Magpie
The Unthanks
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Dm One's for sorrowC A Two's for joyDm C Three's for a girl andDm A Four's for a boyDm Five's for silverDm A Six for goldDm C Dm Seven's for a secret never toldDm C G A Devil, devil, I defy theeDm F Em Dm Devil, devil, I de---fy theeDm Am G Dm Devil, devil, I defy thee [Verse 1] (Bordun)D A Oh the magpie brings us tidingsD A Of news both fair and foulD A She's more cunning than the ravenD A More wise than any owlD A For she brings us news of the harvestD A Of the barley, wheat, and cornD A And she knows when we'll go to our gravesD A And how we shall be born [Refrain]Dm One's for sorrowC A Two's for joyDm C Three's for a girl andContinúa después del anuncioDm A Four's for a boyDm Five's for silverDm A Six for goldDm C Dm Seven's for a secret never toldDm C G A Devil, devil, I defy theeDm F Em Dm Devil, devil, I de---fy theeDm Am G Dm Devil, devil, I defy thee [Verse 2] (Bordun)D A She brings us news when from the rightD A Grief when from the leftD A Of all the news that's in the airD A We know to trust her bestD A For she sees us at our laborD A And she mocks us at our workD A And she steals the eggs from out of the nestD A And she can mob the hawk [Refrain]Dm One's for sorrowC A Two's for joyDm C Three's for a girl andDm A Four's for a boyDm Five's for silverDm A Six for goldDm C Dm Seven's for a secret never toldDm C G A Devil, devil, I defy theeDm F Em Dm Devil, devil, I de---fy theeDm Am G Dm Devil, devil, I defy thee [Verse 3] (Bordun)D A Now, the priest he says we're wickedD A But to worship the devil's birdD A Ah but we respect the old waysD A And we disregard his wordD A For we know they rest uneasyD A As we slumber in the nightD A And we'll always leave out a little bit of meatD A For the bird that's black and white [Refrain]Dm One's for sorrowC A Two's for joyDm C Three's for a girl andDm A Four's for a boyDm Five's for silverDm A Six for goldDm C Dm Seven's for a secret never told