Mary Lou chords by Steve Miller Band

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
 E MajorE          D MajorD   E MajorE          D MajorD
e|--------------------2-2-2---------------------2-2-2------|
BB|--------------------3-3-3---------------------3-3-3------| The whole song is basically
G+G|--------------------2-2-2---------------------2-2-2------| strummed and played like this.
D MajorD|2-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2------------|
A augmentedA|2-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2------------|
E MajorE|0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-3-------0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-3------------|

Verse 1:
E MajorE                        D MajorD
I'm going to tell you a story about old Mary Lou
E MajorE                        D MajorD
I mean the kind of a girl that make a fool of you
E MajorE                     D MajorD
She make a young man old and an old man pay
E MajorE N.C.                   E MajorE
The way she took my money was a crying shame

Chorus:
E MajorE                       D MajorD
Mary Lou, Mary Lou she took my watch and chain
E MajorE                      D MajorD
Mary Lou, Mary Lou she took my diamond ring
E MajorE                  D MajorD
She took the keys to my Cadillac car
E MajorE N.C.               E MajorE
Jumped in my caddy and she drove afar

Verse 2:
E MajorE              D MajorD
Put a detective on her trail
E MajorE                          D MajorD
The post office thought they'd chase her by the mail
E MajorE                     D MajorD
She got picked up and then was put in jail
E MajorE N.C.                E MajorE
Stroked the judge just to go home bail

Chorus:
E MajorE                       D MajorD
Mary Lou, Mary Lou she took my watch and chain
E MajorE                      D MajorD
Mary Lou, Mary Lou she took my diamond ring
E MajorE                  D MajorD
She took the keys to my Cadillac car
E MajorE N.C.               E MajorE
Jumped in my caddy and she drove afar

Verse 3:
E MajorE                 D MajorD
She left Detroit to go to Kalamazoo
E MajorE                    D MajorD
Made her a fortune out of fools like you
E MajorE                          D MajorD
Met her a rich man who was married and had some kids
E MajorE N.C.                  E MajorE
Stroked that cat until he flipped his lid

Chorus:
E MajorE                       D MajorD
Mary Lou, Mary Lou she took my watch and chain
E MajorE                      D MajorD
Mary Lou, Mary Lou she took my diamond ring
E MajorE                  D MajorD
She took the keys to my Cadillac car
E MajorE N.C.               E MajorE
Jumped in my caddy and she drove afar

Verse 4:
E MajorE                    D MajorD
She came back into town about a week ago
E MajorE                   D MajorD
Told me she's sorry she had hurt me so
E MajorE                   D MajorD
I had a '65 ford and a two dollar bill
E MajorE N.C.                     E MajorE
The way she took that Lord, it gave me a thrill

Chorus:
E MajorE                       D MajorD
Mary Lou, Mary Lou she took my watch and chain
E MajorE                      D MajorD
Mary Lou, Mary Lou she took my diamond ring
E MajorE                  D MajorD
She took the keys to my Cadillac car
E MajorE                  D MajorD
Jumped in my caddy and she drove afar

Outro:
E MajorE D MajorD E MajorE D MajorD E MajorE D MajorD
(To Fade)