Mary Jo - Belle and Sebastian
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Tabbed By Caz1977
Great song, simple is best, as with most of Belle and Sebastian's songs, especially the
ones. I've tabbed this version with alternate chords
for a different key a full step lower than the song as it's easier to play
with simpler chords if you don't want to play along with the song. They're
listed below.
Alternate chords 1 step lower
EADGBe EADGBe
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Chords: E: 022100 D: XX0232
B: 799877 or X24442 A: X02220
A: 577655 G: 320003 or 355433
F#m: 244222 Em: 022000
G#m: 466444 F#m: 244222
C#m: X46654 Bm: X24432
Intro: E
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Verse 1
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E
Mary Jo, living alone
B
Drinking tea, on her own
A E
She wants, I don't know what you want
E
Mary Jo, living alone
B
Drinking gin, the telly's on
A
She wants
Chorus 1
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(No Chord) E F#m
The night to follow day and back again
G#m
She doesn't want to sleep
A E
Well who could blame her if she wants?
F#m G#m
The night to follow day and back again
A
She doesn't want to sleep
F#m A
Well who could blame her, if she sleeps?
F#m A
Oh who could blame her, if she sleeps?
F#m E
Oh who could blame her, if she's sleeping?
Verse 2
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E
Mary Jo, back with yourself
B A
For company, keep telling yourself you're young
E
And it'll happen soon
E
Mary Jo, no one can guess
B
What you've been through
A
Now you've got love to burn
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/belle_and_sebastian/mary_jo_crd.html ]
Chorus 2
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(No Chord) E F#m
It's someone else's turn to go through Hell
G#m A
And you can see them come from fifty yards
E
Yeah you can tell
F#m G#m
It's someone else's turn to take a fall
A F#m
And now you are the one who's strong enough to help them
A F#m
The one who's strong enough to help them
A F#m E
The one who's strong enough to help them all
Bridge
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While Stuart is carrying on "all" and then la-la-la-ing you just carry on
with the chorus chord progression:
E, F#m, G#m, A (x2)
Middle Bit
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C#m
Mary Jo, you're looking thin
B
You're reading a book, "The State I Am In"
A E
But oh, it doesn't help at all
C#m
Cos what you want is a cigarette
B A
And a thespian with a caravanette in Hull
Chorus 3
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(No Chord) E F#m
Your life is never dull in your dreams
G#m A E
A pity that it never seems to work the way you see it
F#m G#m
Life is never dull in your head
A F#m
A sorry tale of action and the men you left for
A F#m
Women, and the men you left for
A F#m E
Intrigue, and the men you left for dead
F#m G#m
Life is never dull in your dreams
A E
A pity that it never works out, Mary
F#m G#m
Life is never dull in your dreams
A F#m
A sorry tale of action and the men you left for
A F#m
Women, and the men you left for
A F#m E
Intrigue, and the men you left for dead
E
The men you left for dead
Finish on an E
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