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The Silver Dagger

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Eminor

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[Intro]
Em  D  C   Em  D  C   Am  G/B  C   D
G   C G   C G   C G
[Verse]
Don't sing love songs, you'll Cwake my Gmother
She's Csleeping Ghere right Cby my Gside
In Dher right Emhand a Dsilver Gdagger
She Dsays that GI can't Cbe your Gbride
[Verse]
All men are Dfools, so Gsays my CmotheGr
They'll tell you Dagain, love and Emlies
And Gthen they'll Cgo and G/Bcourt some Amother
Leave you Calone to G/Bpine Dinside
[Verse]
My daddy Gis a Chandsome Gdevil
He's Cgot a Gchain Cfive miles Glong
On Devery Emlink a Dheart does Gdangle
Of aDnother Cmaid he's Dloved and Gwronged
[Instrumental]
G D   Em C   G D   G C
G D   Em C   G Em D C  D
[Verse]
Go court aGnother Ctender Gmaiden
In Chopes that Gshe might Cbe your Gwife
For DI've been Emwarned, so DI deGcided
I'll Dsleep aClone all Dof my Glife
[Verse]
Don't sing loDve songs, you'll Emwake my CmotherG  
She's Csleeping Dhere right by my Emside
In Gher right Chand a G/Bsilver Amdagger
She Gsays that CI can't be yDour bride
[Outro]
D G   C G   C G   C G   C G
D G   C G   C G

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The Silver Dagger

by Solas

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

[Intro]

Em D C Em D C Am G/B C D

G C G C G C G

[Verse]

C G

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

C G C G

She's sleeping here right by my side

D Em D G

In her right hand a silver dagger

D G C G

She says that I can't be your bride

[Verse]

D G C G

All men are fools, so says my mother

D Em

They'll tell you again, love and lies

G C G/B Am

And then they'll go and court some other

C G/B D

Leave you alone to pine inside

[Verse]

G C G

My daddy is a handsome devil

C G C G

He's got a chain five miles long

D Em D G

On every link a heart does dangle

D C D G

Of another maid he's loved and wronged

[Instrumental]

G D Em C G D G C

G D Em C G Em D C D

[Verse]

G C G

Go court another tender maiden

C G C G

In hopes that she might be your wife

D Em D G

For I've been warned, so I decided

D C D G

I'll sleep alone all of my life

[Verse]

D Em C G

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

C D Em

She's sleeping here right by my side

G C G/B Am

In her right hand a silver dagger

G C D

She says that I can't be your bride

[Outro]

D G C G C G C G C G

D G C G C G

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