Chords for Hal Ketchum - I Miss My Mary

_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ A threadbare [D] alibi, _ a lifetime full [A] of promise,
fell from my Mary's eyes.
She saw, screamed, oh, [E] sway. _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Baby never [A] woke.
_ [F#m] He lay cradled in [D] her [A] trembling. _ _
_ _ _ He lay safe, but never [D] knowing what [E] my leaving [A] would bring.
_ [D] _ [A] _ I draw my pay down [D] on the docks.
_ _ Send it [A] off to Mary. _
I might hold back a dollar and wash this pain out of [E] my back. _
_ _ _ [D] The pain keeps [A] getting clearer.
_ [F#m] Mary, your face just keeps [D] on [A] fading. _ _ _ _ _
Now the light shines through [D] this bottle. _
[A] _ [E] Memories all [A] fade to black.
_ _ Well, [D] I see you out on the street tonight.
I'm [A] a lover of a drink, a lover of a fight.
[D] I hold my own on the dark side [A] of this town. _ _
_ _ Yes, I'm [D] tough as nails, got a heart of steel.
[A] I will never fear, for I will never [F#m] feel. _ _ _ _ _
[D] One more round will surely set [E] me right.
I miss my Mary [A]
tonight.
_ _ _ _ _ They _ _ _ _ _ _ call me the old man in [D] this bar. _ _
Sleeves are rolled up [A] and show. _ _
Faint blue _ souvenirs of love, places I have [E] _ been.
This _ _ [D] one says [A] US Navy, and [F#m] this one says [D] darling [A] Mary. _ _ _ _ _ _
My Mary's [D] turned to ashes, [E] and the ocean's turned [A] to gin. _
_ _ Well, [D] I see you out on the street [F#m] tonight.
[A] I'm a lover of a drink, a [D] lover of a fight.
I hold my own on the dark side of this [A] _ town. _
_ _ Yes, I'm [D] tough as nails, got a heart of steel.
[A] I will never fear, for I will never [F#m] _ feel. _ _ _ _
_ [D] One more round will surely set me [E] right.
I miss my Mary [A] tonight. _ _ _ _ _
Yeah, [D] one more round will surely set me [E] right.
I miss my Mary _
_ [A] _ tonight. _ _ _ _
_ [D] No, no, no, no, _ _ _
[E] _ no, no, no, no, no, no, [A] no, no.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
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[F#m] Thanks again.
_ _ Thank you. _ _