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Pretty Mary Kay

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Dminor

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 17Position: 5

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[Intro]
Acoustic Guitar melody based on an A7 chord
   DAlmost Gmforgot, Ddimstarted to A7say
GmRode into the A7sun
  F#mAsked everyEmone,Bb(b5)  
HalleBblujah,
FPreAmtty GmMarCy DKay
I found faith in Gmthe
   DdimInfirmaA7ry
There's a Gmsoldier lying in A7bed
   F#mWith a wound to the hEmeadBb(b5)  
Calling out Bbto
FPreAmtty GmMarCy G7Kay
E     E7     A
   BbHere's what you Fget
For Cthings that haven't happened BbyetBbm  
[Guitar break]
eBbm|6---6--5-F-5----Gm-----C-----E-----A7----|
B|---------8----6-8--6-8--6-9--6-8--|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
   DHappened uGmpon, 
   DdimPretty Mary A7Kay
But a Gmsoldier's uniA7form
  CWaved it Gaway
 [Line]
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------2---3-------|
E|----------3---5--------------|
   DI walk 'round the Gmdoor
   DdimTalked to St. A7James
Though I'm Gmalready A7done
    F#mAnd ask everyEmone
      Bb(b5)Have you Bbseen her
FPreAmtty GmMarCy BmKayE  
    Bb(b5)Have you Bbseen her
FPreAmtty GmMarCy DKay
[Outro]
D    A    Gm   Bb   D

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Pretty Mary Kay

by Elliott Smith

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ddim

F#m

Bb(b5)

Bbm

[Intro]

Acoustic Guitar melody based on an A7 chord

D Gm Ddim A7

Almost forgot, started to say

Gm A7

Rode into the sun

F#m Em Bb(b5)

Asked everyone,

Hallelujah,

F Am Gm C D

Pretty Mary Kay

I found faith in the

Ddim A7

Infirmary

Gm A7

There's a soldier lying in bed

F#m Em Bb(b5)

With a wound to the head

Calling out to

F Am Gm C G7

Pretty Mary Kay

E E7 A

Bb F

Here's what you get

C Bb Bbm

For things that haven't happened yet

[Guitar break]

Bbm F Gm C E A7

e|6---6--5--5-----------------------|

B|---------8----6-8--6-8--6-9--6-8--|

G|----------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------|

D Gm

Happened upon,

Ddim A7

Pretty Mary Kay

Gm A7

But a soldier's uniform

C G

Waved it away

[Line]

e|-----------------------------|

B|-----------------------------|

G|-----------------------------|

D|-----------------------------|

A|-----------------2---3-------|

E|----------3---5--------------|

D Gm

I walk 'round the door

Ddim A7

Talked to St. James

Gm A7

Though I'm already done

F#m Em

And ask everyone

Bb(b5) Bb

Have you seen her

F Am Gm C Bm E

Pretty Mary Kay

Bb(b5) Bb

Have you seen her

F Am Gm C D

Pretty Mary Kay

[Outro]

D A Gm Bb D

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