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Cross-Eyed Mary by Jethro Tull
Cross-Eyed Mary
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
Em Bb
[Verse 1]
Em
Who would be a poor man
F
A beggar man, a thief
G D
If he had a rich man in his hand?
Em
And who would steal the candy
F
From a laughing baby's mouth
G D
If he could take it from the money man?
[Chorus]
Am
Cross-eyed Mary goes jumping in again
Am
She signs no contract but she always plays the game
Bbm
She dines in Hampstead village on expense accounted gruel
Bbm
And the jack-knife barber
C D B
Drops her off at school
[Verse 2]
Em
Hey, laughing in the playground
F
Gets no kicks from little boys
G D
Would rather make it with a letching grey, yeah
Em
Or maybe her attention is
F
Drawn by Aqualung, who
G D
Watches through the railings as they play
[Chorus 2]
Am
Hey, cross-eyed Mary finds it hard to get along
Am
She's a poor man's rich girl and she'll do it for a song
Bbm
She's a rich man stealer but her favour's good and strong
Bbm
She's the Robin Hood of Highgate helps the
C D B
Poor man get a-long, hey
[Verse 3]
Em
Hey, laughing in the playground
F
Gets no kicks from little boys
G D
Would rather make it with a letching grey, yeah
Em
Or maybe her attention is
F
Drawn by Aqualung, who
G D
Watches through the railings as they play
[Chorus]
Am
Cross-eyed Mary goes jumping in again
Am
She signs no contract but she always plays the game
Bbm
She dines in Hampstead village on expense accounted gruel
Bbm
And the jack-knife barber
C D B
Drops her off at school
Em Bb C D Em
Oh Mary! Oh, cross-eyed Mary.
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version 2
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
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Nice Litte Flute Ditty. For Guitar It's something like this.
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-3/20-17-16-15--3/20-17-16-15- <---|Play This Twice
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-3/20-17-17-17-16-15--15-15--15--15-15-15- <---|Play This Twice
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|-3/20-17-17-17-16-16--16-16--16--16-16-|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------|
B|-18-19--19-19--19--19-19-18-|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-17--17-17--17--17-17-19-20--20-20--20--20-20-20-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------|
B|-19-18--18-18--18--18-18-18-|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
A E?
e|--------------------------------10h12p10h12p10h12p10h12p10h12-|
B|-15h17p15h17p15h17p15h17p15h17p-------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Main Licks:
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Lick 1:
D
e|-5-55---------------------|
B|-7-77---------------------|
G|-7-77---------------------|
D|-7-77---------------------|
A|-5-55-----------7---------|
E|-X-XX-5-8-5-8-5---5-8-5---|
Lick 2:
A G
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|-7---------7-------5-|
E|-5-5-5-8-5---5-8-3-3-|
Lick 3:
A# G#
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|-8---------8-------6-|
E|-6-6-6-9-6---6-9-4-4-|
Lick 4:
Em F G D
e|-0-------------1----------3-------------5-55---------------|
B|-0-------------1----------3-------------7-77---------------|
G|-0-------------3----------4-------------7-77---------------|
D|-3-------------4----------5-------------7-77---------------|
A|-3--------2----4-----1-3--5-3/2\3/2\3---5-55-------7-------|
E|-0--0-3-0---0--1-1-3------3-----------3-X-XX-5-8-5---5-8-5-|
Laughing in .......
Or maybe her.......
[Verse 1]
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Em F
Who would be a poor man, a beggarman, a thief --
G [Lick 1]
if he had a rich man in his hand.
Em F
And who would steal the candy from a laughing baby's mouth
G [Lick 1]
if he could take it from the money man.
[Bridge 1]
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[Lick 2] [Lick 2]
Cross-eyed Mary, goes jumping in again.
[Lick 2] [Lick 2]
She signs no contract, but she always plays the game.
[Lick 3] [Lick 3]
Dines in Hampstead village, on expense accounted gruel,
[Lick 3] C D B
and the jack-knife barber drops her off at school.
[Verse 2]
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Em F
Laughing in the playground -- gets no kicks from little boys:
G [Lick 1]
would rather make it with a letching grey.
Em F
Or maybe her attention is drawn by Aqualung,
G [Lick 1]
who watches through the railings as they play.
[Bridge 2]
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[Lick 2] [Lick 2]
Cross-eyed Mary, finds it hard to get along.
[Lick 2] [Lick 2]
She's a poor man's rich girl, and she'll do it for a song.
[Lick 3] [Lick 3]
She's a rich man stealer, but her favour's good and strong:
[Lick 3] C D B
She's the Robin Hood of Highgate -- helps the poor man get along.
[Solo]
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[Play Bridge Licks]
Hey
[Lick 2] [Lick 2] [Lick 2] [Lick 2]
[Lick 3] [Lick 3] [Lick 3]
{The Guitar Solo Is In A# Blues Scale}
{Here is the Starting, Sort Of}
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-6b-----6-8b-6-8b-6---6---------------8p6-------|
D|----8-6-----------------8-6-8-8p6---6-----8p6---|
A|--------------------8-------------8-----------8-|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2/3:
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[Lick 4]
Laughing in the playground -- gets no kicks from little boys:
would rather make it with a letching grey.
[Lick 4]
Or maybe her attention is drawn by Aqualung,
who watches through the railings as they play.
Bridge 1/3:
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[Lick 2] [Lick 2]
Cross-eyed Mary, goes jumping in again.
[Lick 2] [Lick 2]
She signs no contract, but she always plays the game.
[Lick 3] [Lick 3]
Dines in Hampstead village, on expense accounted gruel,
[Lick 3] C D B
and the jack-knife barber drops her off at school.
[Outro]
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Em
Cross-eyed Mary
C
[flute thingie]
D
[guitar thingie G|-11b11b11b11b11b11b11b-| hit string hard]
Am Bbm Em
Bb C D Em
oh Mary ohhhh Cross-eyed Mary
| / Slide up
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| \ Slide down
| b Bend
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version 3
Capo:no capo
Opening Flute Solo
Verse
E--------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------
G-----------------------7--7-----------------
D--2--2---3--3---5--5---7--7----------------- X2
A--2--2---3--3---5--5---5--5--------7--------
E--0--0---1--1---3--3---------5-8-5---5-8-3--
Chorus
E----------------------- -----------------------
B----------------------- -----------------------
G----------------------- -----------------------
D----------------------- X4 ----------------------- X3
A----------7-----5-5---- ------------8-----6-6--
E--5-5-5-8-5---5-8-3-3-- --6-6-6-9-6---6-9-4-4--
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G------------10~-------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A-10-10----------------------------------------------------------
E--8--8----------7~----------------------------------------------
Flute SOLO
Guitar SOLO
Guitar 2 During flute solo plays:
E-----------------------
B-----------------------
G-----------------------
D----------------------- X4
A----------7-----5-5----
E--5-5-5-8-5---5-8-3-3--
Guitar 2 During Guitar solo plays:
E----------------------- ------------------------------
B----------------------- ------------------------------
G----------------------- ------------10~---------------
D----------------------- X3 ------------------------------
A------------8-----6-6-- -10-10------------------------
E--6-6-6-9-6---6-9-4-4-- --8--8----------7~------------
NOTE: After the solo the verse changes. It changes to:
Verse
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------7--7---------------
D--2--2-----------------3--3-----------5--5-------------7--7---------------
A--2--2--------2--------3--3--------3--5--5--3-2-3-2----5--5--------7------
E--0--0--0-3-0---0-3-0--1--1--1-3-5----3--3----------3--------5-8-5---5-8-3
^^^Play Twice^^^ (same as regular verse)
Right before the song end there is a little guitar riff which i have tabbed here:
Little Riff
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G--14b-r12-14-14-14-14-14-14--12b--------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
Who would be a poor man
A beggar man, a thief
If he had a rich man in his hand?
And who would steal the candy
From a laughing baby's mouth
If he could take it from the money man?
Cross-eyed Mary goes jumping in again
She signs no contract
But she always plays the game
She dines in hampstead village
On expense accounted gruel
And the jack-knife barber drops her off at school
Hey, laughing in the playground
Gets no kicks from little boys
Would rather make it with a letching gray, yeah
Or maybe her attention is drawn by aqualung
Who watches through the railings as they play
Hey, cross-eyed Mary finds it hard to get along
She's a poor man's rich girl and she'll do it for a song
She's a rich man stealer but her favour's good and strong
She's the Robin Hood of highgate
Helps the poor man get along, hey
Laughing in the playground
Gets no kicks from little boys
Would rather make it with a letching gray, yeah
Or maybe her attention is drawn by aqualung
Who watches through the railings as they play
Cross-eyed Mary goes jumping in again
She signs no contract
But she always plays the game
She dines in hampstead village
On expense accounted gruel
And the jack-knife barber drops her off at school
Hey, cross-eyed Mary
Oh Mary, oh, cross-eyed Mary
Order of Song
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Solo
New Verse
Chorus
Little Riff
THE END
Notes:
In that last litte riff, when it goes "14b-r12," that means to do a full bend on
14 and
then release the note with a pull-off to 12.
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version 4
Capo:no capo
[Solo]
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------9-------------------------------|
G|---6b------6--8--8bp6-----6--8b----8p6----------------6---------|
D|--------8--------------8----------------8p6-----6--------8~-----|
A|---------------------------------------------8-----8------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----6---------------------------------6---8bp6---------6-6------|
D|------8p6-----------------6----6---8------------------------8---|
A|----------8-----6s3~--6s8---8-------------------8---------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-------------------------------6~----|---------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|---4--4-----4--------------|
D|---------------5---------------------|---2--2-----4--------------|
A|----3--3--5s7--------/5--5--5--------|---2--2--0--2--------------|
E|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
Guitar 2 During flute solo plays:
e|-----------------------| e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------| B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------| G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------| D|-----------------------|
A|----------7---------5--| A|------------8-------6--|
E|--5-5-5-8-----5-8-3-3--|(x2) E|--6-6-6-9-6---6-9-4-4--|(x3)
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|---------------10~------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-----10-10--------------------|
E|-----8--8----------7~---------|
Who would be a poor man
A beggar man, a thief
If he had a rich man in his hand?
And who would steal the candy
From a laughing baby's mouth
If he could take it from the money man?
Cross-eyed Mary goes jumping in again
She signs no contract
But she always plays the game
She dines in hampstead village
On expense accounted gruel
And the jack-knife barber drops her off at school
Hey, laughing in the playground
Gets no kicks from little boys
Would rather make it with a letching gray, yeah
Or maybe her attention is drawn by aqualung
Who watches through the railings as they play
Hey, cross-eyed Mary finds it hard to get along
She's a poor man's rich girl and she'll do it for a song
She's a rich man stealer but her favour's good and strong
She's the Robin Hood of highgate
Helps the poor man get along, hey
Laughing in the playground
Gets no kicks from little boys
Would rather make it with a letching gray, yeah
Or maybe her attention is drawn by aqualung
Who watches through the railings as they play
Cross-eyed Mary goes jumping in again
She signs no contract
But she always plays the game
She dines in hampstead village
On expense accounted gruel
And the jack-knife barber drops her off at school
Hey, cross-eyed Mary
Oh Mary, oh, cross-eyed Mary
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| ~ Vibrato
| s slide
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