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Bow To The Sad Lady Mara Lisa

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#-------------------------------------------------------------------------#
-------------------------------
Standard tuning.
Chords used:
    A       D/A       E        E7       F
e --F#0--    --2--    --0--    --0--    --1--    --2--
B --2--    --3--    --0--    --3--    --1--    --2--
G --2--    --2--    --1--    --1--    --2--    --3--
D --2--    --0--    --2--    --2--    --3--    --4--
A --0--    --0--    --2--    --2--    --3--    --4--
E -----    -----    --0--    --0--    --1--    --2--
e --G3--    --B2--    --Am0--    --Bm2--    -D/F#-2--
B --3--    --4--    --1--    --3--    --3--
G --0--    --4--    --2--    --4--    --2--
D --0--    --4--    --2--    --4--    --0--
A --2--    --2--    --0--    --2--    --0--
E --3--    -----    -----    -----    --2--
(I'll keep it simple and let you figure out the picking yourselves... pick between A and 
when it says A for a start and make your way from there.)
Intro:
A, D/A... ( Afew times)
AMara Lisa waves her hand at the car
EWith a stick and a rE7ose-colored shaAwl
FFighting of tears of a dull and a deafening pAain
F#They'll repay every senselGess act
AThey ever borrGowed from yF#ou
(G, A)                     B         E        E7  
Oh, jAust wait and you will see, won't you, Mara Lisa?
AmThrough the curtains, sees the tGown and the parF#ades
(G, A)                     B          E       E7  
Oh, you Aknow how innocence fades, don't you, Mara Lisa?
AMarching softly through the weeds in her front yard
Up Eonto the porcE7h to a sip of Atea
WoFunded soldier with a cane and a bitter rAemedy
YoF#u'll repay every senseless actG  
To the boAys who were deGad in the fiF#eld
(G, A)                     B          E       E7  
Oh you Aknow they're were already killed, don't you, Mara Lisa?
YoF#u'll repay every trick you pulGled
On the boAys that were lGost out at sF#ea
(G, A)                     B          E       E7  
Oh they Adrowned in your memory, didn't they, Mara Lisa?
AmThrough the curtains, sees Gthe town and the paF#rades
(G, A)                     B          E       E7  
Oh, you Aknow how innocence fades, don't you, Mara Lisa?
BmWere you even capable of lovEe?
If you weAre, then hoGw do you kF#now
BmInnocence keeps tabs on the Eones it can't see
BmIt wet it's lips, and it Gsaid "MD/F#ara LisaE"E7  
AMarching softly through the weeds in her front yard
Up Eonto the porch to E7a sip of tAea
WoFunded woman with a cane and a sad remedAy
YoF#u'll repay every sensGeless act
AThey ever borrGowed from yF#ou
(G, A)                     B         E        E7  
EOh, juAst wait and you will see, won't you, Mara Lisa?

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Bow To The Sad Lady Mara Lisa

by Ryan Adams

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/A

D/F#

#-------------------------------------------------------------------------#

-------------------------------

Standard tuning.

Chords used:

A D/A E E7 F

e --0-- --2-- --0-- --0-- --1-- --2--

B --2-- --3-- --0-- --3-- --1-- --2--

G --2-- --2-- --1-- --1-- --2-- --3--

D --2-- --0-- --2-- --2-- --3-- --4--

A --0-- --0-- --2-- --2-- --3-- --4--

E ----- ----- --0-- --0-- --1-- --2--

G B Am Bm D/F#

e --3-- --2-- --0-- --2-- --2--

B --3-- --4-- --1-- --3-- --3--

G --0-- --4-- --2-- --4-- --2--

D --0-- --4-- --2-- --4-- --0--

A --2-- --2-- --0-- --2-- --0--

E --3-- ----- ----- ----- --2--

(I'll keep it simple and let you figure out the picking yourselves... pick between A and

when it says A for a start and make your way from there.)

Intro:

A D/A A

, ... ( few times)

Mara Lisa waves her hand at the car

E E7 A

With a stick and a rose-colored shawl

F A

Fighting of tears of a dull and a deafening pain

F# G

They'll repay every senseless act

A G F#

They ever borrowed from you

G A B E E7

(, )

Oh, just wait and you will see, won't you, Mara Lisa?

Am G F#

Through the curtains, sees the town and the parades

G A B E E7

(, )

Oh, you know how innocence fades, don't you, Mara Lisa?

Marching softly through the weeds in her front yard

E E7 A

Up onto the porch to a sip of tea

F A

Wounded soldier with a cane and a bitter remedy

F# G

You'll repay every senseless act

A G F#

To the boys who were dead in the field

G A B E E7

(, )

Oh you know they're were already killed, don't you, Mara Lisa?

F# G

You'll repay every trick you pulled

A G F#

On the boys that were lost out at sea

G A B E E7

(, )

Oh they drowned in your memory, didn't they, Mara Lisa?

Am G F#

Through the curtains, sees the town and the parades

G A B E E7

(, )

Oh, you know how innocence fades, don't you, Mara Lisa?

Bm E

Were you even capable of love?

A G F#

If you were, then how do you know

Bm E

Innocence keeps tabs on the ones it can't see

Bm G D/F# E E7

It wet it's lips, and it said "Mara Lisa"

Marching softly through the weeds in her front yard

E E7 A

Up onto the porch to a sip of tea

F A

Wounded woman with a cane and a sad remedy

F# G

You'll repay every senseless act

A G F#

They ever borrowed from you

G A B E E7

(, )

E A

Oh, just wait and you will see, won't you, Mara Lisa?

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