Yeah Jennie was the kind you’d call up
G5 D
late for a date on a friday night.
D Dsus4
And it never mattered how much I had to drink
G5 D
She’d come and give me a ride
G5 D
And Becky was a hell raising dart throwing girl
G5 D
That could match me beer for beer
D D
Ally was a singer with stars in her eyes
Dsus4 D
and Mary was the marrying kind.
D Dsus4
Gretchen was a grad student working on a masters
G5 D
A Little too smart for me
D Dsus4
Tammy was a teacher, her daddy was a preacher
G5 D
Evil as a girl could be
G5 D
Yeah Megan was a millionaire senators daughter
G5 D
My collar was to damn blue
D D
Miss Virginia sure was fine
Dsus4 D
But Mary was the marrying kind.
Chorus:
Bm A G D
Oh Mary, Mary. Couldn’t see it at the time!
Bm or D G A D
Oh Mary, Mary, How could I’ve been so blind!
D Dsus4
Mary was a blonde haired blue eyed girl
G5 D
Next door with an angel face
D Dsus4
I figured I could find her wild side
G5 D
If I took her on a couple of dates
G5 D
She was sweet and smart and a queen size heart
G5 D
Nothing like the other girls.
D D
She’d just laught at my best line
Dsus4 D
Cause Mary was the marrying kind.
Chorus:
Bm A G D
Oh Mary, Mary. Couldn’t see it at the time!
Bm or D G A D
Oh Mary, Mary, How could I’ve been so blind!
Bridge:
A
Oh, but she was something different!
G
I didn’t know what I was missing
Bm Bm7
To my best friend proved what I already knew
A G A (stop)
Mary was the marrying ki-i-i-nd!
Chorus:
Bm A G D
Oh Mary, Mary. Couldn’t see it at the time!
Bm or D G A D
Oh Mary, Mary, How could I’ve been so blind!
Chorus 2x – fade out
