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A Word Or Two To Mary

Key: D

Introduction: D    A    D    

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          A word or two to Mary, please write a letter for me,
                                                                  Bm                              A    A7  
          that's what my buddy said to me today.
                  D                                              D7                      G                                                    D  
          I couldn't keep from cryin', sad eyes are lookin' at me,
                                                                          A                                      D  
          he said I'll tell you what I wanted to say.
                  D                         D7                              G                                            D  
Oh, I don't mind dyin', I just hate to leave you alone,
                                                                Bm                                              A      A7  
and I wish that I could watch the children grow,
                                  D                    D7                 G                                      D  
but there's no use denyin', I won't be comin' home,
                                                             A                            D  
just a word or two to you before I go.
                        D                                 D7                         G                                            D  
          Down on my knees beside him I begged my buddy to live,
                                                                  Bm                                         A    A7  
          I told the Lord to please take me instead,
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          but a word or two to Mary was all my buddy could give,
                                                                                  A                                         D  
          and just these words were all your husband said.
 DA    G  D)  
                  D                                    D7              G                                                 D  
          A word or two to Mary, I must add some of my own,
                                                             Bm                              A    A7  
          he was the truest friend I ever had.
                                        D                                    D7                 G                                            D  
          I'll keep writing letters to her, help the children along,
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          tell them in a way that it's from their Dad.
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He didn't mind dyin', he just hated to leave you alone,
                                                                          Bm                                            A    A7  
and he wished that he could see his children grow.
  D                                      D7                                    G                                         D  
I'll be standing by them, as I know he'd want me to,
                                                                          A                              D  
and write a word or two to Mary as they grow.
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          And write a word or two to Mary as they grow.