Planxty – Three Drunken Maidens chords

[Intro]
G   C      D  G
G   C      D  G
Am  Am/E   G  D
G   C      D  G

[VERSE 1]
      G                  C             D                GThere were three drunken maidens, came from the Isle of Wight
     G                     C             D                     GThey started to drink on a Monday, never stopped till Saturday night
         Am                 Am/E              G                       DBut when Saturday night was come, me lads, Oh still they wouldn't get out
G                   C             D               GThese three drunken maidens, they pushed the jug about

[VERSE 2]
     G                C              D                 GThey had woodcock and pheasant, they had partridge and hare
G             C          D            GEvery kind of dainty, no scarcity was there
     Am           Am/E                 G                       DThey had 10 pints apiece, me lads, but still they wouldn't get out
G                   C             D               GThese three drunken maidens, they pushed the jug about

[VERSE 3]
G                C              D                  GIn came bouncing Sally with her cheeks as red as a bloom
      G                  C             D                G"Move up, me jolly sisters now, and give young Sally some room
    Am             Am/E  G                     DAnd I will be your equal before the evening is out"
G                   C             D               GThese three drunken maidens, they pushed the jug about

[Instrumental]
Am   Am/E    G   D
G    C       D   G

[VERSE 4]
G                C         D               GThen in came the landlord, looking for his pay
G              C                  D                      GForty pound of bill, me lads, the girls were supposed to pay
     Am            Am/E                 G                       DThey had 10 pounds apiece, me lads, but still they wouldn't get out
G                   C             D               GThese three drunken maidens, they pushed the jug about

[VERSE 5]
G              C                    D                GWhere are your feathered hats, your mantles rich and fine?
         G                  C               D                G"They've all been swallowed up, me lads, in tankards of good wine"
    Am             Am/E             G                  DAnd where are your fancy men, young maidens, brisk and gay?
    G                C               D                      G"We left them in the alehouse, since there, they'll have to pay"

[Outro*]
G   C      D  G
G   C      D  G
Am  Am/E   G  D
G   C      D  G