Mary Danced With Soldiers chords by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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She'd slip away each day
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with the dimming light
And with the sweetest smile she'd
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kiss the child goodnight
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At the mill she'd work her
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fingers till they were raw
For the sake of her son and the
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daddy he never saw
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Verse 2

Mary danced with soldiers

She stepped a light quadrille

Shawl across her shoulders

To keep away the chill,

to keep away the chill

Verse 3
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It was a rebel boy who brought
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her joy they say
Though the years had passed the
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memories stood fast each day
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Before a bullet crushed
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the life of their romance
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He gave her a shawl and a para
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sol from France

Verse 4
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Mary danced with soldiers
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She stepped a light quadrille
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Shawl across her shoulders
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To keep away the chill,
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to keep away the chill

Interlude 1

Verse 5
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They came around to the
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tavern in town that night
And with silent cries Mary
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never tried to fight
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They cut her hair and left her body torn
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Her spirit slipped away
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before the dawn
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Verse 6
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Mary danced with soldiers
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But now her body's still
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Shawl across her shoulders
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To keep away the chill
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Verse 7
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Mary danced with soldiers
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She stepped a light quadrille
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Shawl across her shoulders
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To keep away the chill,
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to keep away the chill