Death And The Maiden Chords & Lyrics - Mean Mary

CAPO: 3rd Fret

[INTRO]
[Am] [F] [Am] [C] [G] [Am]

[VERSE 1]
The Maiden weighed anchor at her [G]last port of [Am]call [G] [Am]
Jenny ran down the docks, [G]late for the [Am]Ball [G] [Am]
Her father yelled, "Jenny, be [G]back by mid[Am]night [G] [Am]
For the Maiden, she [G]sails in the [Em]morning’s half-[Am]light" [G] [Am]

[VERSE 2]
She didn’t turn back, just [G]waved her [Am]hand [G] [Am]
[C]Already [G]hearing the [Em]drums of the [Am]band [G] [Am]
They were washing the streets with [G]whiskey and [Am]wine [G] [Am]
When she reached the [G]Ball, the [Em]clock struck [Am]nine [G] [Am]

[VERSE 3]
She wore a mask made from [G]black-feathered [Am]doves [G] [Am]
A crimson dress and [G]long black [Am]gloves [G] [Am]
She [C]kicked off her [G]shoes and [Am]danced on her [G]toes [C] [G]
With her [Am]hair blowing [C]wherever [Em]night winds [Am]chose [G] [Am]

[CHORUS]
She saw an angel, a [G]devil, a [C]cat and a [G]clown [C] [G]
A [C]bird with no [G]wings and a king with no [Am]crown [G] [Am] [G]
[Am]Dancers [G]flowed like [C]water on the [G]square [C] [G]
Then [Am]parted like [G]waves and a [Em]man stood [Am]there

[INTERLUDE]
[Am] [F] [Am] [C] [G] [Am] [G] [Am]

[VERSE 4]
He wore a plain black mask like a [G]second [Am]skin [G] [Am]
It covered his face from [G]forehead to [Am]chin [G] [Am]
Oh, she could taste in the wind, the [G]salt of the [Am]sea [G] [Am]
And his eyes were as [G]blue and his [Em]manner as [Am]free [G] [Am]

[VERSE 5]
He said, "Jenny, as always, you’re [G]lovely, my [Am]dear [G] [Am]
As for [C]me, I’ve [G]aged a[Em]nother sad [Am]year" [G] [Am]
With a plead in his voice and a [G]need in his [Am]stance [G] [Am]
"Jenny Mac[G]kay, honour [Em]me with a [Am]dance" [G] [Am]

[VERSE 6]
She didn’t know how he [G]knew her [Am]name [G] [Am]
But something inside her [G]lit like a [Am]flame [G] [Am]
And it [C]seemed that this [G]moment was [Am]destined to [G]be [C] [G]
So she [Am]danced with him [C]there, on the [Em]square, by the [Am]sea [G] [Am]

[CHORUS]
She was drunk, [G]drunk, [C]drunk by the [G]moon [C] [G]
Had they [C]danced for [G]hours or just that one [Am]tune? [G] [Am]
She could have danced, [G]danced, [C]danced all [G]night [C] [G]
But the [Am]Maiden must [G]sail in the [Em]morning’s half-[Am]light

[INTERLUDE]
[Am] [F] [Am] [C] [G] [Am] [G] [Am]

[VERSE 7]
He said, "Jenny Mackay, does it [G]bring you [Am]joy [G] [Am]
To dance with the man you [G]tried to de[Am]stroy?" [G] [Am]
Then he took off his mask, and she [G]took in a [Am]breath [G] [Am]
It was Captain Le[G]roux of the [Em]ship known as [Am]Death [G] [Am]

[VERSE 8]
The clock struck 12, he [G]stood stone [Am]still [G] [Am]
He said, "[C]One fateful [G]night off the [Em]coast of Bra[Am]zil [G] [Am]
The pirate ship, Maiden, came [G]looking for [Am]me [G] [Am]
Captain Mac[G]kay and his [Em]daughter, Jen[Am]ny" [G] [Am]

[VERSE 9]
"I’d danced with you once at this [G]Bal Mas[Am]que [G] [Am]
I never knew then you were [G]Jenny Mac[Am]kay [G] [Am]
You [C]burned half my [G]ship, took the [Am]lives of my [G]crew [C] [G]
And [Am]there on my [C]deck, tried to [Em]take my life [Am]too" [G] [Am]

[CHORUS]
"The cannons [G]blazed and the [C]waves grew [G]higher [C] [G]
There was [C]blood in the [G]sky and the sea was on [Am]fire [G] [Am]
Never a[G]gain will [C]such a night [G]be [C] [G]
As when [Am]Death and the [G]Maiden [Em]danced in the [Am]sea"

[INTERLUDE]
[Am] [F] [Am] [C] [G] [Am] [G] [Am]

[VERSE 10]
"A shot from my pistol [G]bloodied your d[Am]ress [G] [Am]
You fell in my arms with a [G]lady’s fi[Am]nesse [G] [Am]
Then ran your cold steel from my [G]forehead to [Am]chin" [G] [Am]
And said to me [G]softly, "I’ll [Em]see you a[Am]gain" [G] [Am]

[VERSE 11]
She touched her hand to the [G]scar on his [Am]face [G] [Am]
For a [G]second it faded [Em]leaving no [Am]trace [G] [Am]
Then she kissed him one [G]time, like her [Em]lips were a [Am]brand [G] [Am]
Then [G]slipped from his grasp, like [Em]water through [Am]sand [G] [Am]

[CHORUS]
Now the Maiden she [G]sails with [C]ghosts on her [G]decks [C] [G]
She’ll sail for[C]ever, this [G]world or the [Am]next [G] [Am]
Searching for [G]Death be[C]low and a[G]bove [C] [G]
But [Am]one night a [G]year, Jenny [Em]dances her [Am]love

[Outro] (fade to end)
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