I Miss My Mary Cifras

Artist:  Hal Ketchum
Song:  I Miss My Mary
 
Capo 2 to sound in original key of "A"
 
[Chords]
         EADGBe
G:       320003
Gsus4:   320013
C:       x32010
D:       xx0232
Em:      022000
 
[Intro]
G Gsus4 G Gsus4 G Gsus4 G
 
[Verse 1]
G                C                       G
A threadbare alibi, a lifetime full of promise
                                                      D
Fell from my Mary's eyes as she saw the screen door swing
     C          G             Em             C   G
The baby never woke, he lay cradled in her trembling
                        C              D              G Gsus4 G
He lay safe and never knowing what my leaving would bring
 
[Verse 2]
G                          C                       G
I draw my pay down on the docks, I send it off to Mary
                                                         D
I might hold back a dollar and wash this pain out of my back
         C                   G                    Em                 C G
But the pain keeps getting clearer and Mary your face just keeps on fading
                                   C           D                 G
Now the light shines through this bottle, memories all fade to black
 
 
[Chorus]
            C
Well, I'll see you out on the street tonight
       G                 G
I'm a lover of a drink, lover of a fight
 C                                    G
Hold my own on the dark side of this town
          C
Yes, I'm tough as nails, got a heart of steel
        G                            Em
I will never fear, for I will never feel
    C                                   D
And one more round would surely set me right
                  G
I miss my Mary tonight
 
[Instrumental]
G G C C D C G Gsus4 G
 
[Verse 3]
                                  C                              G
They call me the old man in this bar, my sleeves rolled up and showing
                                                D
Faint blue souvenirs of love and places I have been
C                G              Em                 C G
One says, "U.S. Navy," and this one says "Darling Mary"
                         C             D                  G
Now, my Mary's turned to ashes and the ocean's turned to gin
 
 
[Chorus]
            C
Well, I'll see you out on the street tonight
       G                 G
I'm a lover of a drink, lover of a fight
 C                                    G
Hold my own on the dark side of this town
          C
Yes, I'm tough as nails, got a heart of steel
        G                            Em
I will never fear, for I will never feel
    C                                   D
And one more round would surely set me right
                  G
I miss my Mary tonight
      C                                   D
Yeah, one more round would surely set me right
                  G
I miss my Mary tonight
 
[Outro]
G G C C D C G Gsus4 G
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