Intro G C G C G C G C G C G D It was the year of our father 1900 and 76 in J.A Am C G D When I first met my Mary quite contrary to what my mother did say G C She was a mountain girl come to Spanish town G D I was only there for a while D Am C But when I think back on all the love we shared G D I just cant but help to smile G D C We spent one whole long year together G D And at the end I had to go D Am C G D By my Mary's side I wept and cried I'd never been layed so low G D C She said - boy when you first met me G D You were as green as a mango tree ooohhh Em7 C But now you are a man go back to your land G D But first listen carefully, Chorus G C You can smoke two pounds of cali herb by yourself G D Then try to stand on your head Em7 No matter how high you get C G D G You'll never forget the wonders of Mary's bed" Interlude G C G C G C G C G C Now my Mary's sweet smell was in my nose G D And vision it robbed me blind Am C And as I crossed the sea it occured to me G D That I'd left myself behind G C She was my natural mystic sweet sugar plum G D I still ask why did I go Am C They say your first love's your hardest love G D And I'd have to say that's so G C And it's a day and another day and a way and another way G D Had a family once but they're gone Em7 C And it don't strike me as weird there's grey in my beard G D But the words still linger on Chorus G C You can smoke two pounds of cali herb by yourself G D Then try to stand on your head Em7 No matter how high you get C G D G You'll never forget the wonders of Mary's bed Interlude G C G C G C G C G C Now there's nothing for me left here 'cept some broken dreams G D Disappointments, I've had a few Am C And there's this place that I know where the mangos grow G D And there's just one thing left to do G C I'll go back to my Mary's bed, plant a kiss on her head G D And pretend that time just stood still Em7 C And I can live out my life like it should have been G D And the rest will be what it will G C So I went back to the bar where we first met G D Asked the bartender where could she be Am C And as he poured me a beer he said last year G D She left this world peacefully G D C And every man in the bar looked at me G D And they said old man don't you see Em7 C That we were all touched by Mary just like you G D Now she lives on in our memories Chorus G C We all can smoke two pounds of cali herb by ourselves G D Then try to stand on our heads Em7 C No matter how high we get G D G We'll never forget the wonders of Mary's bed G C And we can run 200 miles through a ganja field G D Until all we see is red Em7 And we can shout it out C G D G We're still thinking about the wonders of Mary's bed G C And so we sing jump around sweet Mary G D You know we all have to move along Em7 C You never know what you've got in this cruel world G D C G Until you realize it's gone
