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Mary Ellen Makes The Moment Count

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MARY ELLEN MAKES THE MOMENT COUNT	-	A-ha
Intro:	  Dm-  C-  G- Gadd11 - 	 G2x
   Dm                    C              G   G- Gadd11 -                  G  
  Mary  cries out: for the  love of God 
        Dm                   C            G   G- Gadd11 -                 G  
  As she's  walking out of the  Laundromat 
        Dm                     C                G   G- Gadd11 -           G  
  Down the  street and it's the  short way home 
  DmFeeling  Cspecial cause she'Gs  so alone    But we know:
  Bb-                   F               G                    D  
      The world's full of  lonely people      And it shows
  Bb-                   F                G                   Dm  
      The world's full of  lonely people 
              Dm                 C                 G   G- Gadd11 -        G  
  She shrugs her  coat off and un-  locks the door 
        Dm               C               G   G- Gadd11 -                  G  
  Eats her  dinner on the  kitchen floor 
        Dm                   C           G   G- Gadd11 -                  G  
  Writes a  poem and turns the  radio on 
  DmEvery  Csinger sings thGe  same old song    And it goes:
  Bb-                  F                G                    D  
     The world's full of  lonely people        And it shows
  Bb-                   F                                G  
      The world's full of  lonely
But when she  Dmwanted me to go
                      A/E  C*                            Bb  
She just    had to let it   show 
 A7To bring me down 
if she   Dmwanted me to leave
                      A/E  C*                            Bb  
She just   wore it on her   sleeve 
                      A7        Dm   C-  G- Gadd11 -                        G  
  But at least, I was a-  round 
Break:
  Dm-  C-  G- Gadd11 - 	 G3x
But when she  Dmwanted me to go
                      A/E  C*                            Bb  
She just    had to let it   show 
 A7To bring me down 
if she   Dmwanted me to leave
                      A/E  C*                            Bb  
She just   wore it on her   sleeve 
  A7But at least, I was aDm-  rou..
    Dm                 C               G   G- Gadd11 -                    G  
  Mary  Ellen makes the  moment count 
        Dm                     C              G   G- Gadd11 -             G  
  As she's  looking through old  photographs 
        Dm               C             G   G- Gadd11 -                    G  
  Pictures  taken from an  early age 
  DmFaces  Clook back at heGr  from the page   And they say
  Bb-                   F               G                    D  
      The world's full of  lonely people    It's ok
  Bb-                  F               G                     D  
     The world's full of  lonely people    It's ok
  Bb-                  F                                 G  
     The world's full of  
But when she  Dmwanted me to go
                      A/E  C*                            Bb  
She just    had to let it   show 
 A7To bring me down 
if she   Dmwanted me to leave
                      A/E  C*                            Bb  
She just   wore it on her   sleeve 
   A7But at least, I was a-  Dmround A/E  
 C*             Bb                                      A7  
   I was a-  round 
I was a-  Dmround A/E  
 C*             Bb                                      A7  
  I was a-  round 
In between:
  Dm-  A/E- C* -  Bb- 	 A73x
  DmMary  CEllen makes thGe  moment count //
Gadd11	330033
	Dmx57765
	A/Ex77655
C*	x35553
	A7x03030

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Mary Ellen Makes The Moment Count

by a-ha

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MARY ELLEN MAKES THE MOMENT COUNT - A-ha

Dm C G G

Intro: - - - Gadd11 - 2x

Dm C G G G

- Gadd11 -

Mary cries out: for the love of God

Dm C G G G

- Gadd11 -

As she's walking out of the Laundromat

Dm C G G G

- Gadd11 -

Down the street and it's the short way home

Dm C G

Feeling special cause she's so alone But we know:

Bb F G D

The world's full of lonely people And it shows

Bb F G Dm

The world's full of lonely people

Dm C G G G

- Gadd11 -

She shrugs her coat off and un- locks the door

Dm C G G G

- Gadd11 -

Eats her dinner on the kitchen floor

Dm C G G G

- Gadd11 -

Writes a poem and turns the radio on

Dm C G

Every singer sings the same old song And it goes:

Bb F G D

The world's full of lonely people And it shows

Bb F G

The world's full of lonely

But when she wanted me to go

A/E C Bb

She just had to let it show

To bring me down

if she wanted me to leave

A/E C Bb

She just wore it on her sleeve

A7 Dm C G G

- - Gadd11 -

But at least, I was a- round

Break:

Dm C G G

- - - Gadd11 - 3x

But when she wanted me to go

A/E C Bb

She just had to let it show

To bring me down

if she wanted me to leave

A/E C Bb

She just wore it on her sleeve

A7 Dm

But at least, I was a- rou..

Dm C G G G

- Gadd11 -

Mary Ellen makes the moment count

Dm C G G G

- Gadd11 -

As she's looking through old photographs

Dm C G G G

- Gadd11 -

Pictures taken from an early age

Dm C G

Faces look back at her from the page And they say

Bb F G D

The world's full of lonely people It's ok

Bb F G D

The world's full of lonely people It's ok

Bb F G

The world's full of

But when she wanted me to go

A/E C Bb

She just had to let it show

To bring me down

if she wanted me to leave

A/E C Bb

She just wore it on her sleeve

A7 Dm A/E

But at least, I was a- round

C Bb A7

I was a- round

Dm A/E

I was a- round

C Bb A7

I was a- round

In between:

Dm A/E C Bb A7

- - * - - 3x

Dm C G

Mary Ellen makes the moment count //

Gadd11 330033

x57765

A/E

x77655

* x35553

x03030

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