Songbook/Aura Lee
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American civil war song – Alternative title: Aura Lea (with other words, also known as Love Me Tender), Text: W. W. Fosdick (1861 publ.), Melody : George R. Poulton (1861 publ.), arranged by Paniolo
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Aura Lee[edit | edit source]
- 1st Verse
- [F]As the blackbird [G]in the spring [C7]'neath the willow [F]tree
- [F]Sat and rocked, I [G]heard him sing, [C7]singing Aura [F]Lee
- Chorus
- [F]Aura Lee, Aura Lee, maid with golden hair
- [F]Sunshine came a-[G]long with thee and [C7]swallows in the [F]air
- 2nd Verse
- [F]Take my heart and [G]take my ring I [C7]give my all to [F]thee
- [F]Take me for e-[G]ternity [C7]dearest Aura [F]Lee
- (Chorus)
- 3rd Verse
- [F]In her blush the [G]rose was born 'twas [C7]music when she [F]spoke
- [F]In her eyes the [G]light of morn [C7]sparkling seemed to [F]break
- (Chorus)
- Last Verse
- [F]Aura Lee the [G]bird may flee the [C7]willow' golden [F]hair
- [F]Then the wintry [G]winds may be [C7]blowing ev'ry-[F]where
- Last Chorus
- [F]Yet if thy blue |eyes I see |gloom will soon depart
- [F]For to me sweet [G]Aura Lee is [C7]sunshine to the [F]heart
Akkordschema[edit | edit source]
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Version for solo guitar[edit | edit source]
For this song, there is a solo guitar book version in C major. If you want to keepthe F major tonality, you needa Capo on the 5th Guitar fret. [1]
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Footnotes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ To listen to the midis we recommend Karaoke Player of vanBasco. It's a very good midi player that can slow down the piece and pitch the tonality to F-major.