| A | E | A | D |
| A | E | A | A |
[Verse 1]
A E
The lights shine down the valley
A D
The wind blows up the alley
A E A D Dm
Oh well I wish I was, lyin' in the arms of Mary
[Verse 2]
A E
She took the pains of boyhood
A D
And turned them into feel good
A E A
Oh how I wish was, lyin' in the arms of Mary
[Chorus]
C#m F#m
Mary was the gal who taught me, all I had to know
D E
She put me right on my first mistake
C#m F#m
Summer wasn't gone when I'd learned, all she had to show
D E
She really gave all a boy could take, o'ho
[Verse 3]
A E
So now when I get lonely
A D
Still lookin' for the one and only
A E A Dm
That's when I wish I was, lyin' in the arms of Mary
[Break]
| A | E | A | D |
| A | E | A | A |
[Chorus]
A C#m F#m
Mary was the gal who taught me, all I had to know
D E
She put me right on my first mistake
C#m F#m
Summer wasn't gone when I'd learned, all she had to show
D E F#
She really gave all a boy could ta-ake
[Verse 1]
B F#7
The lights shine down the valley
B E
The wind blows up the alley
B F# G#m
Oh well I wish I was, lyin' in the arms of Mary
[Coda]
E F# G#m E F# G#m
Lyin' in the arms of Mary, lyin' in the arms of Mary
E F# G#m E F# G#m
Mh, mh, mh.. in the arms of Mary
E F# G#m E F# G#m
Mh, mh, mh.. oh in the arms of Mary
[Otro]
| E F# | G#m | E F# | G#m |
| E F# | G#m | E F# | G#m |