Tom:AIntro:AC#mBmE
Verse 1:
AC#m
Do you want to elope tonight
BmE
Gettin' lost in the shadows
AC#m
All dressed up like a switchblade knife
BmE
Let's hang in love from the gallows
AC#m
Or we can take a walk around the lake
BmE
There's a garden in the park there
AC#m
Under the stars next-to-the fireside
BmE
Anywhere is better than here
Chorus 1 (ooh’s begin lines 1-3):
DEA
Oh Mother Mary, take my hand
DEA
I'll be a saint, I'll be your man
DEAF#m
I'll do most anything, 'cause I don't care
DEA
Oh Mother Mary, take my hand
bum-bum-bum; bum-bum-ba-dada-dada (2x)
Verse 2:
AC#m
Take a ride on the midnight train (ooh)
BmE
We'll fall asleep at the station
AC#m
Too much wine, driving me insane (ooh)
BmE
And then we'll miss our destination
AC#m
Oh well, too bad, who cares, it's alright (ooh)
BmE
As long as we will stick together
AC#m
In Hell we’ll rain arrows of sunshine (ooh)
BmE
We'll watch it rise and shine forever
Chorus 2 (ooh’s begin lines 1-3):
DEA
Oh Mother Mary, take my hand
DEA
I'll be a saint, I'll be your man
DEAF#m
I'll do most anything, 'cause I don't care
DEA
Oh Mother Mary, take my hand
bum-bum-bum; bum-bum-ba-dada-dada (2x)
Solo (over verse):
(AC#mBmE) 2x
Chorus 3:
DEA
Oh Mother Mary, take my hand
DEA
I'll be a saint, I'll be your man
DEAF#m
I'll do most anything, 'cause I don't care
DEA
Oh Mother Mary, take my hand
bum-bum-bum; bum-bum-ba-dada-dada [x2]
bum-bum-bum; ba-dum!