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Artist/Band: Ketchum Hal Tabs
Song: I Miss My Mary Tab

"I Miss My Mary" written and performed by Hal Ketchum
Brought to you by Mike Schweisthal [mschweis@u.washington.edu]

Chords used:  G:320003  C:X32010  D:XX0232  Em:022000

INTRO:  | G | G (tacet) |

                 C                        G
A threadbare alibi...a lifetime full of promise
                                                      D
Fell from my Mary's eyes as she saw the screen door swing
     C          G              Em             C   G
The baby never woke...he lay cradled in her trembling
                        C              D              G
He lay safe and never knowing what my leaving would bring

(tacet)                    C                        G
I draw my pay down on the docks...I send it off to Mary
                                                         D
I might hold back a dollar and wash this pain out of my back
         C                   G                    Em                 C G
But the pain keeps gettin' clearer and Mary your face just keeps on fadin'
                                   C            D                 G
Now the light shines through this bottle...memories all fade to black
                             C
   CHORUS:  Well, I'll see you out on the street tonight
               G (tacet)         G (tacet)
   I'm a lover of a drink, lover of a fight
         C                                    G
   Hold my own on the dark side of this town
                  C
   Yes, I'm tough as nails, got a heart of steel
                G                            Em
   I will never fear, for I will never feel
                 C                              D (tacet)
   And one more round would surely set me right
                          G*   | C | D C | G |
   I miss my Mary tonight
(tacet)                           C                           G
They call me the old man in this bar, sleeves rolled up and showin'
                                                D
Faint blue souvenirs of love and places I have been
C                G             Em                 C  G
One says, "U.S. Navy" and this one says, "Darling Mary"
                        C               D                G
Now my Mary's turned to ashes and the ocean's turned to gin
                                 C
   2ND CHORUS:  Well, I'll see you out on the street tonight
               G (tacet)         G (tacet)
   I'm a lover of a drink, lover of a fight
         C                                    G
   Hold my own on the dark side of this town
                  C
   Yes, I'm tough as nails, got a heart of steel
                G                            Em
   I will never fear, for I will never feel
                 C                              D (tacet)
   And one more round would surely set me right
                          G
   I miss my Mary tonight
                 C                              D (tacet)
   And one more round would surely set me right
                          G*   | C | D C | G |
   I miss my Mary tonight


*TAB TO INSTRUMENTAL AT END OF CHORUS:
(This is basically a bass run...see further below for same run one octave 
higher)

  G         C           D              C         G

D|--------|------------|--0h2--2--0-------------|-------|
A|----0-2-|--3-3-3-3-3-|------------0h2-3-3-2-0-|-------|
E|--3-----|------------|------------------------|--3----|


(One octave higher:)

  G         C           D              C         G

E|--------|------------|------------------------|-------|
B|------0-|--1-1-1-1-1-|--3h5--5--3-----1-1-0---|-------|
G|--0-2---|------------|------------2h4-------2-|--0----|

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