Chords for Bringing Mary Home
Tempo:
67.15 bpm
Chords used:
D
C
G
A
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [A] [D] [G]
[D] I was driving down a lonely road [C] on a dark and [G] stormy night
When [D] a little girl by the roadside showed [C] up in my headlight
[G] I stopped and she got in back and [Em] in a [D] shaky tone
[C] She said, my [A] name is Mary, please won't you take [G] me home
[D] She must have been so frightened [C] all alone [G] there in the night
[D] There was something strange about her [C] for her face was [D] deathly white
[G] She sat so pale and quiet in the backseat [D] all alone
[C] I never will [A] forget that night [D] I took Mary [G] home
[C] [A] [G]
[D] I pulled into the driveway [C] where she told me [G] to go
[D] Got out the helper from the car [C] and opened [D] up the door
But [G] I just could not believe my eyes for the backseat was [D] bare
[C] I looked [A] all around the car [D] but Mary wasn't there
A [G] [D] light shone from the porch, [C] someone opened [A] up the door
[G] [D] I asked about the little girl [C] that I was [D] looking for
The [G] lady gently smiled and brushed [D] the tear away
[C] She said it sure [A] was nice of you [D] to go out of your way
[G] But [D] thirteen years ago today [C] in a wreck just down the road
[G] Our [D] darling Mary lost her life [C] and we miss [Bm] her so
[D] [G] Thank you for your troubles and the kindness you [D] have shown
[C] You're the thirteenth [A] one who's been here [D] bringing Mary [G] home
[C] [A] [D]
[G]
[D] I was driving down a lonely road [C] on a dark and [G] stormy night
When [D] a little girl by the roadside showed [C] up in my headlight
[G] I stopped and she got in back and [Em] in a [D] shaky tone
[C] She said, my [A] name is Mary, please won't you take [G] me home
[D] She must have been so frightened [C] all alone [G] there in the night
[D] There was something strange about her [C] for her face was [D] deathly white
[G] She sat so pale and quiet in the backseat [D] all alone
[C] I never will [A] forget that night [D] I took Mary [G] home
[C] [A] [G]
[D] I pulled into the driveway [C] where she told me [G] to go
[D] Got out the helper from the car [C] and opened [D] up the door
But [G] I just could not believe my eyes for the backseat was [D] bare
[C] I looked [A] all around the car [D] but Mary wasn't there
A [G] [D] light shone from the porch, [C] someone opened [A] up the door
[G] [D] I asked about the little girl [C] that I was [D] looking for
The [G] lady gently smiled and brushed [D] the tear away
[C] She said it sure [A] was nice of you [D] to go out of your way
[G] But [D] thirteen years ago today [C] in a wreck just down the road
[G] Our [D] darling Mary lost her life [C] and we miss [Bm] her so
[D] [G] Thank you for your troubles and the kindness you [D] have shown
[C] You're the thirteenth [A] one who's been here [D] bringing Mary [G] home
[C] [A] [D]
[G]
Key:
D
C
G
A
Em
D
C
G
_ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] I was driving down a lonely road [C] on a dark and [G] stormy night
When [D] a little girl by the roadside showed [C] up in my headlight
_ [G] I stopped and she got in back and [Em] in a [D] shaky tone _
[C] She said, my [A] name is Mary, please won't you take [G] me home _
_ [D] She must have been so frightened [C] all alone [G] there in the night
_ [D] There was something strange about her [C] for her face was [D] deathly white
_ [G] She sat so pale and quiet in the backseat [D] all alone
_ _ [C] I never will [A] forget that night [D] I took Mary [G] home _ _
_ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] I pulled into the driveway [C] where she told me [G] to go
_ [D] Got out the helper from the car [C] and opened [D] up the door
But [G] I just could not believe my eyes for the backseat was [D] bare _
[C] I looked [A] all around the car [D] but Mary wasn't there
A [G] _ [D] light shone from the porch, [C] someone opened [A] up the door
[G] _ [D] I asked about the little girl [C] that I was [D] looking for
_ The [G] lady gently smiled and brushed [D] the tear away _ _
[C] She said it sure [A] was nice of you [D] to go out of your way
[G] But [D] thirteen years ago today [C] in a wreck just down the road
[G] Our [D] darling Mary lost her life [C] and we miss [Bm] her so
[D] _ _ [G] Thank you for your troubles and the kindness you [D] have shown _
[C] You're the thirteenth [A] one who's been here [D] bringing Mary [G] home
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] I was driving down a lonely road [C] on a dark and [G] stormy night
When [D] a little girl by the roadside showed [C] up in my headlight
_ [G] I stopped and she got in back and [Em] in a [D] shaky tone _
[C] She said, my [A] name is Mary, please won't you take [G] me home _
_ [D] She must have been so frightened [C] all alone [G] there in the night
_ [D] There was something strange about her [C] for her face was [D] deathly white
_ [G] She sat so pale and quiet in the backseat [D] all alone
_ _ [C] I never will [A] forget that night [D] I took Mary [G] home _ _
_ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] I pulled into the driveway [C] where she told me [G] to go
_ [D] Got out the helper from the car [C] and opened [D] up the door
But [G] I just could not believe my eyes for the backseat was [D] bare _
[C] I looked [A] all around the car [D] but Mary wasn't there
A [G] _ [D] light shone from the porch, [C] someone opened [A] up the door
[G] _ [D] I asked about the little girl [C] that I was [D] looking for
_ The [G] lady gently smiled and brushed [D] the tear away _ _
[C] She said it sure [A] was nice of you [D] to go out of your way
[G] But [D] thirteen years ago today [C] in a wreck just down the road
[G] Our [D] darling Mary lost her life [C] and we miss [Bm] her so
[D] _ _ [G] Thank you for your troubles and the kindness you [D] have shown _
[C] You're the thirteenth [A] one who's been here [D] bringing Mary [G] home
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _