Pretty Mary K chords by Elliott Smith

Chords with lyrics

Difficulty: Novice

Pretty Mary K (other version) by Elliott Smith
Was released on "New Moon"

In my opinion, it sounds much better w/ fingerpicking than just strumming.

 B minorBm    A augmentedA  G+G        D MajorD
Pretty Mary K walks along the dock

 B minorBm        A augmentedA  G+G         D MajorD
with some sailor's pay shoved down in her sock.

 D MajorD    F# minorF#m  C majorC           G+G   D MajorD
Pretty Mary K, with some little boy in blue

 D MajorD     G+G  B minorBm  A augmentedA   D MajorD
Who can't stay away from you.

 B minorBm    A augmentedA  G+G        D MajorD
Pretty Mary K took him back to town.

 B minorBm          A augmentedA   G+G
I'm down here by the bay,

         D MajorD
where the water pounds.

D MajorD        F# minorF#m  C majorC        G+G  D MajorD
Up against the wall, crying black and blue

 D MajorD  G+G B minorBm  A augmentedA   D MajorD
Keeps me away from you.


(riff:
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 B minorBm   Bb majorBb       D MajorD
Pretty words that you whisper, (riff)

 B minorBm  Bb majorBb    D MajorD
Maybe I misunderstood.

  B minorBm   Bb majorBb     D MajorD          C majorC
     G+G
Somebody's not paying attention when they promised and their word

    G minorGm
Isn't good.

 B minorBm   A augmentedA  G+G       D MajorD
Oh, Mary K, I can see your face.

 B minorBm        A augmentedA    G+G      D MajorD
Down there in the waves, painted and erased.

 D MajorD        F# minorF#m
But I know it's just

C majorC          G+G  D MajorD
a reflection of the moon,

D MajorD   G+G  B minorBm   A augmentedA  D MajorD
A augmentedA big fake resembling you.

(riff)          (riff)
 B minorBm  Bb majorBb       D MajorD   B minorBm  Bb majorBb
     D MajorD
Gonna go down in the water, fill my mouth up full of sand.
(riff)
 B minorBm   Bb majorBb      D MajorD         C majorC     G+G
I'll be waiting still impatient with my dead imagination

 G+G              G minorGm
while you're with some other man.


 B minorBm    A augmentedA  G+G         D MajorD
Pretty Mary K, off in somebody's room.

B minorBm          A augmentedA
I'm down here by the bay

 G+G           D MajorD
with my arm around the moon.

D MajorD          F# minorF#m
But I'll be with you soon,

C majorC           G+G
just as soon as I've paid.

D MajorD         G+G     F# minorF#m  A augmentedA  D MajorD
I walk across the water with Pretty Mary K.

 D MajorD      G+G     B minorBm  A augmentedA  D MajorD
Walk on the water with Pretty Mary K.


(Thanks for this song, Elliott.)


THE END!