Tuning: E A D G B E

[Intro] Dm A7 Dm Dm Dm A7 Dm Dm Dm Dm [Verse 1]

Oh, ^DmMary ^A7was a ^Dmmaiden When the ^Fbirds began to ^Csing ^DmShe was sweeter than the ^Fblooming rose So ^Cearly in the ^Dmspring

[Verse 2]

Her ^Dmthoughts were ^A7gay and ^Dmhappy And the ^Fmorning gay and ^Cfine ^DmFor her lover was a ^Friver boy From the ^Criver in the ^Dmpines

[Interlude] Dm A7 Dm A7 [Verse 3]

Now ^DmCharlie, ^A7he got ^Dmmarried To his ^FMary in the ^Cspring ^DmWhen the trees were budding ^Fearly And the ^Cbirds began to ^Dmsing

[Verse 4]

But ^Dmearly ^A7in the ^Dmautumn When the ^Ffruit is in the ^Cwine ^DmI'll return to you, my ^Fdarling From the ^Criver in the ^Dmpines

[Interlude] Dm A7 Dm A7 [Verse 5]

It was ^Dmearly ^A7in the ^Dmmorning In Wis^Fconsin's dreary ^Cclime ^DmWhen he rode the fatal ^Frapids For that ^Clast and fatal ^Dmtime

[Verse 6]

They ^Dmfound his ^A7body ^Dmlying On the ^Frocky shore be^Clow ^DmWhere the silent water ^Fripples And the ^Cwhispering cedars ^Dmblow

[Interlude] Dm A7 Dm A7 [Verse 7]

Now ^Dmevery ^A7raft of ^Dmlumber That comes ^Fdown the Chippe^Cwa ^DmThere's a lonely grave that's ^Fvisited By ^Cdrivers on their ^Dmway

[Verse 8]

They ^Dmplant wild ^A7flowers up^Dmon it In the ^Fmorning fair and ^Cfine ^Dm'Tis the grave of two young ^Flovers From the ^Criver in the ^Dmpines

[Outro] Dm A7 Dm A7

Joan Baez - The river in the pines