Key: G
Introduction:
G F
The first thing about Mary, I'll tell you 'cause you asked
C G
She don't like when folks are always livin' in the past
G F
You know, talkin' 'bout the good old days and how things might've been
C G
If some folks had been different it might be better now for them
Am F C
That's what you learn when you've known Mary long as I have
You see, when I met Mary Campbell, that's what her name was then
C G
But I ain't worried about it none, I know it'll all be okay
Am F C
She's gonna come on back to me someday
G F
'Cause he don't know the first thing about Mary
C G
She could never love a man that way
You see, one thing about Mary is that she don't ever lie
Em G
Pray that they don't dust your life for the little fingerprints
Am C
I can't recall my life before her and there ain't been nothin' since
Em G
And they can raise great buildings full of stuff I'll never learn
F C
But I understand the reason for the fire and how it burns
You see, one thing about Mary not a lot of people know
G F
No he don't know the first thing about Mary
C G
She could never love a man that way