Intro: D5 (softly 1st strum , then louder for rhythm ) 
 
D5                    G5            A5       D5 
She'd slip away each day with the dimming light 
D5                                 G5        A5        D5 
And with the sweetest smile she'd kiss the child goodnight 
D5      G5                   A5                      D5     
At the mill she'd work her fingers till they were raw 
D5                               G5        A5     D5 
For the sake of her son and the daddy he never saw 
 

G5                D5 
Mary danced with soldiers 
G5             A5        D5 
She stepped a light quadrille 
G5                D5 
Shawl across her shoulders 
D5       A5        D5 G5 D5  D5       A5        D5 
To keep away the chill, to keep away the chill 
 
 
Verse 2, same chords 
It was a rebel boy who brought her joy they say 
Though the years passed the memories stood fast each day 
Before a bullet crushed the life of their romance 
He gave her a shawl and a parasol from France 
 
Chorus 
 
Verse 3, same chords 
They came around to the tavern in town that night 
And with silent cries Mary never tried to fight 
They cut her hair and left her body torn 
Her spirit slipped away before the dawn 
 
Chorus twice