Marybeth chords by Blake Roman

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: Ab

* is a single strum

Ab Db | AbDbAb | Db C#m Absus x2

Verse 1:
Ab                 Gb
Marybeth, have I been on your mind?
Ab                       Gb
Or has it cured with the passing of time?
Ab                 Gb
Love isn't what I'd hoped it to be
         Db C#m Absus         Ab
One more broken childhood fantasy

Ab             Gb
Marybeth, it's a quarter to five
Ab                    Gb
And I'm alone for the thousandth time
Ab                           Gb
It's not that I don't like my company
    Db C#m Absus         Ab            Db Ab
But sometimes I don't get what you saw in me

Chorus:
Abmaj7                   Db
'Cause I'm not sure who I am
Db* (or fast Db C#m Absus) Ab Db Ab
When I'm all alone

Db C#m Absus Ab

Ab         Abmaj7    Db
And life's easier to plan
Db*                  Ab
With someone to hold

Verse 2:
Ab                     Gb
Marybeth, if there's a meaning to life
Ab                           Gb
Do you think I'll find it in someone else's eyes?
Ab               Gb
I do my best and give it a try
        Db C#m Absus         Ab         Db Ab
So when my friends ask me, I won't have to lie

Chorus:
Abmaj7        Db
Not sure who I am
Db*                Ab Db Ab
When I'm all alone

Db C#m Absus Ab
           Abmaj7    Db
And life's easier to plan
Db*                  Ab
With someone to hold

Non-Lyrical Vocals:
       Hooooooooaaaah
 Eb | Dbmaj7  Dbm  | Ab  Eb   :
           Hoooooooooooooaaaah
 F7     | Dbmaj7  Dbm  | Ab  Eb | F7     :

Bridge:
F7         Db    Absus    Bbm7 Cm7
We came so close didn't we?
        Db    Absus  Bbm7 Cm7
We came close didn't we?
        Db    Absus  Bbm7
We came close didn't we?
              Ab Db Ab
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Verse 3:
Ab       Gb
Marybeth, have we met?
Ab                    Gb
Seen you somewhere but for now I forget
Ab                    Gb
You came before and I know you'll come next
         Db   C#m  Absus              Ab
But it's hurt like hell each time you left