G: 320003
Gsus4: 320013
C: x32010
D: xx0232
Em: 022000
[Intro]
G Gsus4 G Gsus4 G Gsus4 G
[Verse 1]
G C G
A threadbare alibi, a lifetime full of promise
D
Fell from my Mary's eyes as she saw the screen door swing
C G Em C G
The baby never woke, he lay cradled in her trembling
C D G Gsus4 G
He lay safe and never knowing what my leaving would bring
[Verse 2]
G C G
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
C G Em C G
But the pain keeps getting clearer and Mary your face just keeps on fading
C D G
Now the light shines through this bottle, memories all fade to black
[Chorus]
C
Well, I'll see you out on the street tonight
G G
I'm a lover of a drink, lover of a fight
C G
Hold my own on the dark side of this town
C
Yes, I'm tough as nails, got a heart of steel
G Em
I will never fear, for I will never feel
C D
And one more round would surely set me right
G
I miss my Mary tonight
[Instrumental]
G G C C D C G Gsus4 G
[Verse 3]
C G
They call me the old man in this bar, my sleeves rolled up and showing
D
Faint blue souvenirs of love and places I have been
C G Em C G
One says, "U.S. Navy," and this one says "Darling Mary"
C D G
Now, my Mary's turned to ashes and the ocean's turned to gin
[Chorus]
C
Well, I'll see you out on the street tonight
G G
I'm a lover of a drink, lover of a fight
C G
Hold my own on the dark side of this town
C
Yes, I'm tough as nails, got a heart of steel
G Em
I will never fear, for I will never feel
C D
And one more round would surely set me right
G
I miss my Mary tonight
C D
Yeah, one more round would surely set me right
G
I miss my Mary tonight