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 G7 Am A - ve Ma - ri - a, G G7 C undefiled Am B7 The flinty couch whereon we're sleeping Dm Am Shall seem with down of eider piled, G A D If thou above, sweet, watch our keeping G7 C The murky cavern's air's so heavy G7 Am Shall breathe of balm if thou hast smiled G7 E7 Dm O maiden hear a maiden's pleading Dm7 F7 G O mother, hear a suppliant child C Am7 G G7 C Ave Maria [Verse 3] C Am7 G G7 Am A - ve Ma - ri - a, G G7 C Stainless styled Am B7 O fiends of air and earth the essence Dm Am From this their wonted haunt exiled G A D Shall flee before thy holy presence G7 C We bow beneath our care so laden G7 Am To thy dear guidance reconciled G7 E7 Dm Then hear, o maiden, simple maiden Dm7 F7 G And for a father hear a child C Am7 G G7 C Ave Maria