xTaken from the Joe Purdy album.
Capo 4th fret
Standard tuning
Chords used (relative to capo):
D - XX0232
G - 320033
G/F# - 200033
Em7 - 022033
A/G - X02033
Intro - D - G - G/F# - Em7 x2
D G G/F# Em7
It was a fine day in the fifth grade
D G G/F# Em7
when Mary May let Bobby walk her home from school
D G G/F# Em7 A/G
he had her books in hand and he was listening to every word she said
D G G/F# Em7 A/G
like it was the gospel of the prophecies
Em7 G/F# G A/G
and he loved the way her hair fell across her dress
Em7 G/F#
went home singing who wrote the book of love
G A/G
and try a little tenderness
D - G - G/F# - Em7 x2
D G G/F#
the next day on the playground
Em7 A/G D G G/F# Em7 A/G
bobby sat Mary down on the swingset behind the sandbox
Em7 G/F# G G/A
and she said, Bobby i just wanna play
Em7 G/F# G G/A
so what is it you have to say?
Chorus:
D Em7 G G/A
He said, mary, marry me.
D Em7 G G/A
we could live out by the sea
D Em7 G G/A
like the do on the movie screen.
D Em7 G G/A
oh, marry me, mary may, before you go back to play
D - G - G/F# - Em7 x2
And then back to the verse. Continue throughout. Lovely song, you can listen to it on
his website, his CDs are a bit hard to come by, especially over here. Comments welcome
