Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Difficulty: Novice
Intro:
D MajorD D7D7 G+G D MajorD
D A augmentedA D MajorD D MajorD
Verse 1:
D MajorD D7D7 G+G D MajorD
There's a blizzard comin' on how I'm wishin' I was home
D MajorD D MajorD A augmentedA A augmentedA
For my pony's lame and he can't hardly stand
D MajorD D7D7 G+G D MajorD
Listen to that northern sigh if we don't get home we'll die
A augmentedA A augmentedA B minorBm B minorBm
But it's only seven miles to Mary Anne
A augmentedA A augmentedA D MajorD D MajorD
It's only seven miles to Mary Anne
Verse 2:
D MajorD D7D7 G+G D MajorD
You can bet we're on her mind for it's nearly Christmas time
D MajorD D MajorD A augmentedA A augmentedA
And I'll bet there's hot biscuits in the pan
D MajorD D7D7 G+G D MajorD
Lord my hands feel like they're froze and there's a numbness in my toes
A augmentedA A augmentedA B minorBm B minorBm
But it's only five more miles to Mary Anne
A augmentedA A augmentedA D MajorD D MajorD
It's only five more miles to Mary Anne
Verse 3:
D MajorD D7D7 G+G D MajorD
That wind's howlin' and it seems mighty like a woman's screams
D MajorD D MajorD A augmentedA A augmentedA
So we'd best be movin' faster if we can
D MajorD D7D7 G+G D MajorD
Dan just think about that barn with that hay so soft and warm
A augmentedA A augmentedA B minorBm B minorBm
It's only three more miles to Mary Anne
A augmentedA A augmentedA D MajorD D MajorD
It's only three more miles to Mary Anne
Verse 4:
D MajorD D7D7 G+G D MajorD
Dan get up your ornery cuss or you'll be the death of us
D MajorD D MajorD A augmentedA A augmentedA
I'm so weary but I'll help you if I can
D MajorD D7D7 G+G D MajorD
All right Dan perhaps it's best that we'll stop awhile and rest
A augmentedA A augmentedA B minorBm B minorBm
For it's still A augmentedA hundred yards to Mary Anne
A augmentedA A augmentedA D MajorD D MajorD
It's still a hundred yards to Mary Anne
Verse 5:
D MajorD D7D7 G+G D MajorD
Late that night the storm was gone and they found him there at dawn
D MajorD D MajorD A augmentedA A augmentedA
He had made it but he couldn't leave ol' Dan
D MajorD D7D7 G+G D MajorD
Yes they found him there on the plains his hands froze to the reins
A augmentedA A augmentedA B minorBm B minorBm
He was just a hundred yards from Mary Anne
A augmentedA A augmentedA D MajorD D MajorD
He was just a hundred yards from Mary Anne