Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Key: G+G
Difficulty: Novice
Verse:
G+G C majorC G+G
She'd slip away each day with the dimming light
G+G C majorC G+G
And with the sweetest smile she'd kiss the child goodnight
C majorC G+G
At the mill she'd work her fingers till they were raw
E minorEm D MajorD G+G
For the sake of her son and the daddy he never saw
Chorus:
C majorC G+G
Mary danced with soldiers
E minorEm
She stepped a light quadrille
C majorC G+G
Shawl across her shoulders
E minorEm C majorC G+G
To keep away the chill, to keep away the chill
Verse:
G+G C majorC G+G
It was a rebel boy who brought her joy they say
G+G C majorC G+G
Though the years had passed the memories stood fast each day
C majorC G+G
Before a bullet crushed the life of their romance
E minorEm D MajorD G+G
He gave her a shawl and a parasol from France
Chorus:
C majorC G+G
Mary danced with soldiers
E minorEm
She stepped a light quadrille
C majorC G+G
Shawl across her shoulders
E minorEm C majorC G+G
To keep away the chill, to keep away the chill
Verse:
G+G C majorC G+G
They came around to the tavern in town that night
G+G C majorC G+G
And with silent cries Mary never tried to fight
C majorC G+G
They cut her hair and left her body torn
E minorEm D MajorD G+G
Her spirit slipped away before the dawn
Chorus:
C majorC G+G
Mary danced with soldiers
E minorEm
But now her body's still
C majorC G+G
Shawl across her shoulders
C majorC G+G
To keep away the chill
Chorus:
C majorC G+G
Mary danced with soldiers
E minorEm
She stepped a light quadrille
C majorC G+G
Shawl across her shoulders
E minorEm C majorC G+G
To keep away the chill, to keep away the chill