Sweet Afton chords by Nickel Creek

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Intro 1

Verse 1
E 
B 
Flow  (E major) gently, sweet  (B major) Afton,
A 
E 
a (A major) mong thy green  (E major) braes
C#m 
B 
A 
E 
Flow  (C sharp minor) gently, I'll  (B major) sing thee a  (A major) song in thy praise  (E major) 
B 
A 
E 
My Mary's asleep  (B major) by thy  (A major) murmuring  (E major) stream
C#m 
B 
Flow  (C sharp minor) gently, sweet  (B major) Afton,
A 
E 
dis (A major) turb not her dream  (E major) 

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Interlude 1

Verse 2
E 
B 
Thou  (E major) stock-dove whose  (B major) echo
A 
E 
re (A major) sounds through the glen  (E major) 
C#m 
B 
Oh, ye wild  (C sharp minor) whistling blackbirds  (B major) 
A 
E 
in  (A major) yon thorny den  (E major) 
B 
Thou green-crested lapwing,  (B major) 
A 
E 
thy  (A major) screaming forebear  (E major) 
C#m 
B 
Oh, I change  (C sharp minor) you disturb  (B major) 
A 
E 
not my  (A major) slumbering fair  (E major) 

Bridge 1
C#m 
B 
Oh, how  (C sharp minor) lofty, sweet  (B major) Afton,
A 
E 
thy  (A major) neighbouring  (E major) hills
F#m 
Far  (F sharp minor) marked with the courses
A 
B 
of  (A major) clear winding rills  (B major) 
G#m 
A 
There  (G sharp minor) daily I  (A major) wander
G# 
C#m 
B 
as  (G sharp major) noon rises  (C sharp minor) high   (B major) 
A 
E 
F#m 
 (A major) Oh,  (E major) my  (F sharp minor) flocks and my Mary's
A 
B 
sweet  (A major) cot in my eye  (B major) 

Interlude 2
E 
B 
A 
E 
E 
 (E major)  (B major)  (A major)  (E major)  (E major) 
C#m 
B 
A 
B 
 (C sharp minor)  (B major)  (A major)  (B major) 
E 
E 
 (E major)  (E major) 
E 
B 
A 
E 
E 
 (E major)  (B major)  (A major)  (E major)  (E major) 
C#m 
B 
A 
B 
 (C sharp minor)  (B major)  (A major)  (B major) 
E 
E 
 (E major)  (E major) 

Verse 3
E 
B 
How  (E major) pleasant thy  (B major) banks
A 
E 
and green  (A major) valleys below  (E major) 
C#m 
B 
Where  (C sharp minor) wild  in the woodlands  (B major) 
A 
B 
E 
the  (A major) primroses  (B major) blow  (E major) 
E 
B 
There  (E major) oft as mild evening  (B major) 
A 
E 
sweeps  (A major) over the lea  (E major) 
C#m 
B 
The sweet  (C sharp minor) scented birch  (B major) shades
A 
E 
my  (A major) Mary and me  (E major) 

Bridge 2
C#m 
B 
Oh, thy crystal  (C sharp minor) stream,  (B major) Afton,
A 
E 
how  (A major) lovely it glides  (E major) 
F#m 
And  (F sharp minor) winds by her cot
A 
B 
where my  (A major) Mary resides  (B major) 
G#m 
A 
How  (G sharp minor) wanton thy  (A major) waters
G# 
C#m 
E 
her  (G sharp major) snowy feet  (C sharp minor) lave   (E major) 
F#m 
As  (F sharp minor) gathering sweet flowerets
A 
B 
she  (A major) stems thy clear wave  (B major) 

Interlude 3

Verse 4
E 
B 
Flow  (E major) gently, sweet  (B major) Afton,
A 
E 
a (A major) mong thy green  (E major) braes
C#m 
Flow  (C sharp minor) gently,
B 
A 
E 
sweet  (B major) river, the  (A major) theme of my lays  (E major) 
B 
A 
E 
My Mary's asleep  (B major) by thy  (A major) murmuring  (E major) stream
C#m 
B 
So flow  (C sharp minor) gently, sweet  (B major) Afton,
A 
B 
dis (A major) turb not  (B major) her