a-ha - Mary Ellen Makes the Moment Count: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Mary Ellen Makes the Moment Count" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Dm C G Mary cries out, "For the love of God" As she's walking out the laundromat Down the street and it's the short way home Feeling special 'cause she's so alone A# F G Dm The world's full of lonely people And it shows A# F G Dm The world's full of lonely people She shrugs her coat off and unlocks the door Eats her dinner on the kitchen floor Writes a poem and turns the radio on Every singer sings the same old song And it goes "The world's full of lonely people" And it shows The world's full of lonely people Chorus: Dm But when she wanted me to go A C A# She just had to let it show A7 To bring me down Dm if she wanted me to leave A C A# She just wore it on her sleeve A7 Dm C G But at least, I was around But when she wanted me to go She just had to let it show To bring me down If she wanted me to leave She just wore it on her sleeve At least I was around Mary Ellen makes the moment count As she's looking through old photographs Pictures taken from an early age Faces look back at her from the page And they say The world's full of lonely people It's okay The world's full of lonely people It's okay The world's full of lonely people Chorus: But when she wanted me to go She just had to let it show To bring me down If she wanted me to leave She just wore it on her sleeve But at least I was around I was around I was around I was around Mary Ellen makes the moment count You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  A#  A7  C  Dm  F  G  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Mary Ellen Makes the Moment Count" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Mary Ellen Makes the Moment Count" by a-ha.