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Silver Dagger

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[Verse]
GI'm on the dark side of a hollow DhillG  C  G  
The sun comes uCp, babe, but it's haGrd to get my fiCllG  
Your blue serCape, well it fits my moGodC  G  
I'm through with BiblDes D7and I'm through with foGodC  G  
GSomebody's calling, trDying to track me dowGnC  G  
And if I don't aCnswer, I'd hang arouGndC  G  
As side-passed lovCers lost in the daGrkC  G  
I look for hiDgh grouD7nd for to build an aGrk
GI can't remember Dwhen I felt so frGeeC  G  
Maybe SeptembCer, the year you believed in GmeC  G  
In 190C0 and 9G9C  G  
When I found the angDels D7a-drinking wiGneC  G  
GSeems every castlDe is made of sanGdC  G  
The great destroCyer sleeps in every maGn
Here comes my baCby, here comes my maGnC  G  
With the silver daDgger D7in his handG  C  G  
[Outro]
Ooooh
With that silver daggDer D7in his hanGd

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Silver Dagger

by Gillian Welch

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[Verse]

G D G C G

I'm on the dark side of a hollow hill

C G C G

The sun comes up, babe, but it's hard to get my fill

C G C G

Your blue serape, well it fits my mood

D D7 G C G

I'm through with Bibles and I'm through with food

G D G C G

Somebody's calling, trying to track me down

C G C G

And if I don't answer, I'd hang around

C G C G

As side-passed lovers lost in the dark

D D7 G

I look for high ground for to build an ark

G D G C G

I can't remember when I felt so free

C G C G

Maybe September, the year you believed in me

C G C G

In 1900 and 99

D D7 G C G

When I found the angels a-drinking wine

G D G C G

Seems every castle is made of sand

C G

The great destroyer sleeps in every man

C G C G

Here comes my baby, here comes my man

D D7 G C G

With the silver dagger in his hand

[Outro]

Ooooh

D D7 G

With that silver dagger in his hand

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