[Verse 1]
C   Am7     G  G7  Am
A - ve Ma - ri  -  a,
G    G7    C
mai - den mild
Am            B7
O listen to a maiden's prayer
Dm                           Am
For thou can't hear amid the wild
G              A               D
Tis thou, tis thou can't save amid despair
 
G7                         C
We slumber safely 'til the morrow
G7                        Am
Tho' we, by men, outcast, reviled
G7       E7             Dm
O maiden see a maiden's sorrow
Dm7               F7        G
O mother, hear a suppliant child
 
C Am7 G G7 C
Ave Maria
 
[Verse 2]
C   Am7     G (Ab) Am
A - ve Ma - ri  -  a,
G    G7    C
gratia plena
Am            B7
Maria gratia plena
Dm            Am
Maria gratia plena
G    A       G        D     G
Ave ave dominus, dominus tecum
G7                         C
The murky cavern's air's so heavy
G7                       (Ab)       Am
Shall breathe of balm if thou hast smiled
G7       E7             Dm
O maiden hear a maiden's pleading
Dm7               Am        G
O mother, hear a suppliant child
 
[Outro]
C Am7 G G7 Am Am/G Am/F
Ave Maria
     Em         D    G
Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah
   C C/B Am7     G7 (walk up to) C
Ah-A  -  ve Ma - ri -   iii   -  a,
 
[Coda]
C  C7  F  Fm  C