The Grave Of Little Mary Phagan chords by Fiddlin' John Carson

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Verse 1
F 
 (F major) Sure, I'm always light -hearted.
C 
Not a care in this world  (C major) have I.
F 
I  (F major) know I'm loved by a daisy,
that I couldn't forgive if I tried.
She sleeps far away in the mountain,
while the little bird sings in the tree.
C 
F 
 (C major) A   (F major) little grave that's covered in ivy,
I will love one my waiting for thee.
The grave that's hanging there ever,
and it is not far away.
G 
C 
F 
 (G major) Little  (C major)  (F major) Mary's body is sleeping,
a soul really angel today.
Lonely here with the mother,
C 
how happy that poor soul would  (C major) be.
F 
He  (F major) sleeps now in the little graveyard,
while little birds sing in the tree.
Little Mary was just fourteen,
she's pretty as a queen.
C 
F 
 (C major) Her  (F major) hair was dark and curly,
the sweetest child ever was seen.
Lonely here with the mother,
C 
how happy that poor soul would  (C major) be.
F 
 (F major) He sleeps now in the little graveyard,
while the little bird sings in the tree.
The day she left again, mother,
that day we shall never forget.
C 
F 
 (C major) The  (F major) morning she walked
to Lake Carlisle,
I fancy I see her still yet.
She was only here with the mother,
C 
how happy that poor soul would  (C major) be.
F 
He  (F major) sleeps now in the little graveyard,
while the little bird sings in the tree.