I need's to turn around
C Em7
To make it last, to make it count,
Am F
I ain't gonna make the same mistakes
C Em7
That put my mama in her grave
Am F C Em7 -[Spread through that one word]
I don't wanna be alone.
Chorus.
Am F C Em7
Hold me down, sweet and low little girl
Am F Em7 C
Hold me down, sweet and low and I will carry you home,
Am F C Em7
Hold me down, sweet and low little girl
Am F Em7
Hold me down, and i'll carry you home.
"Intro Riff and chords again"
And then end with a " C " chord (one strum).
