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[Intro]
Em
[Verse 1]
Oh EmMary where you gAoing?
Are you   Emleaving for a dAay?
I know Dthat you're goinGg someplace
Just where I Bmcouldn't sEmay
Are you  Emwishing your Alast penny to the  Embottom of a Awell?
Is there Dsomething you belGieve in?
If there is I Bmcouldn'Emt tell
[Chorus]
I'Am  standing on a corner
I'Am standing on a line
That MGary she's jusDt staying on my Gmind
  ASee you on the TV
I cAan see you on the phone
I can sGee you Dhigh upon that tGhrone
A cDaptive to Emmemories you don'Gt own
But you Emplay them back time and Atime again when Dyou're aGloneBm  
It's not Ema pleasant thing but AI know it's how iBmt goeA#sA  
[Verse 2]
So EmMary where you goAing?
Oh  Emhow could I pAretend
That Dnothing ever Gchanges
That was now and Bmthis is thEmen
Yeah, I  Emthink you're bAecoming Eman  even bArighter star
Oh Dwon't you keep oGn shining no matteBmr where yoEmu are?
  ABut so many things will try to drag you down
They will Gturn your song inDto an empty Gsound
  ASee the judge commission just based upon a whim
To Gsome it's law tDo others it'Gs a sin
To Dmany more it's Ema tangled mess we'rGe in
But I Emthink it's truAe that when you arDe at the GendBm  
You're Emclosest then to Awhere you once begBmanA#  A  
[Solo]
Em  A  Em  A
D   G  D   G
Em  A  D   G  Bm  G  Bm  Em

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Mary

by Major Murphy

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Em A

Oh Mary where you going?

Em A

Are you leaving for a day?

D G

I know that you're going someplace

Bm Em

Just where I couldn't say

Em A Em A

Are you wishing your last penny to the bottom of a well?

D G

Is there something you believe in?

Bm Em

If there is I couldn't tell

[Chorus]

I'm standing on a corner

I'm standing on a line

G D G

That Mary she's just staying on my mind

See you on the TV

I can see you on the phone

G D G

I can see you high upon that throne

D Em G

A captive to memories you don't own

Em A D G Bm

But you play them back time and time again when you're alone

Em A Bm A# A

It's not a pleasant thing but I know it's how it goes

[Verse 2]

Em A

So Mary where you going?

Em A

Oh how could I pretend

D G

That nothing ever changes

Bm Em

That was now and this is then

Em A Em A

Yeah, I think you're becoming an even brighter star

D G Bm Em

Oh won't you keep on shining no matter where you are?

But so many things will try to drag you down

G D G

They will turn your song into an empty sound

See the judge commission just based upon a whim

G D G

To some it's law to others it's a sin

D Em G

To many more it's a tangled mess we're in

Em A D G Bm

But I think it's true that when you are at the end

Em A Bm A# A

You're closest then to where you once began

[Solo]

Em A Em A

D G D G

Em A D G Bm G Bm Em

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