Intro:
A E A D A E F#m E D
Verse 1:
A E A D
The lights shine down the valley the wind blows up the alley
A E A E
Oh and I wish I was lyin' in the arms of Mary
A E A D
She took the pains of boyhood and turned them into feel good
A E A E D
Oh how I wish I was lyin' in the arms of Mary
Chorus:
C#m F#m
Mary was the girl who taught me all I had to know
D E
She put me right on my first mistake
C#m F#m
Summer wasn't gone when I learned all she had to show
D E
She really gave all a boy could take – woah
Verse 2:
A E A D
So now when I get lonely still looking for the one and only
A E F#m E D
That's when I wish I was lyin' in the arms of Mary
Chorus:
C#m F#m
Mary was the girl who taught me all I had to know
D E
She put me right on my first mistake
C#m F#m
Summer wasn't gone when I learned all she had to show
D E
She really gave all a boy could take – woah
Solo:
A E A D
A E F#m E D
Chorus:
C#m F#m
Mary was the girl who taught me all I had to know
D E
She put me right on my first mistake
C#m F#m
Summer wasn't gone when I learned all she had to show
D E
She really gave all a boy could take – woah
Verse 3:
A E A D
The lights shine down the valley the wind blows up the alley
A E F#m E D
Oh and I wish I was lyin' in the arms of Mary
A E F#m E D
Oh and I wish I was lyin' in the arms of Mary
A E D E A
Oh and I wish I was lyin' in the arms of Mary