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GSuddenly Mary fell in the water
Were not I weary I would have caught her
I watched for a moment and scrambled in after
Words of disownment were drowned out with laughter
GI awoke from a peaceful Csleep
And found my Dclothes under the Ctable
GAesop used to Cmake me weep
DBut now I'm part of AmMary's Cfable
GSuddenly Mary fell in the water
I found myself married to somebody's daughter
F"Loving," she told me, "Is Ema question of bravery"
ABut when she started to hold me, it was Ccloser to slaverGy
GI got up for a bite to Ceat
And found my Dclothes inside the Cicebox
GI used to stand on Cmy own to feet
DBut now I sit when my Amnew wife Ctalks
GSuddenly Mary fell in the water
She floated away with the ring that I bought her
She had convinced me that I was a failure
I burned all my clothing and found a new tailor
FSuddenly Mary
EmSuddenly Mary
AmSuddenly Mary
CSuddenly Mary
GSuddenly Mary's fine
EmSuddenly Mary's fine
ASuddenly Mary's fine
CSuddenly Mary's fine
GSuddenly Mary's fine
EmSuddenly Mary's fine
ASuddenly Mary's fine
CSuddenly Mary's fine
GSuddenly Mary's fine, fine
Suddenly Mary's Emfine, fine
Suddenly Mary's Amfine, fine
Suddenly Mary's Cfine, fine
Suddenly Mary's Gfine

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Suddenly Mary

by The Posies

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Suddenly Mary fell in the water

Were not I weary I would have caught her

I watched for a moment and scrambled in after

Words of disownment were drowned out with laughter

G C

I awoke from a peaceful sleep

D C

And found my clothes under the table

G C

Aesop used to make me weep

D Am C

But now I'm part of Mary's fable

Suddenly Mary fell in the water

I found myself married to somebody's daughter

F Em

"Loving," she told me, "Is a question of bravery"

A C G

But when she started to hold me, it was closer to slavery

G C

I got up for a bite to eat

D C

And found my clothes inside the icebox

G C

I used to stand on my own to feet

D Am C

But now I sit when my new wife talks

Suddenly Mary fell in the water

She floated away with the ring that I bought her

She had convinced me that I was a failure

I burned all my clothing and found a new tailor

Suddenly Mary

Suddenly Mary's fine

Suddenly Mary's fine, fine

Suddenly Mary's fine

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