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

guitar

accompaniment suggestion

ukulele (gcea)

F	G	C7

Aura Lee

Publication of 1861

1^st 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

2^nd 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)

3^rd 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

Verse

Chorus (simple )

Chorus (more complex)

\| F	\| G	\| C7	\| F	\|\|
\| F	\| G	\| C7	\| F	\|\|

\| F	\| -	\| -	\| -	\|\|
\| F	\| G	\| C7	\| F	\|\|

\| F A7	\| Dm F7	\| Bb Bbm	\| F	\|\|
\| F D7	\| G	\| C7	\| F	\|\|

Version for solo guitar

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]

Weblinks

Footnotes

↑ 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.

This article is issued from Wikibooks. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] 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.