Riddles Wisely Expounded - Anaïs Mitchell Chords
Chords: Album:, Child, Bb, Eb, F, Gm
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Genre: folklore, indie folk, singer-songwriter
Artists: Anaïs Mitchell & Jefferson Hamer
Song: Riddles Wisely Expounded
Album: Child Ballads
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC9fe7SSBbg
[Intro]
Bb Bb Eb F Bb F Bb F Bb
[Verse 1]
Bb
There were three sisters in the north
Bb
Lay the bend to the bonny broom
Gm F
And they lived in their mother’s house
Bb Eb
And you’ll beguile a lady soon
Bb
There came a man one evening late
Bb
Lay the bend to the bonny broom
Gm F
And he came knocking at the gate
Bb Eb
And you’ll beguile a lady soon (fill out chord)
[Verse 2]
Bb
The eldest sister let him in
Bb
Lay the bend to the bonny broom
Gm F
And locked the door with a silver pin
Bb Eb
And you’ll beguile a lady soon
Bb
The second sister made his bed
Bb
Lay the bend to the bonny broom
Gm F
And laid soft pillows ‘neath his head
Bb Eb
And you’ll beguile a lady soon
Bb
The youngest sister, fair and bright
Bb
Lay the bend to the bonny broom
Gm F
She lay beside him all through the night
Bb Eb
And you’ll beguile a lady soon (fill out chord)
[Instrumental]
Bb Bb Eb F Bb F (2x)
[Verse 3]
Bb
And in the morning, come the day
Bb
Lay the bend to the bonny broom
Gm F
She said, “Young man, will you marry me?”
Bb Eb
And you’ll beguile a lady soon
Bb
And he said, “Yes, I’ll marry thee
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