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Mary On A Wave

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[Intro]
G  Em7 Bm/D
[Verse 1]
GCoal-black virgin spinning Above an open ocean
I Em7hear, I feel, I need, Bm/DI know
GSeven sailors swimming, shipwrecked Seven smudgy mirrors
         Em7You gotta let 'em Bm/Dgo
Well I cAm7hecked out the royal place
  CSaw the babies all bathed in cGhampagneGmaj7  
So Am7many miles of dirt I Ctraveled
Just to park here in yGour shadeGmaj7  
[Chorus]
Cmaj7Borne away on a Em7wave of loveC  C/B  C/A  C/G  
Am7Borne away on a Cwave
[Interlude]
  G   Em7   Bm/Dx2
[Verse 2]
GWell they picked poor Robin clean In the shadow ravine
Em7I seen the bones, I seen his Bm/Dteeth
GWell, it's scrawled upon the streets Our enemy's victory's complete
And they'll be Em7coming to collect within the nBm/Dext few hundred weeks
I get a Am7little soft shiver in my Cshoulder
Cause I think there's someone wGatchingGmaj7  
I get a lAm7ittle soft whistle in my eCars now
But I guess it's just time passGingGmaj7  
[Chorus]
Cmaj7Borne away on a Em7wave of loveC  C/B  C/A  C/G  
Am7Borne away on a Cwave
[Interlude]
  G   Em7   Bm/Dx2
[Verse 3]
GBlessed blue-black virgin shifting In the ocean's rhythm
Em7Partly living tissue, Bm/Dpartly always hidden
GGive me strength & vision Watch over the earth
It's listing, Em7lady, like it's almost broken
ABm/Dre my eyes now closed or opened?
Our Am7parents are fading out, fading out, fCading out
Into the fuzzy fuGzzGmaj7  
"I Am7can't", I gasp, I gasp and Cpant
I can't get enough air into my lGungsGmaj7  
I see the bAm7ald head of a vuClture
Come cresting up the staGirsGmaj7  
CTime holds me, greenisAm7h-brown
And dying, in a studio GsomewhereGmaj7  
[Chorus]
Cmaj7Borne away on a Em7wave of loveC  C/B  C/A  C/G  
Am7Borne away on a Cwave
[Outro]
G  Em7 Bm/D

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Mary On A Wave

by Okkervil River

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Bm/D

Am7

Gmaj7

Cmaj7

C/B

C/A

C/G

[Intro]

G Em7 Bm/D

[Verse 1]

Coal-black virgin spinning Above an open ocean

Em7 Bm/D

I hear, I feel, I need, I know

Seven sailors swimming, shipwrecked Seven smudgy mirrors

Em7 Bm/D

You gotta let 'em go

Am7

Well I checked out the royal place

C G Gmaj7

Saw the babies all bathed in champagne

Am7 C

So many miles of dirt I traveled

G Gmaj7

Just to park here in your shade

[Chorus]

Cmaj7 Em7 C C/B C/A C/G

Borne away on a wave of love

Am7 C

Borne away on a wave

[Interlude]

G Em7 Bm/D

[Verse 2]

Well they picked poor Robin clean In the shadow ravine

Em7 Bm/D

I seen the bones, I seen his teeth

Well, it's scrawled upon the streets Our enemy's victory's complete

Em7 Bm/D

And they'll be coming to collect within the next few hundred weeks

Am7 C

I get a little soft shiver in my shoulder

G Gmaj7

Cause I think there's someone watching

Am7 C

I get a little soft whistle in my ears now

G Gmaj7

But I guess it's just time passing

[Chorus]

Cmaj7 Em7 C C/B C/A C/G

Borne away on a wave of love

Am7 C

Borne away on a wave

[Interlude]

G Em7 Bm/D

[Verse 3]

Blessed blue-black virgin shifting In the ocean's rhythm

Em7 Bm/D

Partly living tissue, partly always hidden

Give me strength & vision Watch over the earth

Em7

It's listing, lady, like it's almost broken

Bm/D

Are my eyes now closed or opened?

Am7 C

Our parents are fading out, fading out, fading out

G Gmaj7

Into the fuzzy fuzz

Am7 C

"I can't", I gasp, I gasp and pant

G Gmaj7

I can't get enough air into my lungs

Am7 C

I see the bald head of a vulture

G Gmaj7

Come cresting up the stairs

C Am7

Time holds me, greenish-brown

G Gmaj7

And dying, in a studio somewhere

[Chorus]

Cmaj7 Em7 C C/B C/A C/G

Borne away on a wave of love

Am7 C

Borne away on a wave

[Outro]

G Em7 Bm/D

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