If my Mary were
here
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C F
1. I would not be so stoned if my Mary were here,
C F
and I
don't think I'd have phoned you if my Mary were here.
G F Em Dm
I'm a sad sack Sir Galahad
whose sword's around his knees,
G F Em Dm
with
a Grail no longer holy, and a prayer that's saying “please”
C F
And I would not be alone if my
Mary were here,
Bb
F - C - F
but
she took off and, Lord, I'm lost.
C F
2. No, I don't think I'd be drinkin' if my
Mary were here,
C F
and I
know what I'd be thinking if my Mary were here.
G
F
Em Dm
We'd be wrapping up a blanket full
of cheddar cheese and wine,
G F
Em Dm
and packin' up our camper with a rendezvous in mind.
C - F
And we'd picnic out in Lincoln
Park if Mary were here,
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- F
but
she split, so, I got lit.
Bb
C Bb
C
+ I'm sorry that I
called you in the middle of the night,
Bb C
Am D
but
you're the one who listens when I need a little light.
G Bb
G
F
I know we haven't talked since
I'd dropped you in the dirt,
G Bb Dm F
G - F - G
I know you're not my lady now, but, Baby, how I
hurt !
C
F
3. I would toss away my troubles when my Mary was here,
C F
but
I'm lost inside the rubble' cause my Mary's not here.
G F
Em Dm
So could I come on over with
my heart in my hands,
G F Em Dm
and
place it on your pillow like a rusty old tin can.
C
F
I'm drunk and seeing double 'cause
my Mary's not here,
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once
again be the friend that you've been, and take me in, in.
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Please, take me in.
(orig. = capo 4th) (Harry Chapin)