Mary May & Bobby By Joe Purdy (http://www.joepurdy.com) From the album Joe Purdy Tabbed by Kevin (liquoricewhip@hotmail.com) Check out the Unofficial Joe Purdy Transcription site at www.kevin.host-ed.net/joepurdy Capo IV, all notes/chords relative to capo D: xx0232 G: 320033 F#/G: 200233 Em7: 022033 A/G: x02033 D chords in the verses are played (D0 - G2 - e2 - B3 - G2 - D0) D G F#/G Em7 It was a fine day in the fifth grade D G F#/G Em7 When Mary May let Bobby walk her home from school D G F#/G Em7 A/G He had her books in hand and he was listening to every word she said D G F#/G Em7 A/G Like it was the gospel or the prophecies Em7 F#/G G A/G And he loved the way her hair fell across her dress Em7 F#/G G A/G Went home singing who wrote the book of love and try a little tenderness, yeah D G F#/G Em7 (x2) D G F#/G Em7 A/G The next day on the playground Bobby sat Mary down D G F#/G Em7 A/G On the swingset behind the sandbox Em7 F#/G G A/G And she said, "Bobby I just want to play, Em7 F#/G G A/G So what is this you have to say?" D Em7 G A/G He said, "Mary, marry me. D Em7 G A/G We could live out by the sea D Em7 G A/G Like they do on the movie screen. D Em7 G A/G Oh, marry me, Mary May, before you go back to play." D G F#/G Em7 (x2) D G F#/G Em7 A/G It was graduation day D G F#/G Em7 A/G They were waiting on a plane to take Mary away D G F#/G Em7 A/G She said, "There's nothing left for me here but you Em7 F#/G G A/G Bobby, I hope that you can find yourself too D G F#/G Em7 A/G There's so much that I wish to know D G F#/G Em7 A/G And I have to do this on my own D G F#/G Em7 A/G And I hope that you can understand Em7 F#/G G A/G Bobby, write me when you can D G F#/G Em7 A/G And he said, "Take my high school ring D G F#/G Em7 A/G So from time to time now you can think of me Em7 F#/G G A/G And there's just one more thing before you leave" D Em7 G A/G He said, "Mary, marry me. D Em7 G A/G We could live out by the sea D Em7 G A/G Like they do on the movie screen. D Em7 G A/G Oh, marry me, Mary May, before you up and fly away" D G F#/G Em7 (x4) (hold on last chord for 4 bars the last time) D G F#/G Em7 So much time has passed since that day D G F#/G Em7 Mary stopped writing years ago D G F#/G Em7 And Bobby never took his music on the road D G F#/G Em7 Guess he never really gave up hope D G F#/G Em7 A/G Now Mary she's got everything she thought she wanted D G F#/G Em7 A/G Got a PhD, she is an independent business woman D G F#/G Em7 A/G Climbing up the corporate ladder, though it really don't seem to matter, D G F#/G Em7 A/G She is lonely beyond belief Em7 F#/G G A/G So one day she went home Em7 F#/G G A/G (hold for an extra bar) Looking for the only love she'd ever known D G F#/G Em7 She found him once again D G F#/G Em7 A/G Playing a circuit at the Holiday Inn D G F#/G Em7 A/G Still singing a song about the one gone long ago D G F#/G Em7 A/G Just goes to show you never know Em7 F#/G G A/G She took his hand in hers Em7 F#/G G A/G Got everything she had planned and rehearsed D Em7 G A/G She said, "Bobby, marry me D Em7 G A/G We could live in an apartment building with a window view D Em7 G A/G We could take in movies on the weekend, while we're planning our vacation D Em7 G A/G Take a honeymoon by the sea, oh Bobby, won't you just marry me? D Em7 G A/G Won't you just marry me? D Em7 G A/G Oh please, marry me" D Em7 G A/G D Em7 G (hold on the last chord for 4 bars) D G F#/G Em7 It was a fine day in the fifth grade D G F#/G Em7 When Mary May let Bobby walk her home from school