Three Sisters chords by J. Tillman

Chords with lyrics

• Submitter: Donczarski53

Tuning: Standard tuning

Difficulty: 0

SONG:  THREE SISTERS
ARTIST: J. TILLMAN
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/aoVjnMY-Gcw
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL: [email protected]


           THREE SISTERS
           J. TILLMAN


INTRO:
          - MAIN RIFF -
         E MajorE C# minorC#m  E MajorE E BB C# minorC#m
         / /  / / / /

NOTE: The way I play this song is as follows:
   Play the chords basically as POWER CHORDS.
   Each chord gets ONLY one single strum.
   This RIFF (sequence of power chords) is played
   throughout the entire song.
   Listen to the song for timing and where to play
   the MAIN RIFF.


          - MAIN RIFF -
         E MajorE C# minorC#m  E MajorE E BB C# minorC#m
         / /  / / / /


VERSE:
    E MajorE   C# minorC#m
Three sisters
 E MajorE   E MajorE  BB  C# minorC#m
Came to me last night,

   E MajorE   C# minorC#m  E MajorE E BB C# minorC#m
Last night.


VERSE:
            E MajorE
They said, "There's a boat
    C# minorC#m
On the shore,
    E MajorE    E MajorE  BB C# minorC#m
A augmentedA gas lantern and one oar

     E MajorE   C# minorC#m  E MajorE E BB C# minorC#m
For your trip.

VERSE:
  E MajorE  C# minorC#m
Go home,
   E MajorE     E MajorE BB  C# minorC#m
And tell your mother don't

        E MajorE   C# minorC#m  E MajorE E BB C# minorC#m
Don't weep for me.


VERSE:
       E MajorE       C# minorC#m
Leave everything you have there
   E MajorE       E MajorE    BB      C# minorC#m
For beasts of the field and birds of the air

         E MajorE   C# minorC#m  E MajorE E BB C# minorC#m
To trample and steal."


VERSE:
    E MajorE    C# minorC#m
"Three sisters,
 E MajorE    E MajorE   BB  C# minorC#m
Tell me what you're called,

         E MajorE   C# minorC#m  E MajorE E BB C# minorC#m
You're named by men."


VERSE:
     E MajorE
"Want of love,"
     C# minorC#m
Said the first,
      E MajorE   E MajorE BB  C# minorC#m
"The most noble aim on Earth,

          E MajorE   C# minorC#m  E MajorE E BB C# minorC#m
And I am known by all."


VERSE:
      E MajorE
"Want of wealth,"
     C# minorC#m
Said the next,
     E MajorE     E MajorE BB C# minorC#m
"So your work's not meaningless,

          E MajorE   C# minorC#m  E MajorE E BB C# minorC#m
And I am loved by most."


VERSE:
     E MajorE
"Want of none,"
     C# minorC#m
Said the third,
    E MajorE    E MajorE BB  C# minorC#m
As her sisters' faces turned,

          E MajorE    C# minorC#m  E MajorE E BB C# minorC#m
And they seemed to forget me.


VERSE:
       E MajorE
"With one of us,
     C# minorC#m
You must sail.
       E MajorE  E MajorE BB   C# minorC#m
It's always been and always will,

           E MajorE    C# minorC#m  E MajorE E BB C# minorC#m
Though no one's ever told you."


VERSE:
      E MajorE      C# minorC#m
"Well, my mother lived alone,
   E MajorE  E MajorE  BB   C# minorC#m
So I have no need of love,

        E MajorE       C# minorC#m
And I have no wish to conquer man.
     E MajorE    E MajorE BB  C# minorC#m
I see no need for needy friends."

       E MajorE   C# minorC#m  E MajorE E BB C# minorC#m
The sisters laughed.


VERSE:
        E MajorE        C# minorC#m
"There's truly nothing that you need.
      E MajorE  E MajorE  BB    C# minorC#m
You won't miss us when we leave,"

           E MajorE   C# minorC#m  E MajorE E BB C# minorC#m
And I had cast them out.


VERSE:
    E MajorE     C# minorC#m
To the boat I was led.
      E MajorE     E MajorE   BB C# minorC#m
As we approached, I turned and said,

Wait.

       E MajorE   C# minorC#m  E MajorE E BB C# minorC#m
"I need some oil."


VERSE:
            E MajorE
I said, "To light the lamp,
      C# minorC#m
I need some oil.
       E MajorE   E MajorE  BB  C# minorC#m
To steer the boat I need two oars."


VERSE:
          E MajorE        C# minorC#m
The sisters said, "Money can buy you oil
    E MajorE     E MajorE BB C# minorC#m
And a friend can man an oar."

Three Sisters chords

"Three Sisters" is the opening track on singer-songwriter J. Tilman's eigth album "Singing Ax". "Three Sisters" and the album was released in 2010.