C (x32010@1)                      AmThey (x02210@1)found mary bellows cuffed to the bed
Dm (xx0231@1)                      GWith (320003@1)a rag in her mouth and a bullet in her head
F (133211@1)  G (320003@1)     C (x32010@1)    G (320003@1)O poor mary bellows
C (x32010@1)                      AmShe'd (x02210@1)grown up hungry, she'd grown up poor
Dm (xx0231@1)                   GShe (320003@1)left her home in arkansas
F (133211@1)  G (320003@1)     C (x32010@1)    G (320003@1)O poor mary bellows
C (x32010@1)                    AmShe (x02210@1)wanted to see the deep blue sea
Dm (xx0231@1)                   GShe (320003@1)travelled across tennessee
F (133211@1)  G (320003@1)     C (x32010@1)    G (320003@1)O poor mary bellows
C (x32010@1)                 AmShe (x02210@1)met a man along the way
Dm (xx0231@1)                    GHe (320003@1)introduced himself as richard slade
F (133211@1)  G (320003@1)     C (x32010@1)    G (320003@1)O poor mary bellows
C (x32010@1)                         AmPoor (x02210@1)mary thought that she might die
Dm (xx0231@1)                           GWhen (320003@1)she saw the ocean for the first time
F (133211@1)  G (320003@1)     C (x32010@1)    G (320003@1)O poor mary bellows
C (x32010@1)                  AmShe (x02210@1)checked into a cheap little place
Dm (xx0231@1)                      GRichard (320003@1)slade carried in her old suitcase
F (133211@1)  G (320003@1)     C (x32010@1)    G (320003@1)O poor mary bellows
C (x32010@1)                   AmI'm (x02210@1)a good girl, sir, she said to him
Dm (xx0231@1)                    GI (320003@1)couldn't possibly permit you in
F (133211@1)  G (320003@1)     C (x32010@1)    G (320003@1)O poor mary bellows
C (x32010@1)                   AmSlade (x02210@1)tipped his hat and winked his eye
Dm (xx0231@1)                GAnd (320003@1)turned away without goodbye
F (133211@1)  G (320003@1)     C (x32010@1)    G (320003@1)O poor mary bellows
C (x32010@1)                    AmShe (x02210@1)sat on her bed and thought of home
Dm (xx0231@1)                      GWith (320003@1)the sea breeze whistling all alone
F (133211@1)  G (320003@1)     C (x32010@1)    G (320003@1)O poor mary bellows
C (x32010@1)                       AmIn (x02210@1)hope and loneliness she crossed the floor
Dm (xx0231@1)                    GAnd (320003@1)undid the latch on the front door
F (133211@1)  G (320003@1)     C (x32010@1)    G (320003@1)O poor mary bellows
C (x32010@1)                         AmThey (x02210@1)found her the next day cuffed to the bed
Dm (xx0231@1)                       GA (320003@1)rag in her mouth and a bullet in her head
F (133211@1)  G (320003@1)     C (x32010@1)    G (320003@1)O poor mary bellows
C (x32010@1)             AmSo (x02210@1)mothers keep your girls at home
Dm (xx0231@1)                   G (320003@1)Don't let them journey all alone
C (x32010@1)                     AmTell (x02210@1)them this world is full of danger
Dm (xx0231@1)                      GAnd (320003@1)to shun the company of strangers

F (133211@1)  G (320003@1)     C (x32010@1)    G (320003@1)O poor mary bellows

F (133211@1)  G (320003@1)     C (x32010@1)    G (320003@1)O poor mary bellows