Am
She lived on a curve in the road
F
In an old tar paper shack
Am F
On the south side of the town on the wrong side of the tracks
C G
Sometimes on the way into town
F F
We say 'Mama, can we stop and give her a ride?'
Am G F G
Sometimes we did, but her hands flew from her side
F G Am
Wild eyed... Crazy... Mary
F, Am Repeated 2 times
Am F
Down a long dirt road, past the Parson's place
Am F
Their old blue car, we used to race
C G
Little country store, with a sign tacked to the side
Am F
Said 'NO L-O-I-T-E-R-I-N-G ALLOWED'
Am F
Underneath that sign always congregated quite a crowd
Chorus
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Am G F G
Take a bottle, drink it down, pass it around
[Repeat 3 Times]
Am
One night thunder cracked, Mercy backed outside her windowsill
D
Dreamed I was flying high above the trees, over the hills
Am
Looked down into the house of Mary
E D
Terrible thought, newspaper covered walls
Am
And Mary rising up above it all.....
Am, D, Am, D, Am, Am, G, F#m, F, E
Am
Next morning on the way into town,
F
Saw some skid marks and followed them around
Am F Am
Over the curb through the fields into the house of Mary
G F
That what you fear the most will meet you half way (2x)
[Repeat Chorus 3 Times]
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