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Three Pistols

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[Intro]
B    D    A    E
B    D    A    E
[Verse]
ToBm ThDompson came paAddling paEst
I'Bm pretty sure Dit was himA  E  
And he Bspoke so Dsoftly Ain acEcordance
With the grBowing of Dthe diAmE  
He said, "BBring on the Dbrand new ArenaissanceE  
BCause I Dthink I'm AreadyE  
BI've been Dshaking Aall night Elong
  BBut my Dhands are Asteady."E  
[Chorus]
GThree pistols camDe A  
Gand three people wenDt, on Atheir wayG  
GThree pistols Dstrong      Aand three people spent
B  D  A  E
B  D  A  E
[Verse]
Well he Bfound his Dlittle Alonely lEove
His Bbride of the Dnorthern AwoodsE  
But, she Btook me Dto the AOpera HEouse
  BLike she Dsaid she AwouldE  
Then she Bsighed and she Dfell from the AbalcoEny
BShakespeare Dbent to AtouchE  
She Bnever Dhad any Atime for Eme
Cause I Bdidn't proDtest eAnouEgh
[Chorus]
GThree pistols camDe A  
Gand three people wenDt, on Atheir wayG  
GTwo pistols Dstrong        Aand three people spent
B A B  A A E   A A
B A B  A A E   A A
[Verse]
BLiAttBle girls come on remembrance daAyA  E  
Placing flowers on his graveA  A  
She BwaAitBs in the shadows 'til after daArkA  E  
To sweep them all away A  A  
I say, BbrAinBg on the brand new renaissanceA  A  E  
Cause I think I'm readyA  A  
BI'Ave Bbeen shaking all night loAngA  E  
But my hands are steadyA  A  
[Chorus]
GThree pistols camDe A  
Gand three people wenDt, on Atheir wayG  
GThree pistols Dstrong        Aand three people spent
GThree pistols camDe A  
Gand three people wenDt, on Atheir wayG  
GOne pistol sDtrong           Aand three people spent
[Outro]
B A B  A A E  A A
B A B  A A E  A A
B A B  A A E  A A
B A B  A A E  A A
B A B
Mark Doogan

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Three Pistols

by The Tragically Hip

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[Intro]

B D A E

[Verse]

B D A E

Tom Thompson came paddling past

B D A E

I'm pretty sure it was him

B D A E

And he spoke so softly in accordance

B D A E

With the growing of the dim

B D A E

He said, "Bring on the brand new renaissance

B D A E

Cause I think I'm ready

B D A E

I've been shaking all night long

B D A E

But my hands are steady."

[Chorus]

G D A

Three pistols came

G D A G

and three people went, on their way

G D A

Three pistols strong and three people spent

B D A E

[Verse]

B D A E

Well he found his little lonely love

B D A E

His bride of the northern woods

B D A E

But, she took me to the Opera House

B D A E

Like she said she would

B D A E

Then she sighed and she fell from the balcony

B D A E

Shakespeare bent to touch

B D A E

She never had any time for me

B D A E

Cause I didn't protest enough

[Chorus]

G D A

Three pistols came

G D A G

and three people went, on their way

G D A

Two pistols strong and three people spent

B A B A A E A A

[Verse]

B A B A A E

Little girls come on remembrance day

A A

Placing flowers on his grave

B A B A A E

She waits in the shadows 'til after dark

A A

To sweep them all away

B A B A A E

I say, bring on the brand new renaissance

A A

Cause I think I'm ready

B A B A A E

I've been shaking all night long

A A

But my hands are steady

[Chorus]

G D A

Three pistols came

G D A G

and three people went, on their way

G D A

Three pistols strong and three people spent

G D A

Three pistols came

G D A G

and three people went, on their way

G D A

One pistol strong and three people spent

[Outro]

B A B A A E A A

B A B

Mark Doogan

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