The Mary Martin Show chords by The New Pornographers

Intro:
A


Verse:
A             D
With a map of the end times
A#           A
I can follow a straight line
        D               G
to the old Mary Martin Show.
          D      G    A#
Should we go?
A                     D
Since we learned the guitar parts,
A#            C                   A#
to the music that once started it off.

Chorus:
A#                 F              G               D
Mary Martin, they don't come any closer than that now
A#                  F              G              D   A
Mary Martin, they don't come any closer than that now


Verse:
A            D
With the musical guest on,
A#                A
you were singing the theme song
        D               G
to the old Mary Martin Show.
         D       G    A#
Did you know?
A                  D
With your cameras in action,
A#                C                 A#
with your network connections, it's go.


Chorus:
A#                  F              G               D
Mary Martin, they don't come any closer than that now.
A#                F             G              D
Mary Martin, the hope of every actor in their role.


Instrumental:
A E D


Pre-Chorus:
G       A#           F      A E D
To aim far too, far too... low
G       A#           F      A
To aim far too, far too... low
G       A#           F      A
To aim far too, far too... low


Verse:
A                    D
All the rain on that morning
A#               A
was so shiny and boring.
        D                  G
It was gold, Mary Martin, know
        D     G   A#
it was gold.
A               D
With a book of guitar chords,
A#           C                  A#
some alright to good words, it sold.


Chorus:
A#                 F              G                D
Mary Martin, they don't come any closer than that now.
A#                F              G                 D
Mary Martin, the hope of every punchline that you throw.


Instrumental:
A E D


Post-Chorus:
G       A#           F      A  E
To aim far too, far too... low
G       A#           F      A
To aim far too, far too... low
G       A#           F      A
To aim far too, far too... low
A        D         A#          C
La la la la la (Aproximate)


Chorus:
A#                 F               G               D
Mary Martin, they don't come any closer than that now
A#                 F               G               D
Mary Martin, they don't come any closer than that now
A#                 F               G               D
Mary Martin, they don't come any closer than that now


Outro:
A#               F
The Mary Martin Show
A#               F
The Mary Martin Show
A#                 F                   G                        D
The Mary Martin, they don't come any closer, closer . . .