Key: Bb major
Intro 1
G
C
G
C
Verse 1
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C
"Mary is an an gel,"
says a five year old's wide eyes
G
C
"You are the oldest person
I've ever seen,"
Mary sighs
G
C
"These are the wings I
made you so you can fly
G
C
When you get to heaven
Verse 2
Tell my grandmother I said hi,"
Am
G
She's on the fifth floor balcony
Am
G
C
She sees heaven closer than us
C
G
D
She knows that she can always trust
Dsus4
C
G
Her paper wings and halo
C
G
C
G
C
G
C
Verse 3
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C
Mary is a full-care resident
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C
resident on her last days
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C
They feed her pills and oatmeal
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C
She's set in her ways
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C
Mary was born in England
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C
G
in 1904
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C
Am
And all but one died before her
Verse 4
Am
G
C
She sees heaven closer than us
Am
G
D
She knows that she can always trust
Dsus4
C
Her paper wings and
halo
G
C
G
C
G
Verse 5
D
Dsus4
C
Mary is tired of waiting
D
Dsus4
C
She is almost there
D
C
Mary knows she could fly, she could fly
If she could get out of that damn chair
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C
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C
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C
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C
G
Verse 6
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C
when they were young
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"You remind me of my grandchild
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Loving life and having fun,"
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C
Mary's time is coming
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C
and she's not afraid
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C
Mary is a good woman and she
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C
loved the life that she made
Verse 7
That she made
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G
She's on the fifth floor balcony
Am
G
C
She knows heaven awaits her now
Am
G
And when it's time to fly
Dsus4
D
She'll know how
Dsus4
C
With her paper wings and halo
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C
G
C
G
C
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C
Verse 8
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C
"Mary is an angel," says
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C
a five year old's wide eyes
G
C
"You are the oldest person
G
C
"These are the wings I
G
C
made you so you can fly
G
C
When you get to heaven
G
C
Tell my mother I said hi,"
Outro 1
Am
G
Am
G
C
G
Am
G
D
C
G
C
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C
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C
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsG C Am D Dsus4
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