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Oh Mary

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[Intro]
C   G   C   G   C   G   C
[Verse]
GDid you hear about Mary she's lookin' for a brand new man.
CDid you hear about Mary she's lookin' for a brand new Gman.
DI'm a gonna try to catch her Cgonna try to catch her if I Gcan.
GNow Mary's old man just wouldn't treat Mary right.
CNow Mary's old man well he wouldn't treat Mary Gright.
Dwhen she got up in the mornin'
Che'd dance her 'round all Gnight.
COh Mary, can I be your lovin' Gman.
Coh Mary, one chaDnce if I can.
GDid you hear about Mary she's as fine as she can be.
CShe's alookin' for a man and I hope it's me.
Goh Mary D7let me be your lovin' Gman.
[Interlude]
C  G  C  D
[Verse]
GNow Mary's real cool she kinda plays it hard to get.
CNow Mary's real cool she kinda plays it hard to Gget.
DIf I can get one chance I Cbet that she won't reGgret it.
COh Mary let me be your lovin' Gman.
Coh Mary, one chance if I Dcan.
GDid you hear about Mary, she's as fine as she can be.
CShe's alookin' for a man and I'm hopin' it's me.
GOh Mary, lD7et me be your lovin' Gman.
[Interlude]
C  G  C  D  G  C  G  D  G
[Verse]
COh Mary let me be your lovin' Gman.
Coh Mary, one chance if I Dcan.
GDid you hear about Mary, she's as fine as she can be.
CShe's alookin' for a man and I hope it's me.
Oh Mary, D7let me be your lovin' Gman.
[Outro]
C  G  C  D  G  C  G  D  G

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Oh Mary

by J.J. Cale

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C G C G C G C

[Verse]

Did you hear about Mary she's lookin' for a brand new man.

C G

Did you hear about Mary she's lookin' for a brand new man.

D C G

I'm a gonna try to catch her gonna try to catch her if I can.

Now Mary's old man just wouldn't treat Mary right.

C G

Now Mary's old man well he wouldn't treat Mary right.

when she got up in the mornin'

C G

he'd dance her 'round all night.

C G

Oh Mary, can I be your lovin' man.

C D

oh Mary, one chance if I can.

Did you hear about Mary she's as fine as she can be.

She's alookin' for a man and I hope it's me.

G D7 G

oh Mary let me be your lovin' man.

[Interlude]

C G C D

[Verse]

Now Mary's real cool she kinda plays it hard to get.

C G

Now Mary's real cool she kinda plays it hard to get.

D C G

If I can get one chance I bet that she won't regret it.

C G

Oh Mary let me be your lovin' man.

C D

oh Mary, one chance if I can.

Did you hear about Mary, she's as fine as she can be.

She's alookin' for a man and I'm hopin' it's me.

G D7 G

Oh Mary, let me be your lovin' man.

[Interlude]

C G C D G C G D G

[Verse]

C G

Oh Mary let me be your lovin' man.

C D

oh Mary, one chance if I can.

Did you hear about Mary, she's as fine as she can be.

She's alookin' for a man and I hope it's me.

D7 G

Oh Mary, let me be your lovin' man.

[Outro]

C G C D G C G D G

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