Two Sisters chords by Tom Waits

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: E



Verse 1:
E             A       E
There was an old woman, lived by the seashore
A    E    C#m
Bow and balance me
   A            E
There was an old woman, lived by the seashore
 A              B7
A number of daughters: one, two, three, four
  E  B7  E     A
And I'll be true to my love
  E B7          E
If my love will be true to me

Verse 2:
E             A       E
There was a young man come there to see them
A    E    C#m
Bow and balance me
   A            E
There was a young man come there to see them
 A              B7
And the oldest one got stuck on him
  E  B7  E     A
And I'll be true to my love
  E B7          E
If my love will be true to me


Verse 3:
E             A   E
He bought the youngest a beaver hat
A    E    C#m
Bow and balance me
   A            E
He bought the youngest a beaver hat
 A              B7
And the oldest one got mad at that
  E  B7  E     A
And I'll be true to my love
  E B7          E
If my love will be true to me


Verse 4:
E             A       E
Oh, sister oh, sister let's walk the seashore
A    E    C#m
Bow and balance me
   A            E
Oh, sister oh, sister let's walk the seashore
 A              B7
And see the ships as they're sailing on
  E  B7  E     A
And I'll be true to my love
  E B7          E
If my love will be true to me


Verse 5:
E             A       E
While these two sisters were walking the shore
A    E    C#m
Bow and balance me
   A            E
While these two sisters were walking the shore
 A              B7
The oldest pushed the youngest o'er
  E  B7  E     A
And I'll be true to my love
  E B7          E
If my love will be true to me


Verse 6:
E               A      E
Oh, sister oh, sister please lend me your hand
A    E    C#m
Bow and balance me
   A            E
Oh, sister oh, sister please lend me your hand
 D              E7
And you will have Willy and all of his land
  E  B7  E     A
And I'll be true to my love
  E B7          E
If my love will be true to me


Verse 7:
E              A      E
I'll never
I'll never will lend you my hand
A    E    C#m
Bow and balance me
   A            E
I'll never
I'll never will lend you my hand
 A              B7
But I'll have Willy and all of his land
  E  B7  E     A
And I'll be true to my love
  E B7          E
If my love will be true to me


Verse 8:
E              A     E
Some time she sank and some time she swam
A    E    C#m
Bow and balance me
   A            E
Some time she sank and some time she swam
 A              E7
Untill she came to the old mill dam
  E  B7  E     A
And I'll be true to my love
  E B7          E
If my love will be true to me


Verse 9:
E          A     E
The miller, he got his fishinghook
A    E    C#m
Bow and balance me
   A            E
The miller, he got his fishinghook
 A              B7
And fished that maiden out of the brook
  E  B7  E     A
And I'll be true to my love
  E B7          E
If my love will be true to me




Verse 10:
E             A       E
Oh, miller oh, miller here's five gold rings
A    E    C#m
Bow and balance me
   A            E
Oh, miller oh, miller here's five gold rings
 A              B7
To push the maiden in again
  E  B7  E     A
And I'll be true to my love
  E B7          E
If my love will be true to me




Verse 11:
E             A      E
The miller received those five gold rings
A    E    C#m
Bow and balance me
   A            E
The miller received those five gold rings
 A             B7
And pushed that maiden in again
  E  B7  E     A
And I'll be true to my love
  E B7          E
If my love will be true to me




Verse 12:
E             A     E
The miller was hung in the old mill gate
A    E    C#m
Bow and balance me
   A            E
The miller was hung in the old mill gate
 A              B7
For drowning little sister Kate
  E  B7  E     A
And I'll be true to my love
  E B7          E
If my love will be true to me