Key: E Intro: | A | E | A | D | | A | E | A | A | Verse 1: A E The lights shine down the valley A D The wind blows up the alley A E A D Dm Oh well I wish I was, lyin' in the arms of Mary
Verse 2: A E She took the pains of boyhood A D And turned them into feel good A E A Oh how I wish was, lyin' in the arms of Mary Chorus: C#m F#m Mary was the gal who taught me, all I had to know D E She put me right on my first mistake C#m F#m Summer wasn't gone when I'd learned, all she had to show D E She really gave all a boy could take o'ho Verse 3: A E So now when I get lonely A D Still lookin' for the one and only A E A Dm That's when I wish I was, lyin' in the arms of Mary Break: | A | E | A | D | | A | E | A | A | Chorus: A C#m F#m Mary was the gal who taught me, all I had to know D E She put me right on my first mistake C#m F#m Summer wasn't gone when I'd learned, all she had to show D E F# She really gave all a boy could ta-ake Verse 1: B F#7 The lights shine down the valley B E The wind blows up the alley B F# G#m Oh well I wish I was, lyin' in the arms of Mary Coda: E F# G#m E F# G#m Lyin' in the arms of Mary, lyin' in the arms of Mary E F# G#m E F# G#m Mh mh mh in the arms of Mary E F# G#m E F# G#m Mh mh mh oh in the arms of Mary Outro: | E F# | G#m | E F# | G#m | | E F# | G#m | E F# | G#m |