Oh, Miss Mary

 

Written by John Stewart and John Phillips

 

‘Oh, Miss Mary’ is on The Kinston Trio album “College Concert”, Capitol Records 1962, CD re-release together with the The KT album “Close Up” by Collector´s Choice, 2000, and on the Bear Family Records box set "The Stewart Years", 2000. 

There weren´t so many gals that took to wanderin´ back in ´62 – good for Mary that she did. 

Sounds good when you play the song alone, sounds better when you have friends over who can help you out on the chorus!

 

 

(G)  (Am)  (B7)  (C) (D) (G)  (D7)

(G) Oh, Miss (Am)Mary, (G) where are you wanderin'?

(Am) Oh, Miss (D)Mary, (G) where are you wanderin'?

Oh, Miss (C)Mary, (B7) where are you (Em)wande(C)rin'?

(G) Three days and (Am)Mary's (D)comin' (G)home. (D7)

 

When (G)Mary was a (Am)young girl (G) she took to wanderin',

(Am) Never would she (D)leave me (G) and not come back again.

Swear I hear her (C)singing, (B7)singing in the (C)western wind,

(G) Three days and (Am)Mary's (D)comin' (G)home. (D7)

 

(G) Oh, Miss (Am)Mary, (G) where are you wanderin'?

(Am) Oh, Miss (D)Mary, (G) where are you wanderin'?

Oh, Miss (C)Mary, (B7) where are you (Em)wande(C)rin'?

(G) Three days and (Am)Mary's (D)comin' (G)home. (D7)

 

(G)Mary chased a (Am)rainbow (G) over the mountains,

(Am)Crossed so many (D)rivers, Lord, (G) that I can't count ´em.

She wouldn't want those (C)rainbows (B7)even if she (C)found them,

(G) Three days and (Am)Mary's (D)comin' (G)home. (D7)

 

(G) Oh, Miss (Am)Mary, (G) where are you wanderin'?

(Am) Oh, Miss (D)Mary, (G) where are you wanderin'?

Oh, Miss (C)Mary, (B7) where are you (Em)wande(C)rin'?

(G) Three days and (Am)Mary's (D)comin' (G)home. (D7)

 

(G)Watchin' for my (Am)Mary, (G) wish she were home again,

(Am)Home from the (D)rivers, Lord, (G) home from the mountains.

If I turned my (C)back, say, (B7)she'd just be (C)gone again,

(G) Three days and (Am)Mary's (D)comin' (G)home. (D7)

 

(G) Oh, Miss (Am)Mary, (G) where are you wanderin'?

(Am) Oh, Miss (D)Mary, (G) where are you wanderin'?

Oh, Miss (C)Mary, (B7) where are you (Em)wande(C)rin'?

(G) Three days and (Am)Mary's (D)comin' (G)home. (D7)

 

(G) Oh, Miss (Am)Mary, (G) where are you wanderin'?

(Am) Oh, Miss (D)Mary, (G) where are you wanderin'?

Oh, Miss (C)Mary, (B7) where are you (Em)wande(C)rin'?

(G) Three days and (Am)Mary's (D)comin',

(G) Three days and (Am)Mary's (D)comin',

(G) Three days and (Am)Mary's (D)comin'  (G)home.   (D7)(G)

 

©  John Phillips/John Stewart, All Rights Reserved

 

Art Faller, Charlie Woodward & janhauenstein@gmx.de

 

May 2005