Big Thief - Mary: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Mary" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.
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Learn Mary Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Big Thief
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Mary" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
F Burn up with the water F The floods are on the plains F The planets in a rose F Who knows what they contain? F And my brain is like an orchestra F Playing on, insane F Will you love me like you loved me in the January rain? F Mom and Dad and violins A# F Somber country silence F The needle stopped the kicking C The clothes pins on the floor F And my heart is playing hide and seek A# F Wait and count to four C Will you love me like you loved me and A# F I'll never ask for more A# What did you tell me Mary When you were there so sweet and very F Full of field and stars You carried all of time C Oh and, heavens, when you looked at me Your eyes were like machinery F Your hands were making artifacts in the corner of my mind Chorus: A# Monastery monochrome Boom balloon machine and oh F Diamond rings and gutter bones Marching up the mountain A# With our aching planning High and smiling Cheap drink Dark and violent F Full of butterflies The violent tenderness The sweet asylum C The clay you find is fortified We felt unfocused fade the line F The sugar rush The constant hush The pushing of the water gush A# The marching band When April ran F May June bugs fly and C Push your gin Jacob With the tired wiry brandy look A# F Here we go round Mary in your famous story book We overcome the sirens We look both left and right And I can feel the numbness accompany my plight And I know that someday soon I'll see you But now you're out of sight And you'll kiss me like you used to in the January night What did you tell me Mary When you were there so sweet and very Full of field and stars You carried all of time Oh and, heavens, when you looked at me Your eyes were like machinery Your hands were making artifacts in the corner of my mind Chorus You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA#  C  F  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" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Mary" by Big Thief.