Jethro Tull – Cross-Eyed Mary (Guitar)

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[Intro] Em Bb [Verse 1]
Em
Who would be a poor man

  F
A beggar man, a thief

G                           D
If he had a rich man in his hand?

Em
And who would steal the candy

       F
From a laughing baby's mouth

   G                               D
If he could take it from the money man?
[Chorus]
Am              G    Am  
Cross-eyed Mary goes jumping in again

Am                    G       Am  
She signs no contract but she always plays the game

    Bbm                   Ab      Bbm
She dines in Hampstead village on expense accounted gruel

Bbm                   Ab
And the jack-knife barber 

C                D       B
Drops her off at school
[Verse 2]
Em
Hey, laughing in the playground

        F
Gets no kicks from little boys

      G                              D
Would rather make it with a letching grey, yeah

Em                     
Or maybe her attention is 

F
Drawn by Aqualung, who

G                                    D
Watches through the railings as they play
[Chorus 2]
Am                    G       Am  
Hey, cross-eyed Mary finds it hard to get along

Am
She's a poor man's rich girl and she'll do it for a song

        Bbm          Ab          Bbm
She's a rich man stealer but her favour's good and strong

Bbm                     Ab
She's the Robin Hood of Highgate helps the

C              D         B
Poor man get a-long, hey
[Verse 3]
Em
Hey, laughing in the playground

        F
Gets no kicks from little boys

      G                              D
Would rather make it with a letching grey, yeah

Em                     
Or maybe her attention is 

F
Drawn by Aqualung, who

G                                    D
Watches through the railings as they play
[Chorus]
Am              G    Am  
Cross-eyed Mary goes jumping in again

Am
She signs no contract but she always plays the game

    Bbm                   Ab      Bbm
She dines in Hampstead village on expense accounted gruel

Bbm                   Ab
And the jack-knife barber 

C                D       B
Drops her off at school

Em    Bb    C   D   Em
   Oh Mary!     Oh, cross-eyed Mary.