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The Pirate Of Penance

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PENANCE CRANE:
BbmThe pirate anchored on a WCmednesday
BbmAnd why he came to port I Dwonder
To see a lady so my fBbmriends say
She dDm7ances for the sailors
In a smoky cabaret bar uAbmnderground
Down in a cellar in a harbBbour town
BbmI know he told her love was tCmreasure
BbmAnd they would reap the fullest Dbounty
He only comes to port for Bbmpleasure
SDm7o when the winds of morning
Blew the curtains in she woke and found hAbme'd gone
I saw his sails unfurling ThurBbsday dawn
TBbmhe pirate he will sink you with a kiss
He'll steal your heart and sail away
THE DANCER:
Saturday early we met in the cove near the forest
PENANCE:
HGbe'll leave you drowning in the flotsam Of a broken promise in the bay
THE DANCER:
(Dancing we wakened the dawn and the birds into chorus)
PENANCE:
GbmHe came again to see her
Yes I think they told me it was Saturday
THE DANCER:
(Ask Penance Crane she was out in her garden she saw us)
PENANCE:
I was at Bbsea then
I didn't see them
BbmI don't believe what you are Cmsaying
BbmIt isn't true I hardly knDew him
Is this some game that you are pBbmlaying
GDm7o ask the dancer she's the one who saw him last
The one who drew him Abmhere
He hasn't come to me since spBbring last year
BbmThere was a time when he would
Bring me silks and sandalwood and Persian lace
THE DANCER:
(Then came another "goodbye" and another "Please don't go")
PENANCE:
AGbnd he would hold me close
And tell my sailing stories by the fireplace
THE DANCER:
(All night I dance and all day I keep watch with my sorrow)
PENANCE:
I Gbmwas at sea I tell you I was
Nowhere near the mentioned murder place
THE DANCER:
(Searching for sails that don't come
And I guess but I don't know)
PENANCE:
Go ask the dBbancer
She knows the answer
THE DANCER:
I don't know
PENANCE:
She knows the aDnswer
THE DANCER:
I don't know
PENANCE:
She knows the answer
THE DANCER:
I don't know

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The Pirate Of Penance

by Joni Mitchell

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bbm

Dm7

Abm

Gbm

PENANCE CRANE:

Bbm Cm

The pirate anchored on a Wednesday

Bbm D

And why he came to port I wonder

Bbm

To see a lady so my friends say

Dm7

She dances for the sailors

Abm

In a smoky cabaret bar underground

Down in a cellar in a harbour town

Bbm Cm

I know he told her love was treasure

Bbm D

And they would reap the fullest bounty

Bbm

He only comes to port for pleasure

Dm7

So when the winds of morning

Abm

Blew the curtains in she woke and found he'd gone

I saw his sails unfurling Thursday dawn

Bbm

The pirate he will sink you with a kiss

He'll steal your heart and sail away

THE DANCER:

Saturday early we met in the cove near the forest

PENANCE:

He'll leave you drowning in the flotsam Of a broken promise in the bay

THE DANCER:

(Dancing we wakened the dawn and the birds into chorus)

PENANCE:

Gbm

He came again to see her

Yes I think they told me it was Saturday

THE DANCER:

(Ask Penance Crane she was out in her garden she saw us)

PENANCE:

I was at sea then

I didn't see them

Bbm Cm

I don't believe what you are saying

Bbm D

It isn't true I hardly knew him

Bbm

Is this some game that you are playing

Dm7

Go ask the dancer she's the one who saw him last

Abm

The one who drew him here

He hasn't come to me since spring last year

Bbm

There was a time when he would

Bring me silks and sandalwood and Persian lace

THE DANCER:

(Then came another "goodbye" and another "Please don't go")

PENANCE:

And he would hold me close

And tell my sailing stories by the fireplace

THE DANCER:

(All night I dance and all day I keep watch with my sorrow)

PENANCE:

Gbm

I was at sea I tell you I was

Nowhere near the mentioned murder place

THE DANCER:

(Searching for sails that don't come

And I guess but I don't know)

PENANCE:

Go ask the dancer

She knows the answer

THE DANCER:

I don't know

PENANCE:

She knows the answer

THE DANCER:

I don't know

PENANCE:

She knows the answer

THE DANCER:

I don't know

About The Pirate Of Penance Chords by Joni Mitchell

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