Chords for Threes

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_ _ _ Deep [C] into [A] the stony _ hills, [Dm] miles [C] from keep [Dm] or hold,
_ A troop of guards [F] comes riding [Am] with [Dm] the lady and [A] her _ gold.
[Dm] _ Riding [C] in [Dm] the center, _ [A] shrouded in her cloak [Dm] of fur, _ _
Companioned [A] by a maiden [G] and a _
[F] toothless aged cur.
[Dm] _ _ _ [F]
Three things see [Dm] no end, a [F] flower blinded, [C] [A] airy _ flumed,
[Dm] A message [G] that [F] was wasted [C] and [Dm] a [C] journey that [Dm] was doomed. _ _
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_ _ _ _ [C] One among the [Dm] [A] guardsmen has a [Dm] [C] shifting, restless [Dm] eye,
_ And as they ride [F] he scans the hills [Dm] that rise against [A] the sky.
[D] He wears [C] a sword [Dm] and bracelet worth [A] more than he [Dm] can afford,
And hidden in [A] his baggage is [G] a heavy [F]
secret [Dm] _ hoard.
_ [F] Of three [C] things [Dm] be wary of [F] the hungry [C] hunting [A] cat,
The [Dm] shepherd [Em] eating [F] mutton, [Dm] and the _ [C] guardsman that [Dm] is fat.
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From ambush, [C] [Dm] bandit [A] screaming, [Dm] charge the pack, [C] train and its [Dm] prize. _
_ All but four [F] within the train [Dm] are taken by [A] surprise, _
[D] And [C] all but [Dm] four are cut down [A] as the woodsman [Dm] fells the law. _
The guardsman [A] and the lady [Em] and the [F] maiden and the [Dm] _ dog.
_ [F] Three [C] things know [Dm] a secret, [G] first [F] a lady [A] in a dream, _
[Dm] The dog who [Em] barks [F] no warning, [C]
[Dm] and the maid [C] who does [Dm] not scream. _
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_ _ _ Then off [C] the lady [Dm] [A] pulls her cloak, in [C] armor she [Dm] is clad.
Her sword is out and ready, and her eyes are fierce [A] and gory.
_ [Dm] The maiden [C] gestures [Dm] briefly, and the [A] dogs occur no [Dm] more.
_ A wolf, [G] sword, [A] maid and _ sorceress [G] now [F] face the bandit [B] corps.
_ [F] _ Three things [Am] [Dm] never anger, [G] or [F] you will not [C] live [A] for long.
[Dm] A wolf with [G] tongues, [F] a man with [C] power, [Dm] and a [C] woman's sense [Dm] of wrong.
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_ _ _ _ _ The [C] bandit's growl, [Dm] it shall [A] end, and [Dm] the lady [C] only [Dm] _ grins.
[Am] [Dm] The _ sorceress [F] bows mockingly, [Dm] and then the [A] fight begins.
_ [Dm] When [C] it [Dm] ends, there are but four [A] left standing from [Dm] that horde.
_ The witch, the [A] wolf, the traitor, and [G] the woman [F]
with [Dm] the sword.
_ [F] Three things [C] never [Dm] trust him, [G] [F] the maiden's [C] sword [A] as pure.
_ [Dm] The vow the [Em] king [F] has given, and [Dm] the [C] ambush that [Dm] is sure.
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They've _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ stripped [C] the traitor [Dm] _ [A] naked, [D] and they've [C] whipped him on [Dm] his way.
_ [F] Into the [Dm] barren _ hillsides, like the folk he used [A] to play.
[Dm] They [C] take a [Dm] thorough vengeance for [A] the women _ [Dm] he's cut down.
And the name of [A] their horses, as [Em] they journey [F] back [Dm] to town.
_ [F] Three things [C] trust [Dm] and cherish well, [F] the horse on [C] which [A] you _ ride.
[Dm] The beast that [Em]
[F] guards and watches, and [Dm] the [C] sister at [Dm] your _ side.
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