Intro: | G | G (tacet) |
CGA threadbare alibi...a lifetime full of promise
D
Fell from my Mary's eyes as she saw the screen door swing
CGEmCG
The baby never woke...he lay cradled in her trembling
CDG
He lay safe and never knowing what my leaving would bring
(tacet) CG
I draw my pay down on the docks...I send it off to Mary
D
I might hold back a dollar and wash this pain out of my back
CGEmCG
But the pain keeps gettin' clearer and Mary your face just keeps on fadin'
CDG
Now the light shines through this bottle...memories all fade to black
CChorus: Well, I'll see you out on the street tonight
G (tacet) G (tacet)
I'm a lover of a drink, lover of a fight
CG
Hold my own on the dark side of this town
C
Yes, I'm tough as nails, got a heart of steel
GEm
I will never fear, for I will never feel
CD (tacet)
And one more round would surely set me right
G* | C | DC | G |
I miss my Mary tonight
(tacet) CG
They call me the old man in this bar, sleeves rolled up and showin'
D
Faint blue souvenirs of love and places I have been
CGEmCG
One says, "U.S. Navy" and this one says, "Darling Mary"
CDG
Now my Mary's turned to ashes and the ocean's turned to gin
C
2NDChorus: Well, I'll see you out on the street tonight
G (tacet) G (tacet)
I'm a lover of a drink, lover of a fight
CG
Hold my own on the dark side of this town
C
Yes, I'm tough as nails, got a heart of steel
GEm
I will never fear, for I will never feel
CD (tacet)
And one more round would surely set me right
G
I miss my Mary tonight
CD (tacet)
And one more round would surely set me right
G* | C | DC | G |
I miss my Mary tonight
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