MEAN MARY - DEATH AND THE MAIDEN CHORDS

Capo: 3 Tuning: E A D G B E

Mean Mary - Death And The Maiden CAPO: 3rd Fret [Intro] Am F Am C G Am [Verse 1]

The Maiden weighed anchor at her ^Glast port of ^Amcall ^G ^Am Jenny ran down the docks, ^Glate for the ^AmBall ^G ^Am Her father yelled, "Jenny, be ^Gback by mid^Amnight ^G ^Am For the Maiden, she ^Gsails in the ^Emmorning’s half-^Amlight" ^G ^Am

[Verse 2]

She didn’t turn back, just ^Gwaved her ^Amhand ^G ^Am ^CAlready ^Ghearing the ^Emdrums of the ^Amband ^G ^Am They were washing the streets with ^Gwhiskey and ^Amwine ^G ^Am When she reached the ^GBall, the ^Emclock struck ^Amnine ^G ^Am

[Verse 3]

She wore a mask made from ^Gblack-feathered ^Amdoves ^G ^Am A crimson dress and ^Glong black ^Amgloves ^G ^Am She ^Ckicked off her ^Gshoes and ^Amdanced on her ^Gtoes ^C ^G With her ^Amhair blowing ^Cwherever ^Emnight winds ^Amchose ^G ^Am

[Chorus]

She saw an angel, a ^Gdevil, a ^Ccat and a ^Gclown ^C ^G A ^Cbird with no ^Gwings and a king with no ^Amcrown ^G ^Am ^G ^AmDancers ^Gflowed like ^Cwater on the ^Gsquare ^C ^G Then ^Amparted like ^Gwaves and a ^Emman stood ^Amthere

[Interlude] Am F Am C G Am G Am [Verse 4]

He wore a plain black mask like a ^Gsecond ^Amskin ^G ^Am It covered his face from ^Gforehead to ^Amchin ^G ^Am Oh, she could taste in the wind, the ^Gsalt of the ^Amsea ^G ^Am And his eyes were as ^Gblue and his ^Emmanner as ^Amfree ^G ^Am

[Verse 5]

He said, "Jenny, as always, you’re ^Glovely, my ^Amdear ^G ^Am As for ^Cme, I’ve ^Gaged a^Emnother sad ^Amyear" ^G ^Am With a plead in his voice and a ^Gneed in his ^Amstance ^G ^Am "Jenny Mac^Gkay, honour ^Emme with a ^Amdance" ^G ^Am

[Verse 6]

She didn’t know how he ^Gknew her ^Amname ^G ^Am But something inside her ^Glit like a ^Amflame ^G ^Am And it ^Cseemed that this ^Gmoment was ^Amdestined to ^Gbe ^C ^G So she ^Amdanced with him ^Cthere, on the ^Emsquare, by the ^Amsea ^G ^Am

[Chorus]

She was drunk, ^Gdrunk, ^Cdrunk by the ^Gmoon ^C ^G Had they ^Cdanced for ^Ghours or just that one ^Amtune? ^G ^Am She could have danced, ^Gdanced, ^Cdanced all ^Gnight ^C ^G But the ^AmMaiden must ^Gsail in the ^Emmorning’s half-^Amlight

[Interlude] Am F Am C G Am G Am [Verse 7]

He said, "Jenny Mackay, does it ^Gbring you ^Amjoy ^G ^Am To dance with the man you ^Gtried to de^Amstroy?" ^G ^Am Then he took off his mask, and she ^Gtook in a ^Ambreath ^G ^Am It was Captain Le^Groux of the ^Emship known as ^AmDeath ^G ^Am

[Verse 8]

The clock struck 12, he ^Gstood stone ^Amstill ^G ^Am He said, "^COne fateful ^Gnight off the ^Emcoast of Bra^Amzil ^G ^Am The pirate ship, Maiden, came ^Glooking for ^Amme ^G ^Am Captain Mac^Gkay and his ^Emdaughter, Jen^Amny" ^G ^Am

[Verse 9]

"I’d danced with you once at this ^GBal Mas^Amque ^G ^Am I never knew then you were ^GJenny Mac^Amkay ^G ^Am You ^Cburned half my ^Gship, took the ^Amlives of my ^Gcrew ^C ^G And ^Amthere on my ^Cdeck, tried to ^Emtake my life ^Amtoo" ^G ^Am

[Chorus]

"The cannons ^Gblazed and the ^Cwaves grew ^Ghigher ^C ^G There was ^Cblood in the ^Gsky and the sea was on ^Amfire ^G ^Am Never a^Ggain will ^Csuch a night ^Gbe ^C ^G As when ^AmDeath and the ^GMaiden ^Emdanced in the ^Amsea"

[Interlude] Am F Am C G Am G Am [Verse 10]

"A shot from my pistol ^Gbloodied your d^Amress ^G ^Am You fell in my arms with a ^Glady’s fi^Amnesse ^G ^Am Then ran your cold steel from my ^Gforehead to ^Amchin" ^G ^Am And said to me ^Gsoftly, "I’ll ^Emsee you a^Amgain" ^G ^Am

[Verse 11]

She touched her hand to the ^Gscar on his ^Amface ^G ^Am For a ^Gsecond it faded ^Emleaving no ^Amtrace ^G ^Am Then she kissed him one ^Gtime, like her ^Emlips were a ^Ambrand ^G ^Am Then ^Gslipped from his grasp, like ^Emwater through ^Amsand ^G ^Am

[Chorus]

Now the Maiden she ^Gsails with ^Cghosts on her ^Gdecks ^C ^G She’ll sail for^Cever, this ^Gworld or the ^Amnext ^G ^Am Searching for ^GDeath be^Clow and a^Gbove ^C ^G But ^Amone night a ^Gyear, Jenny ^Emdances her ^Amlove

[Outro] (fade to end) Am G Am G Am G Am G Am G Am G

Mean Mary - Death and the maiden