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[INTRO]
A
E    E A    E    E A
E    E A    E    E
[VERSE 1]
It Aain't so Eeasy
to AundersEtand
Why Ayou wanna Eleave me
Darlin', AMary EAnne
A
E    E A    E    E
[VERSE 2]
I Atried so Ehard
to Amake it Elast
I Atried to Espeak
but you Atalk so EfastE  
[PRE-CHORUS]
I Bgave you a ring, but you threw it away
I'd C#mdo anything so you'd stay
You Btook to the wind, turned your back and you ran
AWhere did you go, Mary Anne?
[CHORUS]
Mary DAnne,    Awhere'd you go, Mary EAnne?
Mary DAnne,    Awhere'd you go, Mary EAnne?
A
E    E A    E    E
[VERSE 3]
I Agathered my Ethings
Key's Aunder the Emat
And I Aleft you that Ering
And I Anever looked Eback
I Aguess I was Escared
And I Aneeded to be Efree
Want you to Alive your Elife
    C#mbut Awithout EmeE  
[PRE-CHORUS 2]
I Bbought you that house where you said you grew up
WhatC#mever I did it was never enough
BHopin' and waitin' for one second chance
AWhere did you go, Mary Anne?
[CHORUS]
Mary DAnne,    Awhere'd you go, Mary EAnne?
Mary DAnne,    Awhere'd you go, Mary EAnne?E  
[BRIDGE]
Your F#mchildhood home don't mean G#mnothin' to me
Without Ayou in my bed watching ETV with me
This F#mring don't belong anyE/G#where but your hand
And Apawn shops can't bring back my Bsweet Mary Anne
B
[SOLO]
    E   E        A       E   E    Ax3
E    C#m A    E     E
B    B        C#m   C#m
[CHORUS]
Mary DAnne,     Awhere'd you go, Mary Anne?
E F#m E F#m
E F#m E F#m
Mary DAnne,    Awhere'd you go, Mary EAnne?
Mary DAnne,    Awhere'd you go, Mary EAnne?
Mary DAnne,    Awhere'd you go, Mary Anne?E  

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Mary Anne

by Robert Jon & The Wreck

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C#m

F#m

G#m

E/G#

[INTRO]

E E A E E A

E E A E E

[VERSE 1]

A E

It ain't so easy

A E

to understand

A E

Why you wanna leave me

A E

Darlin', Mary Anne

E E A E E

[VERSE 2]

A E

I tried so hard

A E

to make it last

A E

I tried to speak

A E E

but you talk so fast

[PRE-CHORUS]

I gave you a ring, but you threw it away

C#m

I'd do anything so you'd stay

You took to the wind, turned your back and you ran

Where did you go, Mary Anne?

[CHORUS]

D A E

Mary Anne, where'd you go, Mary Anne?

D A E

Mary Anne, where'd you go, Mary Anne?

E E A E E

[VERSE 3]

A E

I gathered my things

A E

Key's under the mat

A E

And I left you that ring

A E

And I never looked back

A E

I guess I was scared

A E

And I needed to be free

A E

Want you to live your life

C#m A E E

but without me

[PRE-CHORUS 2]

I bought you that house where you said you grew up

C#m

Whatever I did it was never enough

Hopin' and waitin' for one second chance

Where did you go, Mary Anne?

[CHORUS]

D A E

Mary Anne, where'd you go, Mary Anne?

D A E E

Mary Anne, where'd you go, Mary Anne?

[BRIDGE]

F#m G#m

Your childhood home don't mean nothin' to me

A E

Without you in my bed watching TV with me

F#m E/G#

This ring don't belong anywhere but your hand

A B

And pawn shops can't bring back my sweet Mary Anne

[SOLO]

E E A E E A

E C#m A E E

B B C#m C#m

[CHORUS]

D A

Mary Anne, where'd you go, Mary Anne?

E F#m E F#m

D A E

Mary Anne, where'd you go, Mary Anne?

D A E

Mary Anne, where'd you go, Mary Anne?

D A E

Mary Anne, where'd you go, Mary Anne?

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