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Mary Queen Of Arkansas

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Mary Queen Of Arkansas - Bruce Springsteen
DMary queen of Arkansas, it's nGot too Bmearly for dDreamin'Dsus  
The sDky is grDsusown with clDoud seed sDsusown and a bGastard's lBmove can be rF#medeeming
GMary, my queen, your soft hAulk is reviDvingDsus  D  Dsus  
No, you're nGot too late to desecraA7te, the servants are just rDsusising
Well I'm just a lonely acrobat, Gthe live Bmwire is my DtradeDsus  
I've been a Dshine boy for your acid brat and a Gwharf rat Bmof your F#mstate
GMary, my queen, your Ablows for freedom are mDissinDsusgD  Dsus  
Woah you're not Gman enough for me to hate A7or woman enough for kDissing
Bridge:
The bF#mig top is for dreamers, we caGn take the circus alEm7l the way to the boDrderDsus  D  
And the gF#mallows wait for martyrs whose pGapers aEm7re in oF#mrder
But I Gwas not born to live to die and yAou were not born for DsusqueenDin'Dsus  D  
It's nGot too late to infiltrateA7, the servants are just lDsuseavin'D  
Mary queen of Arkansas, your Gwhite skin Bmis deDceiDsusving
You Dwake and Dsuswait ooh to lie Din bait Dsusand you Galmost got Bmme beF#mlieving
But Gon your bed Mary I can Asee the shadow of a nDooseDsus  D  Dsus  
Woah I don't understand how you can hGold me so tight A7and love me so damn Dloose
But I Gknow a place where we can go, Mary
Where I can A7get a good job and start out all over again DcleanDsus  
Woah I got Gcontacts deep in Mexico A7where the servants have been Dseen
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Mary Queen Of Arkansas

by Bruce Springsteen

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Dsus

F#m

Em7

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Mary Queen Of Arkansas - Bruce Springsteen

D G Bm D Dsus

Mary queen of Arkansas, it's not too early for dreamin'

D Dsus D Dsus G Bm F#m

The sky is grown with cloud seed sown and a bastard's love can be redeeming

G A D Dsus D Dsus

Mary, my queen, your soft hulk is reviving

G A7 Dsus

No, you're not too late to desecrate, the servants are just rising

G Bm D Dsus

Well I'm just a lonely acrobat, the live wire is my trade

D G Bm F#m

I've been a shine boy for your acid brat and a wharf rat of your state

G A D Dsus D Dsus

Mary, my queen, your blows for freedom are missing

G A7 D

Woah you're not man enough for me to hate or woman enough for kissing

Bridge:

F#m G Em7 D Dsus D

The big top is for dreamers, we can take the circus all the way to the border

F#m G Em7 F#m

And the gallows wait for martyrs whose papers are in order

G A Dsus D Dsus D

But I was not born to live to die and you were not born for queenin'

G A7 Dsus D

It's not too late to infiltrate, the servants are just leavin'

G Bm D Dsus

Mary queen of Arkansas, your white skin is deceiving

D Dsus D Dsus G Bm F#m

You wake and wait ooh to lie in bait and you almost got me believing

G A D Dsus D Dsus

But on your bed Mary I can see the shadow of a noose

G A7 D

Woah I don't understand how you can hold me so tight and love me so damn loose

But I know a place where we can go, Mary

A7 D Dsus

Where I can get a good job and start out all over again clean

G A7 D

Woah I got contacts deep in Mexico where the servants have been seen

D Dsus Bm G F#m Em7 A7

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