• Song:

    Awake My Soul

  • Artist:

    Mumford And Sons

  • Album:

    Deluxe Companion

Capo 2
Tuning: (low to high)CACGCA

Sorry if there are any mistakes but this is how the song is played on the album
only. On some/most live performances Marcus plays it in open d tuning.

Intro and first part of the verse up to, 'My weakness i feel i must finally show.'

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

He then does a single strum for each chord from, 'lend me a hand....' to the Har 
Hars. this is also

e|--0--0--|
B|--0--0--|
G|--0--0--|
D|--0--0--|
A|--3--5--|
E|--0--2--|

Play this bit during the 'har hars' (the 0 and 3 times are not representational to how 
many times they should be played.)

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-----0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------2-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----3-----3-----3-----2---0---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

This is then the chorus. The end chords are how the second verse is to be played.

e|-----------------------------------0--0--0--|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--0--0--|
G|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--0--0--|
D|-----------------------------------0--0--0--|
A|--3-----3-----3--------------------3--5--3--|
E|--------------------5------5---5---0--2--0--|

Play these for, the first two, 'in these bodies we will live'

e|-----------------------|
B|---0---0---0---0---0---|
G|-----------------------|   x2
D|-----------------------|
A|-------3---0---3-------|
E|---5---------------5---|

This is the picking part for the, 'In these bodies..'

e|----------------------------------------------------------------0--|
B|--------0-----------0------------0------------0-----------0-----0--|
G|--------0-----------0------------0------------0-----------0-----0--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------0--|
A|-----8-----8-----3-----3-----12-----12-----8-----8-----8-----8--8--|
E|--5-----------0-----------9-------------5-----------5-----------5--|

This is then the fast strumming bits along with the final, 'Awake my soul''s

e|----0----0----0----0----0-----0-----|
B|----0----0----0----0----0-----0-----|
G|----0----0----0----0----0-----0-----|
D|----0----0----0----0----0-----0-----|
A|----3----8----3----8----10----12----|
E|----0----5----0----5----7-----9-----|

Play this for, 'you were made to meet your maker'

e|----0----0----0----0----0--|
B|----0----0----0----0----0--|
G|----0----0----0----0----0--|
D|----0----0----0----0----0--|
A|----8----7----6----3----12-|
E|----5----4----2----0----9--|

This is for the final, 'you were made to meet your maker'

e|----0----0----0----0----0----|
B|----0----0----0----0----0----|
G|----0----0----0----0----0----|
D|----0----0----0----0----0----|
A|----8----7----6----2----3----|
E|----5----4----2----0----0----|
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