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 [Verse 1] [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 [Chorus] [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] [Verse 2] [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 [Chorus] [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] [Verse 3] [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... . ..
