Cross-Eyed Mary
Jethro Tull
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Intro: ------Nice Litte Flute Ditty. 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Or maybe her.......Verse 1: --------Em Who would be a poor man, aF beggarman, a thief -- G [Lick 1] if he had a rich man in his hand.Em And who would steal the candyF from a laughing baby's mouth G [Lick 1] if he could take it from the money man.Continues after the adBridge 1: ---------[Lick 2] [Lick 2] Cross-eyed Mary, goes jumping in again. [Lick 2] [Lick 2] She signs no contract, but she always plays the game. [Lick 3] [Lick 3] Dines in Hampstead village, on expense accounted gruel, [Lick 3] C D B and the jack-knife barber drops her off at school.Verse 2: --------Em Laughing in the playground -- getsF no kicks from little boys: G [Lick 1] would rather make it with a letching grey.Em F Or maybe her attention is drawn by Aqualung, G [Lick 1] who watches through the railings as they play.Bridge 2: ---------[Lick 2] [Lick 2] Cross-eyed Mary, finds it hard to get along. [Lick 2] [Lick 2] She's a poor man's rich girl, and she'll do it for a song. [Lick 3] [Lick 3] She's a rich man stealer, but her favour's good and strong: [Lick 3] C D B She's the Robin Hood of Highgate -- helps the poor man get along.SOLO: -----[Play Bridge Licks] Hey [Lick 2] [Lick 2] [Lick 2] [Lick 2] [Lick 3] [Lick 3] [Lick 3] {The Guitar Solo Is In A# Blues Scale} {Here is the Starting, Sort Of}e|------------------------------ B|------------------------------ G|-6b-----6-8b-6-8b-6---6------- D|----8-6-----------------8-6-8- A|--------------------8--------- E|------------------------------ e|------------------ B|------------------ G|--------8p6------- D|8p6---6-----8p6--- A|----8-----------8- E|------------------ Verse 2/3: ----------[Lick 4] Laughing in the playground -- gets no kicks from little boys: would rather make it with a letching grey. [Lick 4] Or maybe her attention is drawn by Aqualung, who watches through the railings as they play.Bridge 1/3: -----------[Lick 2] [Lick 2] Cross-eyed Mary, goes jumping in again. [Lick 2] [Lick 2] She signs no contract, but she always plays the game. [Lick 3] [Lick 3] Dines in Hampstead village, on expense accounted gruel, [Lick 3] C D B and the jack-knife barber drops her off at school.Outro: ------Em Cross-eyed MaryC [flute thingie]D [guitar thingie G|-11b11b11b11b11b11b11b-| hit string hard]Am Bbm EmBb C D Em oh Mary ohhhh Cross-eyed Mary---------------------------------- -|--------