The Gaslight Anthem – The Blues Mary (Guitar)
Capo 4
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Guitar
Ukulele
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Riff used at the end of the Intro and after Chorus e|--------------| B|--------------| G|-------4------| D|--/5-7---7-5~-| A|--------------| E|--------------|
[Intro]
Em C G D Em C G Riff
[Verse 1]
Em G I learned how to hammer, in the burning August sun, Em I learned how to lie and cheat, how to steal and just how to run, G I fell asleep most nights, somebody else's blood on my tongue, your tongue, D You learn just how to run.
[Chorus]
Em C But it's just the blues, Mary, the blues G D Em Swirling around my head like your dreams in Dorothy's shoes, C G D Riff I'm somewhere over the rainbow for you.
[Verse 2]
Em G I learned how to cry, in them lonesome September nights, Em I learned to get by, with the dogs and the dirt and the charm of the street G I fell asleep most nights, with your pictures right behind my eyes, your eyes, D The killer and the victim, arrive, right at the same time.
[Chorus]
Em C But it's just the blues, Mary the blues G D Em Swirling around my head like your dreams in Dorothy's shoes, C G D I'm somewhere over the rainbow for you. Em C But it's just the blues, Mary, the blues G D Em Swirling around my head like your dreams in Dorothy's shoes, C G D Riff I'm somewhere over the rainbow for you.
[Bridge]
F#m D A E F#m Of course her smile, (of course her smile) was bright like the ramparts on the 4th of July, D A E F#m My baby swings like a boxer, sends her right hooks under my chin, D A E F#m She cries like a baby, (cries like a baby) and she wears me just like a ring, D A E D cries like a baby, (cries like a baby) and she wears me just like a ring.
[Instrumental]
Em C G D Em C G D
[Verse 3]
Em G I learned how to swagger, I learned how to hold you while your body burned, Em I learned how to compromise, while this whirlwind hurricane turned, G We fell asleep most nights, with each other's blood on our tongues, D My love, if you ever just had enough.
[Chorus] (Amazing Grace starts playing in the background)
Em C But it's just the blues, Mary, the blues G D Em Swirling around my head like your dreams in Dorothy's shoes, C G D I'm somewhere over the rainbow for you. Em C And it's just the blues, Mary the blues G D Em Swirling around my head like your dreams in Dorothy's shoes, C G D I'm somewhere over the rainbow for you. Em C And it's just the blues, Mary, the blues G D Em Swirling around my head like your dreams in Dorothy's shoes, C G D I'm somewhere over the rainbow for you. Em C And it's just the blues, Mary, the blues G D Swirling around my head like your dreams …