Mary Ann Regrets
Burl IvesVersion1
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1. I saved up my money to buy my sweetheart some flowers,
For Saturday's date and I restlessly counted the hours.
Then today in the mail I received this short little note,
And I broke down inside at the message that her mother
wrote.
'Mary-Ann regrets she's unable to see you again,
We're leaving for Europe next week, she'll be busy 'till
then.'
They know that she loves me, but poor boys don't fit in
their plan.
Good-bye, good luck, good-bye my sweet Mary-Ann.
2.The weeks have gone by - not a word have I heard
since then.
In the papers I read of the far away places she's been.
I can't eat, I can't sleep, for over and over again,
My mind reads that letter and I cry for my Mary-Ann.
3.My Mary-Ann died - they say she just wasted away.
If I could have seen her I know she'd be living today.
For we loved each other and if they had left us alone,
Today she'd be wearing my ring, not a blanket of stone.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat!
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Readable chord sheet for Mary Ann Regrets by Burl Ives
1. [C]I saved up my money to buy my sweetheart some [G7]flowers, [G7]For Saturday's date and I restlessly counted the [C]hours. [C]Then today in the mail I received this short little [F]note, [F]And I [G7]broke down inside at the message that her mother [C]wrote. '[C]Mary-Ann regrets she's unable to see you [F]again, [F]We're [G7]leaving for Europe next week, she'll be busy 'till [C]then.' [C]They know that she loves me, but poor boys don't fit in their [F]plan. [F]Good-[G7]bye, good luck, [G]good-bye my [G7]sweet [C]Mary-Ann. 2.[C]The weeks have gone by - not a word have I heard since [G7]then. [G7]In the papers I read of the far away places she's [C]been. [C]I can't eat, I can't sleep, for over and over [F]again, [F]My [G7]mind reads that [G]letter and I [G7]cry for my M[C]ary-Ann. 3.[C]My Mary-Ann died - they say she just wasted [G7]away. [G7]If I could have seen her I know she'd be [G]living [C]today. [C]For we loved each other and if they had [C7]left us [F]alone, [G7]Today she'd be wearing my [G]ring, not a blanket of[C] stone. A sixties smash from Kraziekhat!