Three Sisters

Intro: E C#m   E E B C#m 


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       E      C#m 
Three sisters 
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Came to me last night, 

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Last night. 


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                       E 
They said, "There's a boat 
        C#m 
On the shore, 
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A gas lantern and one oar 

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For your trip. 


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    E   C#m 
Go home, 
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And tell your mother don't 

               E     C#m   E E B C#m 
Don't weep for me. 


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             E             C#m 
Leave everything you have there 
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For beasts of the field and birds of the air 

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To trample and steal." 


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        E       C#m 
"Three sisters, 
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Tell me what you're called, 

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You're named by men." 


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          E 
"Want of love," 
          C#m 
Said the first, 
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"The most noble aim on Earth, 

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And I am known by all." 


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           E 
"Want of wealth," 
         C#m 
Said the next, 
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"So your work's not meaningless, 

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And I am loved by most." 


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          E 
"Want of none," 
          C#m 
Said the third, 
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As her sisters' faces turned, 

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And they seemed to forget me. 


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             E 
"With one of us, 
         C#m 
You must sail. 
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It's always been and always will, 

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Though no one's ever told you." 


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           E            C#m 
"Well, my mother lived alone, 
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So I have no need of love, 

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And I have no wish to conquer man. 
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I see no need for needy friends." 

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The sisters laughed. 


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                E               C#m 
"There's truly nothing that you need. 
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You won't miss us when we leave," 
  
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And I had cast them out. 


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        E         C#m 
To the boat I was led. 
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As we approached, I turned and said, 

Wait. 

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"I need some oil." 


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                       E 
I said, "To light the lamp, 
            C#m 
I need some oil. 
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To steer the boat I need two oars." 


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                    E                C#m 
The sisters said, "Money can buy you oil 
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And a friend can man an oar."