Difficulty
Intermediate πͺ
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Key: G
Tuning: E A D G B E
Verse 1:
G C G D/F# G
Why, oh why, did you leave on an autumn moon?
C G
'Cause didn't you know that I was trying to change too?
D
Oh, Mary Rae
Chorus:
G G/B C D
But I've seen all the ways that I've been wrong
G G/B C D
Lost on the road that I've been on
G D
'Cause I'll be singin' your name
Em G C
Out every day
Am D G
Oh, Ms. Mary Rae
[Interlude]
G C G D/F# G
Verse 2:
G C G
Why was I a fool for time?
D/F#
Would you hear me now
C G/B
If I made it all clear
C D7
That I would still be near?
Chorus:
G G/B C D
But I've seen all the ways that I've been wrong
G G/B C D
Lost on the road that I've been on
G D
'Cause I'll be singin' your name
Em G C
Out every day
Am D G
Oh, Ms. Mary Rae
Outro:
G C G
Song History
Published: May 12, 2026
Last Updated: May 12, 2026