Chords for Jason Boland performs "Mary Ellen's Greenhouse" on The Texas Music Scene

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[E] _ _ [B] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [D] _
You know, Jason Bolen and the Stragglers have been a big [G] part of our show from day one.
The 2011 [D] album Rancho Alto features [A] this biographical song that takes a look back at Jason's early
[D] days playing music.
It's called Mary [G] Ellen's Greenhouse.
Mary Ellen's Greenhouse [D] is about an old [A] friend of mine's mother [D] and Mary Ellen.
It's loosely based off [G] us growing up and playing in their greenhouse.
[D] It's also about the people that take care of musicians.
[A] They'll sit around and jam for a while, but unless [D] they can get some pizza in them and
whatever [G] else they need to drink, it'll drift away.
[D] I always want to think of the people that help them keep [F#m] going as wanting them to keep
going and [G] wanting to [D] be an encouragement, not just, you guys take a break from that
stuff, just keep it going.
Mary Ellen [G] was Alex's mother.
I mentioned [D] Al and Joe in the song, and that was the drummer and bass [A] player respectively.
We didn't have a singer.
Nobody wanted to sing yet.
Everybody's [D] voice just changed.
You know, when you're [G] putting the one spot out in the country in a [D] greenhouse, they'll
let you make as much [A] noise as possible.
[D] We sat out there [F#m] and [D] blared our amps until the wee hours of the night.
_ [G] Mary Ellen making sure we were fed and watered. _
_ [A] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ One who grabs a guitar, another claims a drum.
One who finds a face, now who's the face to say the words we play [F] along?
_ _ Chasing ghosts down the road and across [C] the yard.
_ [G] Sometimes it's hard to find your [C] song.
_ _ [F] _ [C] _ _
_ [Gm] [C] One who said sand smokes a pipe, another to and fro.
Back and forth because she doesn't, doesn't know [F] what we all need.
_ A cool drink and something warm [C] to eat.
_ We tap our [G] feet, _ sweet honey [C] mead.
_ [F] Something's growing in the greenhouse, [G] louder than a church [C] bell, and higher than you care
to sing [F] along.
_ Well, there's a lot of love in Mary [G] Ellen's greenhouse.
Won't you look it all [C] the way from? _
_ _ _ _ _ The years go by two at a time.
The days go by per day.
The feelings for the moment, and we only hope they [Em] stay along [F] with old friends.
_ I've been blessed beyond belief with folks [C] I know. _
Like [G] Al and Joe, boys, how [C] you been? _
_ [F] Something's growing in the greenhouse, [G] louder than a church [C] bell, and higher than you care
to [F] sing along. _
Well, there's a lot of love in [F#] Mary [G] Ellen's greenhouse.
Won't you look it all [C] the way from?
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_ [Em] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ Looking back from time to time, the most meaningful now.
The present is a gift, and if we lift it up somehow, I know [F] we all will.
_ Let the music take your prayers towards [C] the sky.
Don't [G] let them fly.
There's [C] something real.
_ [F] Something's growing in the greenhouse, [G] louder than a church [C] bell, and higher than you care
to [F] sing along.
_ It's been a long time since Mary [G] Ellen's greenhouse.
Won't you look it [C] all the way from?
[F] _ [C] Yeah, [F] there's a lot of love in Mary [G] Ellen's greenhouse.
Won't you look it [C] all the way from?
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_ _ [E] [A] Coming up next, we'll have a backstage conversation with [F#m] Shooter Jenny.
We'll keep [D] it right here.
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