Dm
One's for sorrow
 C         A
Two's for joy
 Dm            C
Three's for a girl and
 Dm           A
Four's for a boy
 Dm
Five's for silver
Dm       A
Six for gold
 Dm                   C    Dm
Seven's for a secret never told
 Dm           C    G  A
Devil, devil, I defy thee
 Dm           F     Em Dm   
Devil, devil, I de---fy    thee
 Dm           Am    G  Dm
Devil, devil, I  defy thee

[Verse 1] (Bordun)
D   A
Oh the magpie brings us tidings
D   A
Of news both fair and foul
D   A
She's more cunning than the raven
D   A
More wise than any owl
D   A
For she brings us news of the harvest
D   A
Of the barley, wheat, and corn
D   A
And she knows when we'll go to our graves
D   A
And how we shall be born

[Refrain]
Dm
One's for sorrow
 C         A
Two's for joy
 Dm            C
Three's for a girl and
 Dm           A
Four's for a boy
 Dm
Five's for silver
Dm       A
Six for gold
 Dm                   C    Dm
Seven's for a secret never told
 Dm           C    G  A
Devil, devil, I defy thee
 Dm           F     Em Dm  
Devil, devil, I de---fy    thee
 Dm           Am    G  Dm
Devil, devil, I  defy thee

[Verse 2] (Bordun)
D   A
She brings us news when from the right
D   A
Grief when from the left
D   A
Of all the news that's in the air
D   A
We know to trust her best
D   A
For she sees us at our labor
D   A
And she mocks us at our work
D   A
And she steals the eggs from out of the nest
D   A
And she can mob the hawk

[Refrain]
Dm
One's for sorrow
 C         A
Two's for joy
 Dm            C
Three's for a girl and
 Dm           A
Four's for a boy
 Dm
Five's for silver
Dm       A
Six for gold
 Dm                   C    Dm
Seven's for a secret never told
 Dm           C    G  A
Devil, devil, I defy thee
 Dm           F     Em Dm  
Devil, devil, I de---fy    thee
 Dm           Am    G  Dm
Devil, devil, I  defy thee

[Verse 3] (Bordun)
D   A
Now, the priest he says we're wicked
D   A
But to worship the devil's bird
D   A
Ah but we respect the old ways
D   A
And we disregard his word
D   A
For we know they rest uneasy
D   A
As we slumber in the night
D   A
And we'll always leave out a little bit of meat
D   A
For the bird that's black and white

[Refrain]
Dm
One's for sorrow
 C         A
Two's for joy
 Dm            C
Three's for a girl and
 Dm           A
Four's for a boy
 Dm
Five's for silver
Dm       A
Six for gold
 Dm                   C    Dm
Seven's for a secret never told