Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – Maryann (Guitar)

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Written by Marshall Crenshaw [Intro] | C G Am Am | Am G C C | C G Am Am | Am G C C | [Verse]
   C     G      Am        Am    G      C
It isn't such a crime, it isn't such a shame

   C       G       Am        Am        G        C
It happens all the time, you shouldn't take the blame

   C      G      Am        Am     G        C
Go on and have a laugh, go have a laugh on me

   C      G      Am       Am       G   C
Go on and have a laugh at all your misery
[Chorus]
    F              F
Maryann, Maryann I really want to tell you

    G        Am  G
Maryann, Maryann - I think I love you

    F              F
Maryann, Maryann I really want to tell you

    Am       G        C
Maryann, Maryann, Maryann
[Break] | C G Am Am | Am G C C | C G Am Am | Am G C C | [Verse]
    C      G     Am        Am      G       C
You take a look around and all you seem to see

   C    G       Am      Am      G       C
Is bringing you down as down as you can be

   C      G      Am        Am     G        C
Go on and have a laugh, go have a laugh on me

   C      G      Am       Am      G      C
Go on and have a laugh at how bad it can be
[Chorus]
    F              F
Maryann, Maryann I really want to tell you

    G        Am  G
Maryann, Maryann - I think I love you

    F              F
Maryann, Maryann I really want to tell you

    Am       G        C
Maryann, Maryann, Maryann
[Break] | C G Am Am | Am G C C | C G Am Am | Am G C C | | C G Am Am | Am G C C | C G Am Am | Am G C C | [Chorus]
    F              F
Maryann, Maryann I really want to tell you

    G        Am  G
Maryann, Maryann - I think I love you

    F              F
Maryann, Maryann I really want to tell you

    Am       G        C
Maryann, Maryann, Maryann
[Break] | C G Am Am | Am G C C | C G Am Am | Am G C C | [Verse]
   C     G      Am        Am    G      C
It isn't such a crime, it isn't such a shame

   C       G       Am        Am        G        C
It happens all the time, you shouldn't take the blame

   C      G      Am        Am     G        C
Go on and have a laugh, go have a laugh on me

   C      G      Am       Am       G   C
Go on and have a laugh at all your misery
[Chorus]
    F              F
Maryann, Maryann I really want to tell you

    G        Am  G
Maryann, Maryann - I think I love you

    F              F
Maryann, Maryann I really want to tell you

    Am       G
Maryann, Maryann

    F             F
Maryann, I said I really want to tell you

    G        Am  G
Maryann, Maryann - I think I love you

    F              F
Maryann, Maryann I really want to tell you

    Am       G
Maryann, Maryann

    F          F
Maryann, oh, I really want to tell you

    G        Am  G
Maryann, Maryann - I think I love you

    F              F
Maryann, Maryann I really want to tell you

    Am       G
Maryann, Maryann

    F              F
Maryann, Maryann I really want to tell you (Recording fades out)
[Outro] (Personal live ending)
    Am       G        C
Maryann, Maryann, Maryann
| C G Am Am | Am G C C | C G Am Am | Am G C C | Charted by Dexex Note: • Chord diagrams shown are appended without my consent, and may not represent the way I play the chords. • My chord charts are not "tabs" (guides to replicating an artist's past performance). I don't claim any of my charts show the "right" way to play a song. This chart represents my personal interpretation of this song. And as such, it's not something I care to debate. • Please don't edit this chart without my permission. If you have another way to play this song, great! Please, post your own chart. We all benefit when someone contributes. Cheers! Dexex Chart #240 03/23/2021