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\The Four Marys by John Allan Cameron
The Four Marys
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
F G C F
C G C G
[Chorus]
C F C
Last night there were four Marys
Am C Dm G
This night there'll be but three
F G C F
There was Mary Seaton and Mary Beaton
C G C G
And Mary Carmichael and me
[Verse 1]
C F C
Little did my mother think
Am C Dm G
When first she cradled me
F G C F
That I would die so far from home
C G C G
Or hang from the gallows tree
[Verse 2]
C F C
They'll tie a napkin around my eye
Am C Dm G
And no let me see the day
F G C F
And they'll never let on to my father and mother
C G C G
But that I'm away over the sea
[Chorus]
C F C
Last night there were four Marys
Am C Dm G
This night there'll be but three
F G C F
There was Mary Seaton and Mary Beaton
C G C G
And Mary Carmichael and me
[Instrumental]
C F C
Am C Dm G
F G C F
C G C A
[Verse 3]
D G D
I wish I could lie in my own churchyard
Bm D Em A
Beneath the old yew tree
G A D G
Where we ---- the --- and --- the ---
D A D A
My brothers, my sisters and me
[Verse 4]
D G D
And little care I for a nameless grave
Bm D Em A
As I'd hoped for eternity
G A D G
So I pray that the fate of a dying thief
D A D A
May be granted through grace unto me
[Chorus]
D G D
Last night there were four Marys
Bm D Em A
This night there'll be but three
G A D G
There was Mary Seaton and Mary Beaton
D A D A
And Mary Carmichael and me
[Chorus]
D G D
Last night there were four Marys
Bm D Em A
This night there'll be but three
G A D G
There was Mary Seaton and Mary Beaton
D A D A
And Mary Carmichael and me
[Outro]
D G D
Last night there were four Marys
Bm D Em A
This night there'll be but three
G A D G
There was Mary Seaton and Mary Beaton
D A D A
And Mary Carmichael and me
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