G | Em F
G | Em C
D Am | D Am
D Am | C G
[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
G Em F
Jesus said to mary: lord the things we do for love
G Em C
Well do you think I seem selfconcious, its only you I'm thinking of
[Verse 2]
G Em F
I was hiding in the bathroom quite unable to cry
G Em C
Now I'm weeping with a vengeance since your voice came down the line
[Chorus]
D Am
And I move up from the country,
D Am
Oh I never could have stayed
D Am
I just dipped my hand in the water
C G
And got carried away
[Verse 3]
G Em F
Oh would you put me down just for being around at the wrong time all day
G Em C
Or would you leave while I'm sleeping out through the fire escape
[Verse 4]
G Em F
They tell me swans do fly across the perfect sky and it's the purest sky tonight
G Em C
So you desert me in the morning, kind of your cruelty and spice
[Chorus]
D Am
And I move up from the country
D Am
to wave a goodbye to old anne
D Am
And I just let her on that riverboat
C Em
and I never will look back
[Instrumental]
Em Dm
Am D
[Verse 5]
G Em F
Jesus said to mary: look at the things we do for love
G Em C
Well do you think he was selfconcious, it was only her he was thinking of
[Verse 6]
G Em F
I was hiding in the bathroom quite unable to cry
G Em C
Now I'm weeping with a vengeance these are tears of joy oh my
[Chorus]
D Am
And I move up from the country,
D Am
Oh I never could have stayed
D Am
I just dipped my hand in the water
C G
And got carried away