C5                              F5                   C5 
A word or two to Mary, please  write a letter for  me,
                                G5     C5 
  That's what my buddy said to  me to-day;
                                     F5                    C5 
   I couldn't keep from cryin', sad  eyes are lookin' at  me,
                        G5               C5 
  He said I'll tell you what I wanted to say. 
 
  Chorus:
                                   F5                  C5 
   Oh, I don't mind dyin', I just  hate to leave you  alone,
                                               G5 
   And I wish that I could watch the children  grow;
                C5                 F5                  C5 
   But there's  no use denyin' I  I won't be comin'  back home, 
                          G5            C5
   Just a word or two to  you before I  go. 
                                F5                   C5
 Down on my knees beside him I  begged my buddy to  live,
                                 G5     C5 
 I told the Lord to please take  me in- stead;
                               F5                   C5 
 But a word or two to Mary was all my buddy could  give,
                            G5                C5 
 And just these words were  all your husband said. 

                                   Chorus 
                           D5                     C5
 A word or two to Mary, I  must  add some of my  own,
                           G5     C5 
 He was the truest friend  I ever had;
                                   F5                  C5 
 I'll keep writing letters to her, help the children  along,
                     G5                   C5 
 Tell them in a way  that it's from their Dad. 
                                F5                   C5
 He didn't mind dyin'. he just  hated to leave you  alone, 
                                      G5        C5
 And he wished that he could see his  children  grow;
                                                       C5 
 I'll be standing by them , as I  F  know he'd want me  to,
                             G5            C5 
 And write a word or two to  Mary as they  grow.
                             G5            C5 
 And write a word or two to  Mary as they  grow. 
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