Mary


Mary Patty Griffin Capo 1st fret Pretty song...Patty had me in tears when she performed it on ACL in 2000 Thank you Patty...Frank Metier (A)Mary you're covered in (D)roses, you're covered in (A)ashes You're covered in(E)rain You're covered in (A)babies, you're covered in (D)slashes You're covered in (A)wilderness, you're covered in (E)stains You cast a-(A)side the sheet, you cast a-(D)side the shroud Of an-(A)other man, who served the world (E)proud You greet a-(A)nother son, you lose an-(D)other one On some (A)sunny day and always (E)stay, Mary (D)Jesus says mother I (E)couldn't stay another day (A)longer (D)Flys right by me and (E)leaves a kiss upon her (A)face While the (D)angels are singin' his (E)praises in a blaze of (A)glory Mary stays be-(f#7)hind and starts (B)cleaning up the (D)place (E) (A)Mary she moves be-(D)hind me She leaves her (A)fingerprints every-(E)where Everytime the (A)snow drifts, everytime the (D)sand shifts Even when the (A)night lifts, she's always (E))there (D)Jesus says mother I (E)couldn't stay another day (A)longer (D)Flys right by me and (E)leaves a kiss upon her (A)face While the (D)angels are singin' his (E)praises in a blaze of (A)glory Mary stays be-(f#7)hind and starts (B)cleaning up the (D)place (E) (A)Mary you're covered in (D)roses, you're covered in (A)ruin You're covered in (E)secrets Your'e covered in (A)treetops, you're covered in (D)birds Who can sing a million (A)songs without any (E)words You cast aside the (A)sheets, you cast aside the (D)shroud Of an-(A)other man, who served the world (E)proud You greet another (A)son, you lose another (D)one On some sunny (A)day and always you(E)stay Mary, Mary, Mary Lala la lala... . ..