[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 (G#) 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 G# 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 C
Ah-A – ve Ma – ri – iii – a,

[Coda]
C C7 F Fm C