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Sweet And Low Acoustic Tab

by Augustana




                            CORRECTED COPY!!


This is currently on Augustana's myspace, it's due on the next album i think..
It's a pretty cool song, this is just a rough idea of the chords. It sounds
pretty much right to me.

Tuning: Standard, **CAPO 4**


   G    Em7   G1   Cadd9  D/F   Em    G2    E/A   Em1   G3

e|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----0-----0-----0-----3-----0-----------------------------|
B|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----0-----0-----0-----3-----0-----------------------------|
G|-0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----0-----0-----2-----0-----0-----------------------------|
D|-0-----2-----0-----2-----0-----2-----2-----0-----2-----2-----------------------------|
A|-2-----2-----0-----3-----0-----2-----3-----2-----0-----3-----------------------------|
E|-3-----0-----2-----0-----2-----0-----3-----0-----0-----0-----------------------------|

Intro: Em7, Cadd9, G, D/F - (x2)

e|---------3-----------------------5--3-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3---3-----(X3)----------3------3-----------------------------------------------|
G|---4h5---------------------4h5----------4---------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(To go along with the piano a bit, i've added in the G1 & Em1 chords. It's just used
between chord changes to make it sound authentic, but if you're just wanting to keep it
by all means miss it out)

Verse:

G                             Em7 (G1)
Anywhere you go, anyone you meet,
G                                      Em7 (G1)
Remember that your eyes can be your enemies,
       G                                    Em7 (Em1)
I said hell is so close, and heavens out of reach,
   Cadd9
but i ain't giving up quite yet,
     D/F
i've got too much to lose,


Chorus:

Em7                     Cadd9  G       D/F
hold me down, sweet and low little girl
Em7                     Cadd9    D/F               G
hold me down, sweet and low and i will carry you home,
Em7                     Cadd9   G       D/F
hold me down, sweet and low little girl,
Em7         Cadd9   D/F  *build up-mute*
hold me down....                    ...and i'll carry you home.

*INTRO* - Em7, Cadd9, G, D/F  (x2)

Verse:

G                                        Em7  (G1)
the rain is gonna fall, the sun is gonna shine,
G                                        Em7  (G1)
the wind is gonna blow, the waters gonna rise,
          G                                Em7 (Em1)
she said, when that day comes look into my eyes,
    Cadd9                       D/F
but no ones giving up quite yet, we've got too much to lose,


Chorus:


Em7                     Cadd9  G       D/F
hold me down, sweet and low little girl
Em7                     Cadd9    D/F              G
hold me down, sweet and low and i will carry you home,
Em7                     Cadd9   G       D/F
hold me down, sweet and low little girl,
Em7         Cadd9   D/F  *build up-mute*
hold me down....                    ...and i'll carry you home.


Bridge: (Strum down quickly)

(In the background of the bridge)

e|-----------'-----------'---------------------|
B|-----5-----'------3----'---------------------|
G|--------4--'--------2--'-----(ALTERNATED)----|
D|---5-------'---5-------'---------------------|
A|-----------'-----------'---------------------|
E|-----------'-----------'---------------------|


                   Em
and i'll carry you all the way,
         G2
when you say you're fine,
           A/E                 G3
but you're still young and out of line,
     Em              G2
when all i need's to turn around,
   A/E              G3
to make it last, to make it count,
        Em                  G2
i ain't gonna make the same mistakes,
     A/E         G3
that put my mama in her grave,
Em            G2   A/E(hold) G3(when he goes a bit higher) A/E (quick)
i don't wanna be alone...


Chorus:

Em7                     Cadd9  G       D/F
hold me down, sweet and low little girl
Em7                     Cadd9    D/F              G
hold me down, sweet and low and i will carry you home,
Em7                     Cadd9   G       D/F
hold me down, sweet and low little girl,
Em7         Cadd9   D/F *build up-mute*
hold me down....                    ...and i'll carry you home.


*INTRO* - Em7, Cadd9, G, D/F (REPEAT) Finish on G

THE END