• Song:

    Arms Of Mary

  • Artist:

    Sutherland Brothers And Quiver

  • Album:

    REACH FOR THE SKY

ARMS OF MARY: SUTHERLAND BROTHERS AND QUIVER (I. & G. Sutherland) 4/4 - 120

Intro: C    G    Am    F   G

Verse 1:

C                  G               C                Dm           
  THE LIGHTS SHINE  DOWN THE VALLEY,   THE WIND BLOWS  UP THE ALLEY,
C                    G                   C    Bb  Ab  
OH  AND I WISH I WAS, LYIN' IN THE ARMS OF MARY.

Verse 2:

C              G                C                 Dm             
  SHE TOOK THE  PAINS OF BOYHOOD,   AND TURNED THEM  INTO FEEL GOOD,
C                    G                   C    
OH  HOW I WISH I WAS, LYIN' IN THE ARMS OF MARY.

Chorus:
            Em                       Am
MARY WAS THE GIRL  WHO TAUGHT ME ALL I HAD  TO KNOW,
          F                    G
SHE PUT ME RIGHT ON MY FIRST MIS-TAKE.
             Em                          Am
SUMMER WASN'T GONE  WHEN I LEARNED ALL SHE HAD  TO SHOW,
          F                    G     G7    
SHE REALLY GAVE  ALL A BOY COULD TAKE,  WO-AH.

Verse 3:

C             G           C                      F            
  SO NOW WHEN  I GET LONELY,  STILL LOOKING FOR THE ONE  AND ONLY,
C                         G                   C    Bb  Ab  
THAT?S  WHEN I WISH I WAS, LYIN' IN THE ARMS OF MARY.

Solo: C    G    C    F    C    G    C

Chorus:
            Em                       Am
MARY WAS THE GIRL  WHO TAUGHT ME ALL I HAD  TO KNOW,
          F                    G
SHE PUT ME RIGHT ON MY FIRST MIS-TAKE.
             Em                          Am
SUMMER WASN'T GONE  WHEN I LEARNED ALL SHE HAD  TO SHOW,
          F                    G    A7    
SHE REALLY GAVE  ALL A BOY COULD TAKE.

Verse 4:

D                  A              D                G           
  THE LIGHTS SHINE  DOWN THE VALLEY,  THE WIND BLOWS  UP THE ALLEY,
D                    A                   Bm    
OH  AND I WISH I WAS, LYIN' IN THE ARMS OF MARY.

Outro + Solo:

A                   Bm    G                   Bm    G      Bm    
LYIN' IN THE ARMS OF MARY,  LYIN' IN THE ARMS OF MARY.  OOH OOH OOH.

                                                      / (End break)
G    Bm   G    Bm   G    Bm   G    Bm   A    G
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