Intro: Gbm Verse 1: Gbm D Ooh, my Adeline A Bsus2 E5 Gbm Hmmm--mmm--mmm--mmm Gbm D Down in Tasmania A Bsus2 E5 Gbm Where the devil's jaws are far too weak --- to tear you away Chorus 1: E5 Bm D Ooh, I wish you well A E5 I wish you well Bm D I wish you well A E5 I wish you well Verse 2: Gbm D Ooh, my Adeline A Bsus2 E5 Gbm I watch your morning swim again Gbm D Ooh, Kodachrome blue sky A Bsus2 E5 Gbm Strokes from patch to warm patch -- my sweet Adeline Chorus 2: E5 Bm D Ooh, I wish you well (ah-ah ah-ah ah-ah ah, my Adeline) A E5 I wish you well Bm D I wish you well (ah-ah ah-ah ah-ah ah, my Adeline) A E5 I wish you well Verse 3: Bm D And the old triangle went jingle-jangle A E (All along the) Royal Canal Bm D My Adeline was swimming, sweet Adeline was singing A E To the tune of the Royal Canal Interlude: D A G Gbm D A G Gbm She's a swim, swimmer, swimmer, swimmer D A G Gbm Swim, swimmer, swimmer, swimmer Bm D (Yah-yah-yah-yah, yah-yah-yah) A E5 (Yah yah-yah-yah-yah, yah-yah-yah) Bm D (Yah-yah-yah-yah, yah-yah-yah) A E5 (Yah yah-yah-yah-yah, yah-yah-yah) Verse 4: Bm D And the old triangle went jingle-jangle A E All along the Royal Canal Bm D My Adeline was swimming, sweet Adeline was singing A E To the tune of the Royal Canal Outro: Bm D I wish her well (yah-yah-yah-yah, yah-yah-yah) A E5 I wish her well (yah yah-yah-yah-yah, yah-yah-yah) Bm D I wish her well (yah-yah-yah-yah, yah-yah-yah) A E5 I wish her well (yah yah-yah-yah-yah, yah-yah-yah) Am (mute) I wish her well (yah-yah-yah-yah-yah-yah-yah-yah) This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
Adeline chords by Alt-J (∆)
Suggested strumeverywhere 4/4
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d
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d
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u
3
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d
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Prefer something simpler: whole-bar ballad d – – –
How to play Adeline on ukulele
On ukulele, Adeline comes down to the everywhere 4/4: d – d u – u d –. It rolls along at a medium pace of around 90 bpm. This arrangement is in D major. This one leans on trickier shapes, with the chords at the proficient level. Play it slow and let each chord ring out to hold the floating mood.
9 ukulele chords used in "Adeline" by Alt-J (∆): A, Am, Bm, Bsus2, D, E, E5, Gbm and G
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