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Mary-Ann Regrets:Burl Ives:
A chart topper in '62.
1. CI saved up my money to buy my sweetheart some G7flowers,
G7For Saturday's date and I restlessly counted the Chours.
CThen today in the mail I received this short little Fnote,
FAnd I G7broke down inside at the message that her mother
Cwrote.
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'CMary-Ann regrets she's unable to see you Fagain,
FWe're G7leaving for Europe next week, she'll be busy 'till
Cthen.'
CThey know that she loves me, but poor boys don't fit in 
their Fplan.
FGood-G7bye, good luck, Ggood-bye my G7sweet CMary-Ann.
2.CThe weeks have gone by - not a word have I heard
since G7then.
G7In the papers I read of the far away places she's Cbeen.
CI can't eat, I can't sleep, for over and over Fagain,
FMy G7mind reads that Gletter and I G7cry for my MCary-Ann.
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3.CMy Mary-Ann died - they say she just wasted G7away.
G7If I could have seen her I know she'd be Gliving Ctoday.
CFor we loved each other and if they  had  C7left us Falone,
G7Today she'd be wearing my Gring, not a blanket of Cstone.
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A sixties smash from Kraziekhat!

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Mary Ann Regrets

by Burl Ives

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Mary-Ann Regrets:Burl Ives:

A chart topper in '62.

C G7

1. I saved up my money to buy my sweetheart some flowers,

G7 C

For Saturday's date and I restlessly counted the hours.

C F

Then today in the mail I received this short little note,

F G7

And I broke down inside at the message that her mother

wrote.

CHORUS:

C F

'Mary-Ann regrets she's unable to see you again,

F G7

We're leaving for Europe next week, she'll be busy 'till

then.'

They know that she loves me, but poor boys don't fit in

their plan.

F G7 G G7 C

Good-bye, good luck, good-bye my sweet Mary-Ann.

2.The weeks have gone by - not a word have I heard

since then.

G7 C

In the papers I read of the far away places she's been.

C F

I can't eat, I can't sleep, for over and over again,

F G7 G G7 C

My mind reads that letter and I cry for my Mary-Ann.

CHORUS:

C G7

3.My Mary-Ann died - they say she just wasted away.

G7 G C

If I could have seen her I know she'd be living today.

C C7 F

For we loved each other and if they had left us alone,

G7 G C

Today she'd be wearing my ring, not a blanket of stone.

CHORUS:

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat!

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