Silver dagger

G D G

1. Don`t sing love songs, you`ll wake my mother,

D Em

she `s sleeping here right by my side.

C Am

And in her right hand a silver dagger

Am - C D

she says that I can`t be your bride.

G D G

2. All men are false, says my mother,

D Em

they`ll tell you wicked, lovin` lies.

C Am

The very next evening they`ll court another,

Em - C D

leave you alone to pine and sigh.

G D G

3. My daddy is - a handsome devil,

D Em

he`s got a chain, five miles long.

C Am

And on every link a heart does dangle

Em - C D

of another maid he`s loved and wronged.

G D G

4. Go court another tender maiden,

D Em

and hope that she will be your wife.

C Am

For I`ve been warned, and I`ve decided

Em - C D - G

to sleep alone all of my life.

(Joan Baez)