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Silverblade

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*This is the live version. For the studio version, the lyrics are different and it is capo 7th fret.
[Intro]
Em  Em  Em  Em
[Verse 1]
Oh, I Emhave a silver blade....
The eDdges sharp, the handle bone.
A Ampretty thing of silver made...
Now iCt's the only thing I own.
EmOnce I knew a lordling fine..Em..
I Dheard him whistle as he rode.D  
And AmI was bold to call him mine....
ThCe shoes upon his horse were gold.
[Interlude]
Em  D  Am  C
[Verse 2]
EmOne look in my eyes and he...
DBid me climb onto his horse.
AnAmd asked if I'd his lady be...
And Cgo away for ever more?
He Emspoke of love songs at each kiss...
And DI who was a young girl then,
Was Ampromised every young girl's bliss...
Got Cup and rode away with him.
[Interlude]
Em  D  Am  C
[Verse 3]
He Emled me through his castle tall...
With Dpromises and jewels until.
He Amled me through his castle hall...
Then Ctook my clothes and worked his will.
And Emwhen he had and I lay there...
DFrom my head with a silver blade.
He Amcut a lock of my cold black hair...
And Cbid me dress and go my way.
[Solo]
Em  D  Am  C
Em  D  Am  Am
[Verse 4]
But I Emmarked well the silver blade...
And Dwhere he laid it when he did.D  
And Amwhen his back was turned away...
I bCuried it beneath his ribs.
I Emused the dagger as a spade...
DWhere the thorns and lilacs grow.
I Amcut the ground into a grave...
CIn a place even God don't know.
[Verse 5]
And Emevery evening I returned...
DTo the place for him I chose.
AmUntil his skin had turned to worms...
WCild dogs scattered his bones.
And Emall I have of what I was...
DIs the memory of a maid.
AmWho mistook a thief for love...
CBut who gained a silver blade.
[Solo]
Em  D  Am  C
[Outro]
SilveEmr blDadeAm.C  
Em  D  Am  C
Em  D  Am  C

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Silverblade

by Josh Ritter

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 7 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

*This is the live version. For the studio version, the lyrics are different and it is capo 7th fret.

[Intro]

Em Em Em Em

[Verse 1]

Oh, I have a silver blade....

The edges sharp, the handle bone.

A pretty thing of silver made...

Now it's the only thing I own.

Em Em

Once I knew a lordling fine....

D D

I heard him whistle as he rode.

And I was bold to call him mine....

The shoes upon his horse were gold.

[Interlude]

Em D Am C

[Verse 2]

One look in my eyes and he...

Bid me climb onto his horse.

And asked if I'd his lady be...

And go away for ever more?

He spoke of love songs at each kiss...

And I who was a young girl then,

Was promised every young girl's bliss...

Got up and rode away with him.

[Interlude]

Em D Am C

[Verse 3]

He led me through his castle tall...

With promises and jewels until.

He led me through his castle hall...

Then took my clothes and worked his will.

And when he had and I lay there...

From my head with a silver blade.

He cut a lock of my cold black hair...

And bid me dress and go my way.

[Solo]

Em D Am C

Em D Am Am

[Verse 4]

But I marked well the silver blade...

D D

And where he laid it when he did.

And when his back was turned away...

I buried it beneath his ribs.

I used the dagger as a spade...

Where the thorns and lilacs grow.

I cut the ground into a grave...

In a place even God don't know.

[Verse 5]

And every evening I returned...

To the place for him I chose.

Until his skin had turned to worms...

Wild dogs scattered his bones.

And all I have of what I was...

Is the memory of a maid.

Who mistook a thief for love...

But who gained a silver blade.

[Solo]

Em D Am C

[Outro]

Em D Am C

Silver blade.

Em D Am C

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