Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – Mary Danced With Soldiers (Guitar)

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[Verse]
G                     C                    G
She'd slip away each day with the dimming light

G                                  C                   G
And with the sweetest smile she'd kiss the child goodnight

         C                                         G
At the mill she'd work her fingers till they were raw

Em                              D                G
For the sake of her son and the daddy he never saw
[Chorus]
C                   G
[tab]                         Em
She stepped a light quadrille

C                   G
Shawl across her shoulders

                 Em C                     G
To keep away the chill, to keep away the chill
[Verse]
G                        C                   G
It was a rebel boy who brought her joy they say

G                                    C                    G
Though the years had passed the memories stood fast each day

           C                                  G
Before a bullet crushed the life of their romance

Em                       D                G
He gave her a shawl and a parasol from France
[Chorus]
C                   G
Mary danced with soldiers

                         Em
She stepped a light quadrille

C                   G
Shawl across her shoulders

                 Em C                     G
To keep away the chill, to keep away the chill
[Verse]
G                        C                   G
They came around to the tavern in town that night

G                       C                    G
And with silent cries Mary never tried to fight

      C                               G
They cut her hair and left her body torn

Em                  D                G
Her spirit slipped away before the dawn
[Chorus]
C                   G
Mary danced with soldiers

                     Em
But now her body's still

C                   G
Shawl across her shoulders

    C              G
To keep away the chill
[Chorus]
C                   G
Mary danced with soldiers

                         Em
She stepped a light quadrille

C                   G
Shawl across her shoulders

                 Em C                     G
To keep away the chill, to keep away the chill