Threes Take 3 - Julia Ecklar

Tuning: E A D G B E Intro: A Verse 1: Am Deeply into bankruptcy, at last it can be told C A C E A witch and an assassin hatch a plan to get some gold Am C Am They hire several guardsmen, but if all goes as they planned E A C They'll never have to pay them, they'll be slaughtered to a man E Three holes in their contract: termination for no cause A No workman's compensation, and no life insurance clause Verse 2: A Am Disguised as honest women, then they haggle and cajole C Am C E A payment from a businessman whose first and foremost goal Am Is vengeance for a daughter lost in one of the attacks E Am He figures he'll deduct it when the king collects his tax C A C E Three aren't what they seem: the guard who guards a secret plot Am The lady who's no lady, and the maiden who is not

Verse 3: A Am One among the guardsmen drips with gems of costly size C Am C E The witch perceives he also wears a magical disguise G A You might think this alone would be a giveaway right there E A But they're too busy plotting out their strategy to care C Am C E D Three things are no fun: the answer right before your eyes Am A poker hand that's folded, and a fight where no one dies Verse 4: A From ambush as expected, vandals swarm to claim their prize C Am C E Am The maiden has a mercenary gleam in her cold eyes C Am The lady does her nails while all her guardsmen's blood is spilled E A They cannot prove their innocence except by being killed C Am C E Three things are most perilous: a victim with a grin Am A secret you're not in on and a test you cannot win Verse 5: A The maiden watches helplessly throughout the whole attack C Am C A Then hacks up half the hoodlums with one hand behind her back Am The lady makes a gesture, and the other half are fried E The guardsmen gesture back as they lie dying on the side C Am C E Three things never count on when your life is on the line: Am A sword with rust, a bow with cracks, and a woman's sense of time Verse 6: A The witch decides what shape the traitor's punishment will be C Am C E Her positive self-image is revealed for all to see D A The worst thing she can think of is not a newt or bat or toad E A She turns him to a woman and then sets him on the road C A C E Three things that you'll never find: a hen's tooth on a goose Am A woman's sense of humor, and chameleons you turn loose Verse 7: A Am Three easy steps to justice, one to grab the guards in doubt C Am C E Then butcher the whole bunch and let the goddess sort them out Am A They spare a few sad glances at the loyal men cut down E A And then they count their booty and ride laughing back to town C A C E Three survive unscathed: the mage whose sword knows every trick A The fighter who's a cleric, and the guard who called in sick A F G