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Mary Jane:Del Shannon.
#35 in UK on BERLEE Records in
1964.
INTRO: C  
#1.
CA new Am7girl Cmoved in town today, all you guys 
Am7better keep away.
CDon't let her be Dm7the Fone you dream of, Cbecause 
she's got that poison love.
CHORUS:
You heard me Gsay (heard me say) keep aFway (keep away)
from Mary CJane..(keep away from Dm7Mary Am7Jane.)
#2.
Yeah, she runs aCround from town to town.
I've Am7never seen a guy Ctame her Am7down.
FShe'll cause you aches and she'll cause you pain,
Cher poison love will drive you insane.
CHORUS:
You heard me Gsay (heard me say) keep aFway (keep away)
from Mary CJane..(keep away from Dm7Mary Am7Jane.)
BRIDGE:
COh, let me tell you now, Fshe'll treat you worse 
than a Runaround Sue.
CThere ain't no telling what she will do to you.
FIf she gives you that come on sign, Gyou better move 
on down the line.
#3.
CI can tell you, she Fsure is Cfine..but she walks 
such a Am7crooked Cline.
FShe'll cause you aches and she'll cause you pain.
CHer poison love will drive you insane.
CHORUS:
You heard me Gsay (heard me say) keep aFway (keep away)
from Mary CJane..(keep away from Dm7Mary Am7Jane.)
(Oh, play it for me now!)
INTERLUDE:  C   F   Cm   F   Am7   C   G   Cm   Am7  
...(CKeep away from Mary Jane)...
#4.
CI should tell you, she Fsure is Cfine..but she walks 
such a Am7crooked Cline.
FShe'll cause you aches and she'll cause you pain.
CHer poison love will drive you insane.
CHORUS:
You heard me Gsay (heard me say) keep aFway (keep away)
from Mary CJane..(keep away from Dm7Mary Am7Jane.)
OUTRO:
COh, yeah, watch out for that crooked line now.
Yeah, she'll get you!(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Mary Jane

by Del Shannon

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Am7

Dm7

Mary Jane:Del Shannon.

#35 in UK on BERLEE Records in

1964.

INTRO:

#1.

C Am7 C

A new girl moved in town today, all you guys

Am7

better keep away.

C Dm7 F C

Don't let her be the one you dream of, because

she's got that poison love.

CHORUS:

G F

You heard me say (heard me say) keep away (keep away)

C Dm7 Am7

from Mary Jane..(keep away from Mary Jane.)

#2.

Yeah, she runs around from town to town.

Am7 C Am7

I've never seen a guy tame her down.

She'll cause you aches and she'll cause you pain,

her poison love will drive you insane.

CHORUS:

G F

You heard me say (heard me say) keep away (keep away)

C Dm7 Am7

from Mary Jane..(keep away from Mary Jane.)

BRIDGE:

C F

Oh, let me tell you now, she'll treat you worse

than a Runaround Sue.

There ain't no telling what she will do to you.

F G

If she gives you that come on sign, you better move

on down the line.

#3.

C F C

I can tell you, she sure is fine..but she walks

Am7 C

such a crooked line.

She'll cause you aches and she'll cause you pain.

Her poison love will drive you insane.

CHORUS:

G F

You heard me say (heard me say) keep away (keep away)

C Dm7 Am7

from Mary Jane..(keep away from Mary Jane.)

(Oh, play it for me now!)

C F Cm F Am7 C G Cm Am7

INTERLUDE:

...(Keep away from Mary Jane)...

#4.

C F C

I should tell you, she sure is fine..but she walks

Am7 C

such a crooked line.

She'll cause you aches and she'll cause you pain.

Her poison love will drive you insane.

CHORUS:

G F

You heard me say (heard me say) keep away (keep away)

C Dm7 Am7

from Mary Jane..(keep away from Mary Jane.)

OUTRO:

Oh, yeah, watch out for that crooked line now.

Yeah, she'll get you!(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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