For the Sake of Mary chords by Richard Thompson
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Intro 1
(A minor) (D major) (A minor) (A major) (A minor) (C major) (A minor) (A major) (C major) (G major) (A minor) (A major) (A minor) (C major) (A minor) (A major)
(A minor) (C major)
For the sake (A minor) (A major) of Mary
Verse 1
I kicked the reds (A minor)
Junked the juice,
drink coffee instead
Straightened my teeth, (A major) (A minor) bent (A major) my back
(A minor) Cut my friends dead from
the old rat pack
For Mary
(A major) (A minor) (D major) (A minor)
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Verse 2
She bought me (A major) this silk suit,
watch and chain
(A minor) She put the rhythm in
my stride again
She showed me the way (A major)
to make her feel good
(A minor) If I could do more then I surely would (C major)
For Mary (A minor)
Verse 3
For (A major) (A minor) Mary
For the sake (D major) of Mary I do what I can
She still (A major) don't trust me to be her man
(A minor) I say (D major) the right thing but
my timing's bad
She (E minor) thinks I'm like the rest,
but (E major) I'm the best (E minor) she's ever had (D major)
Interlude 1
(D major) (A minor) (C major) (A minor) (A major) (A minor)
Verse 4
For the sake (C major) of Mary (A minor) (C major) (A minor) (C major)
I was (A minor) cook first class (A major) on the Belfast be
But (C major) when she sailed
Verse 5
she sailed without (A minor) me
In Needle Pete's (A major) got my last tattoo
(A minor) In bleeding letters of red and (G sharp major) blue
Verse 6
(C major) For (A minor) Mary (C major) (A minor) (A major) (A minor)
For (C major) the sake (D major) of Mary I changed my drift
(A minor) Got a good job (A major) on the graveyard shift
She (A minor) set (D major) her heart on a pretty little place
I (E minor) want to see the tears of joy on her face
For (D major)
Verse 7
Mary (F major) (D major)
(A minor) (A major) (A minor) (F major) (D major)
(A minor) (A major)
(A minor) (C major) (A minor) (A major) (A minor) (C major) (A minor) (C major) (A minor) (A major) (A minor)
(C major) For the sake (D major) of Mary
I keep the flame
I don't (A major) want to be the villain again
She's (D major) had her bad times and
it's shook her about
I don't (E minor) want to take the easy way (E major) out
For the (D major)
Verse 8
Outro 1
sake of Mary
(A minor) (A major) (A minor) (C major) (A minor) (A major) (A minor) (C major) (A minor) (C major)
(A minor) (C major) (A minor) (A major) (A minor) (C major) (A minor) (C major) (A minor) (A major) (A minor) (D major)
(C major) (A minor) (C major) (A minor)
For the Sake of Mary
Richard Thompson
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