View Guitar Chords for Mary may and bobby - chords ver. 1
Taken from the Joe Purdy album. Capo 4th fret Standard tuning Chords used (relative to capo): D - XX0232 G - 320033 G/F# - 200033 Em7 - 022033 A7sus4 - X02033 Intro - D - G - G/F# - Em7 x2DIt was a fine day in the GfiftG/F#h gradeEm7 Dwhen Mary May let BGobby G/F#walk heEm7r home from schoolDhe had her books in hand and he was lGistenG/F#ing to Em7every word she A7sus4said like it was the Dgospel of the GpropG/F#hecies Em7 A7sus4and he Em7loved the way her G/F#hair fell acrGoss her dA7sus4ress went home singing wEm7ho wrote the book of G/F#loveand Gtry a little tA7sus4endernessD - G - G/F# - Em7 x2Dthe next day on the GplaygrounG/F#d Em7bobby sat A7sus4Mary down on the swiDngset behind the sanGdboxG/F# Em7 A7sus4and she said, Em7Bobby i just G/F#wanna Gplay A7sus4 so Em7what is it you G/F#have to Gsay? A7sus4Chorus:He said, Dmary, Em7marry me.G A7sus4 we could live out Dby theEm7 sea G A7sus4like they do on theD movieEm7 screen. G A7sus4 oh, maDrry me, mEm7ary may, Gbefore you go A7sus4back to playD - G - G/F# - Em7 x2It was grDaduation Gday.G/F# Em7 They were wDaiting on a Gplane to G/F#take MaryEm7 away. A7sus4 Said, "TherDe's nothing left fGor mG/F#e here Em7but yA7sus4ou. Bobby, I Em7hope that you can G/F#find yourself tGhrough.A7sus4 There's sDo much that I Gwish toG/F# know,Em7 A7sus4 and I Dhave to do this Gon my G/F#own Em7 A7sus4 and I Dhope that you can uGnderstG/F#and. Em7 A7sus4 Bobby, wEm7rite me when you cG/F#an. G A7sus4He said, &qDuot;Take my high schGool G/F#ring, Em7 so tA7sus4ime to time now you Dcan think of me G G/F# Em7 A7sus4 and tEm7here's just one more G/F#thing Gbefore you A7sus4leave..."He said, Dmary, Em7marry me.G A7sus4 we could live out Dby theEm7 sea G A7sus4like they do on theD movieEm7 screen. G A7sus4 oh, maDrry me, mEm7ary may, Gbefore you up A7sus4and fly awayD - G - G/F# - Em7 - A7sus4 x3 D - G - G/F# - Em7 (keep strumming Em7 for A couple more beats)There's sDo much time has GpasG/F#sed siEm7nce that day and DMary stopped writing GyeaG/F#rs agoEm7 and BDobby never took his muGsic oG/F#n the rEm7oad. Guess he nDever really gGave G/F#up hopEm7e. Now DMary she's got eGverythiG/F#ng she thoEm7ught she wantA7sus4ed got a DPh.D., she is an GindepG/F#endent bEm7usiness wA7sus4oman climbing Dup the corporate lGaddeG/F#r though iEm7t really don't seem to A7sus4matter, she is lDonely beyondG beG/F#lief. Em7 A7sus4 So oEm7ne day she went hG/F#ome G A7sus4 Em7 G/F# G A7sus4 (strum A couple of times) looking for the only love she'd ever known.She fDound him once aGgainG/F#, Em7 playing a circuit at the DHoliday Inn,G G/F# Em7 still singing the sA7sus4ong about the oneD he lost G G/F# Em7long ago. Just gA7sus4oes to show, you never Dknow. G G/F# Em7 A7sus4She Em7took his hand in G/F#hers G not eA7sus4verything she Em7had planned and rehG/F#earsed. G A7sus4She said, &Dquot;BobEm7by, marryG me. A7sus4We could live in a apaDrtment building with a winEm7dow view. G A7sus4We could take in movDies on the weekEm7end whileG planning our vA7sus4acation. Take a Dhoneymoon by the sEm7ea. G A7sus4 D G G/F# Em7 Oh Bobby, won't you just marry me? Won't you just A7sus4marry me? D G G/F# Em7 Oh please, mA7sus4arry me." D G G/F# Em7 A7sus4D - G - G/F# - Em7 (keep strumming Em7 for A couple more beats)DIt was a fine day in the GfiftG/F#h gradeEm7 Dwhen Mary May let BGobby G/F#walk heEm7r home from school