Hello,
I would like to submit "Mary Ann" by The Lonesome River Band
(I believe my chord changes truly reflect the original.)
(I've also laid the chords in with the lyrics.)
Song: "Mary Ann"
by: The Lonesome River Band
Taken from the album: "Talkin' to Myself"
Transcribed and submitted by: Phil Lea
Homepage: http://www.PHILLEA.com
Email: phil@phillea.com
Mary Ann - The Lonesome River Band
Key: Bb
(Capo at 3rd Fret & play in G)
(I've spelled the words phonetically, to help in singing as LRB did it.)
(Note: The instruments to not come in until the word "girl")
Well there's a [G] girl ... on my [C] mind I can't get [G] o-ver ...
That would breaaak the [D] heart of an-nyyyy [G] ma-nnnnn.... [D]
[G] Without her... [C] things would fall to [G] pie-ces ....
Well I'm dreaminnnn' a-[D]-bout my Ma-ry [G] Annnnnn
CHORUS:
So I'll [D] jussssst keep touching up myyy [G] gray hairrrrrr
Live a-nd [D] ho-ope some-day she'll under-[G]-sta-andd
Well it's nooo [C] matter .... if I live to be-e a [G] hun-dreddddd
There'll al-ways be a place in my [D] heart ... for Ma-ry [G] A-nnnn
TURNAROUND: (G...C...G......D...G......C...G...C/C/G...D...G)
Well I [G] know she's out there somewhere
in a [C] world that can't be [G] founnnd ...
Just to thinnnnk of [D] her still tears me [G] downnnnn ... [D]
[G] And if tear-drops were pennies, then I'd [C] beeee a wealthy [G] mannnn
From the tearrrrs that I've [D] cried for Ma-ry [G] Annnnn
(CHORUS, plus:)
Ohh-ohh it's no [C] matter .... if I live to be a [G] hun-dred [C]
There'll al-ways [G] be a place in my [D] heart ...
for Ma-ry [G] A-nn-[C]-nn-[G]-nnnn-[D/G]-nn
