The Cruel Sister Chords by Old Blind Dogs

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_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
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[G] _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
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_ [G] _ [D] _ [Em] There lived a lady by the North Sea [D] shore,
[Em] Lay the bente, the bonny broom,
To our dolphins from the [D] bench above.
_ _ [C] Fa la la [D] la la [Em] la la la
One was as bright as [D] is the sun,
_ [Em] Lay the bente, the bonny broom,
So called Black grew the elder [D] one.
_ [G]
[C] Fa la la la la la [D] la [Em] la
A knight came right into the [D] lady's door,
[Em] Lay the bente, the bonny broom,
He travelled far to be [D] their _ wood.
[C] Fa la la la [D] la la la [Em] la
He _ courted one night with gloves [D] and rings,
[Em] Lay the bente, the bonny broom,
But he loved the other above [D] all things.
[Em] [C] Fa la la la la la [D] la la
[Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ Sister, sister, won't you [G] walk with me?
_ [Em] Lay the bente, the [E] bonny broom,
And see the ship sail upon [G] the sea.
_ _ [C] Fa la la la la [Bm] la la la [E] la _
And as they stood on that windy [G] shore,
Lay [Em] the bente, the bonny broom,
[E]
The elder sister pushed the [G] younger one. _
[C] Fa la la la la la [Bm] la [Em] la
Sometimes she sank or [D] sometimes she swam,
_ [Em]
Lay the bente, the bonny broom,
Crying, Sister, reach to me [D] your hand.
_ [Em]
Fa la la la la [D] la la [Em] la
_ And there she floated just like [G] a _ swan,
[Em] Lay the bente, the bonny broom,
The salt sea carried her [Bm] body on.
_ [Em] Fa la la la la la la la _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ Two minstrels walking by the North Sea Strand,
_ Lay the bente, the bonny broom,
They saw the maiden knife [D] float to land.
_ _ [C] Fa la la la [Em] la la la la la
_ They made a harp out of [D] her breastbone,
_ [Em] Lay the bente, the bonny broom,
The sound of which would melt the heart [D] of stone.
_ [Em] _ Fa la la la la la la la la _
They took three locks of her yellow [D] hair,
[Em] Lay the bente, the bonny broom,
And weed on the strand that [D] harp so rare.
[G] _
[C] Fa la la la [Em] la la la la la
The _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ string that those minstrels [D] tried, _
[Em] Lay the bente, the bonny broom,
Then to her seat the black [D]-haired bride.
_ [Em]
Fa la la la la la la la la
_ Second string played a [G] doleful sound,
[D] _ [G] Lay the [Em] bente, the bonny broom,
The younger sister, all [G] she is drowned.
_ _ [C] Fa la la la [Bm] la la la la [Em] la la
_ The third string it played [D] beneath her bow,
_ [Em] Lay the bente, the bonny broom,
And surely now her [D] tears will flow.
_ _ _ [C] Fa la la la la la la la la
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