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"Maiden" by Vic Chesnutt, from the album "the salesman and bernadette"
intro = E  
EDogs are barkin', bEirds are chirpin'
the Eonly thing better is if EI were squirtin'
there's Ano one here to love on me tEoday
for the mF#aidenAs on holidEay
yeah the F#maideAns on holiEday
verse 2= i'm a sorry sorry knight in a horrible castle
         hopin' to avoid certain societal hassles
         but i know what they say, that i ain't made of clay
         for the maidens on holiday, yeah the maidens on holiday
bridge=
F#I ain't nothin' but chivalrous
Bain't never been nothing nasty between us
F#she knows where she stands
Bon the heart of a Abroken man
verse 3= Eit's gonna be bad no matter what
         so i might as well go on ahead and act like a butt
         any old way, hey i'm still gonna pay
         for the maidens on holiday, yeah the maidens on holiday
there ya go - super fun to sing like vic !!!!!!!!!

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Maiden

by Vic Chesnutt

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"Maiden" by Vic Chesnutt, from the album "the salesman and bernadette"

intro =

E E

Dogs are barkin', birds are chirpin'

E E

the only thing better is if I were squirtin'

A E

there's no one here to love on me today

F# A E

for the maidens on holiday

F# A E

yeah the maidens on holiday

verse 2= i'm a sorry sorry knight in a horrible castle

hopin' to avoid certain societal hassles

but i know what they say, that i ain't made of clay

for the maidens on holiday, yeah the maidens on holiday

bridge=

I ain't nothin' but chivalrous

ain't never been nothing nasty between us

she knows where she stands

B A

on the heart of a broken man

verse 3= it's gonna be bad no matter what

so i might as well go on ahead and act like a butt

any old way, hey i'm still gonna pay

for the maidens on holiday, yeah the maidens on holiday

there ya go - super fun to sing like vic !!!!!!!!!

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