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Silver Dagger

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[Intro]
D
[Verse 1]
Don't sing love soAngs, you'll wake my mDother
She's sleeping heAre right by my sBmide
And in her right haGnd a silver dEmagger,
She says that BmI can't be your brAide.
[Verse 2]
All men are fAalse, says my mothDer,
They'll tell you wAicked, lovin' liBmes.
The very next evenGing, they'll court anoEmther,
Leave you alBmone to pine and siAgh.
[Verse 3]
My daddy Ais a handsome dDevil
He's got a chAain five miles loBmng,
And on every liGnk a heart does danEmgle
Of another mBmaid he's loved and wroAnged.
[Verse 4]
So court aAnother tender mDaiden,
And hope that sAhe will be your wBmife,
For I have been Gwarned, and I've deEmcided
To sleep alBmone all of my lAife.
Lovely little song originally by Joan Baez, covered by the Fleet Foxes in 2009

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Silver Dagger

by Fleet Foxes

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[Intro]

[Verse 1]

A D

Don't sing love songs, you'll wake my mother

A Bm

She's sleeping here right by my side

G Em

And in her right hand a silver dagger,

Bm A

She says that I can't be your bride.

[Verse 2]

A D

All men are false, says my mother,

A Bm

They'll tell you wicked, lovin' lies.

G Em

The very next evening, they'll court another,

Bm A

Leave you alone to pine and sigh.

[Verse 3]

A D

My daddy is a handsome devil

A Bm

He's got a chain five miles long,

G Em

And on every link a heart does dangle

Bm A

Of another maid he's loved and wronged.

[Verse 4]

A D

So court another tender maiden,

A Bm

And hope that she will be your wife,

G Em

For I have been warned, and I've decided

Bm A

To sleep alone all of my life.

Lovely little song originally by Joan Baez, covered by the Fleet Foxes in 2009

About Silver Dagger Chords by Fleet Foxes

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