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Athol Guy
The Shores Of Avalon
(Being the anchorman of the four, he is only acting occasionally as a songwriter, but then always in cooperation with the some other member(s), like in this 'treatment' of an old folksong, which is a real group team work.....and their classic of the 90s)
For the guitar
players I have included the chords in the text
Waltz rhythm
suggested picking: Strings: Bass / 4 / 5+6 / 4 / 5+6 / 4
Instrumental intro: D / G / D / D / D / D / Asus4 / A / D / F#m / Hm / G / D / A / D / A
Chorus (and 1st verse)
D G D
This boat that I am rowing
D Asus4 / A
Will take you where I'm going
D F#m Hm G
To peaceful waters flowing
D A D
On the shores of Avalon
2nd verse
D Hm D Hm
There lies within each troubled heart
D Asus4 A
A special time and place apart
F#m Hm F#m/G
No storm is ever raging
D A D
On the shores of Avalon
Chorus (see 1st verse)
Instrumental interlude: D / Hm / D / Hm / D / D / Asus4 / A / F#m / Hm / F#m / G / D / A / D
3rd verse (chords like 2nd verse)
Clear dreams shall always guide our eyes
D Asus4 A
A ray of hope before us lies
F#m Hm F#m/G
Where all is calm forever
D A D
On the shores of Avalon
Chorus (see 1st verse)
F#m Hm F#m/G
Where all is calm forever
D A D
On the shores of Avalon
F#m Hm F#m/G
To journey's end together
D A D / G / D
On the shores of Avalon
Remark:
Asus4 is played like A but with 5th string (B) in the 3rd fret
(instead of 2nd ).
With these chords you can play along with the record.
When using capo in the 1st fret, it can be played with the maybe easier
C-Chords, starting with:
C F C C C C Gsus4 G C Em Am F C G C G and so on.
I got original chords for this song but for a completely different arrangement, which did not fit to the Seekers' adaption. So it was again my son Lars, who did the marvellous job for me in working out the 'Seekers style' guitar chords.