There's A Light Beyond These Woods (Mary Margaret) chords by Nanci Griffith
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Verse 1
(G major) (C major) (G major) (C major) There's a (G major) light beyond these (C major) woods,
Mary (G major) Margaret. (C major)
Do you (G major) think that we will go (C major) there,
And (G major) see what makes it shine,
Mary (C major) Margaret?
It's almost morning, and
we've (G major) talked all night, (C major) (G major)
You (D major) know we've made big
plans for (C major) ten-year-olds,
You You (G major) You and I. (C major) (G major) (C major)
Verse 2
Have (G major) you met my new (C major) boy friend,
(G major) Margaret? (C major)
(G major) His name is John, (C major)
and he rides (G major) my bus to school,
And he (C major) holds my hand.
He's fourteen, (G major) he's my older man.
But (D major) we'll still be the best of friends,
The (C major) three of us, Margaret, (G major) John, and I. (C major)
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Verse 3
(G major) Let's go to (C major) New York City,
(G major) Margaret! (C major)
We'll (G major) hide out in the sub (C major) ways (G major)
And drink the poets' wine, oh,
But (C major) I had John,
so you went and I (G major) stayed behind.
But (D major) you were home in time
for the senior (C major) prom,
When (G major) we lost John.
The (C major)
Verse 4
(G major) (B minor) fantasies we plan,
I'm (C major) living them now.
(B minor) All the dreams we sang
when (C major) we knew how,
Well, they (G major) haven't changed. (C major) (G major)
There's (D major) never been two
friends like (C major) you and me,
Mary Mar (G major) garet. (C major) (G major) (C major)
Verse 5
(G major) It's nice to see you fam (C major) ily growing,
Mar (G major) garet. (C major)
Your (G major) daughter and your husband there,
(C major) They really (G major) treat you right,
But we've (C major) talked all night
And what about (G major) the light,
(C major) (G major) that (D major) glowed beyond
Our woods when (C major) we were ten?
You were the ram (G major) bler (C major) then. (G major)
The (A minor)
Verse 6
(B minor) fantasies we planned,
well, Maggie,
I'm (C major) living them now. (B minor)
All the dreams we sang,
oh, we dam (C major) n sure knew
How, but I (G major) haven't changed. (C major) (G major)
(D major) There'll never be two friends
like (C major) you and me,
Maggie, (G major) can't you see? (C major)
Verse 7
There's a (G major) light beyond your woods,
(C major) Mary (G major) Margaret. (C major)
(G major)
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