Joe Purdy - Mary may and bobby

^DIt was a fine day in the ^Gfift^G/F#h grade^{Em7 D}when Mary May let B^Gobby ^G/F#walk he^Em7r home from school

^Dhe had her books in hand and he was l^Gisten^G/F#ing to ^Em7every word she ^A7sus4said like it was the ^Dgospel of the ^Gprop^G/F#hecies ^{Em7 A7sus4}

and he ^Em7loved the way her ^G/F#hair fell acr^Goss her d^A7sus4ress went home singing w^Em7ho wrote the book of ^G/F#love

and ^Gtry a little t^A7sus4enderness

^Dthe next day on the ^Gplaygroun^G/F#d ^Em7bobby sat ^A7sus4Mary down on the swi^Dngset behind the san^Gdbox^{G/F# Em7 A7sus4}

and she said, ^Em7Bobby i just ^G/F#wanna ^Gplay ^A7sus4 so ^Em7what is it you ^G/F#have to ^Gsay? ^A7sus4

He said, ^Dmary, ^Em7marry me.^{G A7sus4} we could live out ^Dby the^Em7 sea ^{G A7sus4}

like they do on the^D movie^Em7 screen. ^{G A7sus4} oh, ma^Drry me, m^Em7ary may, ^Gbefore you go ^A7sus4back to play

It was gr^Daduation ^Gday.^{G/F# Em7} They were w^Daiting on a ^Gplane to ^G/F#take Mary^Em7 away. ^A7sus4 Said, "Ther^De's nothing left f^Gor m^G/F#e here ^Em7but y^A7sus4ou. Bobby, I ^Em7hope that you can ^G/F#find yourself t^Ghrough.^A7sus4 There's s^Do much that I ^Gwish to^G/F# know,^{Em7 A7sus4} and I ^Dhave to do this ^Gon my ^G/F#own ^{Em7 A7sus4} and I ^Dhope that you can u^Gnderst^G/F#and. ^{Em7 A7sus4} Bobby, w^Em7rite me when you c^G/F#an. ^{G A7sus4}

He said, &q^Duot;Take my high sch^Gool ^G/F#ring, ^Em7 so t^A7sus4ime to time now you ^Dcan think of me ^{G G/F# Em7 A7sus4} and t^Em7here's just one more ^G/F#thing ^Gbefore you ^A7sus4leave..."

He said, ^Dmary, ^Em7marry me.^{G A7sus4} we could live out ^Dby the^Em7 sea ^{G A7sus4}

like they do on the^D movie^Em7 screen. ^{G A7sus4} oh, ma^Drry me, m^Em7ary may, ^Gbefore you up ^A7sus4and fly away

There's s^Do much time has ^Gpas^G/F#sed si^Em7nce that day and ^DMary stopped writing ^Gyea^G/F#rs ago^Em7 and B^Dobby never took his mu^Gsic o^G/F#n the r^Em7oad. Guess he n^Dever really g^Gave ^G/F#up hop^Em7e. Now ^DMary she's got e^Gverythi^G/F#ng she tho^Em7ught she want^A7sus4ed got a ^DPh.D., she is an ^Gindep^G/F#endent b^Em7usiness w^A7sus4oman climbing ^Dup the corporate l^Gadde^G/F#r though i^Em7t really don't seem to ^A7sus4matter, she is l^Donely beyond^G be^G/F#lief. ^{Em7 A7sus4} So o^Em7ne day she went h^G/F#ome ^G A7sus4 Em7 G/F# G A7sus4 (strum A couple of times) looking for the only love she'd ever known.

She f^Dound him once a^Ggain^G/F#, ^Em7 playing a circuit at the ^DHoliday Inn,^{G G/F# Em7} still singing the s^A7sus4ong about the one^D he lost ^{G G/F# Em7}long ago. Just g^A7sus4oes to show, you never ^Dknow. ^{G G/F# Em7 A7sus4}

She ^Em7took his hand in ^G/F#hers ^G not e^A7sus4verything she ^Em7had planned and reh^G/F#earsed. ^{G A7sus4}

She said, &^Dquot;Bob^Em7by, marry^G me. ^A7sus4We could live in a apa^Drtment building with a win^Em7dow view. ^{G A7sus4}We could take in mov^Dies on the week^Em7end while^G planning our v^A7sus4acation. Take a ^Dhoneymoon by the s^Em7ea. G A7sus4 D G G/F# Em7 Oh Bobby, won't you just marry me? Won't you just ^A7sus4marry me? ^{D G G/F# Em7} Oh please, m^A7sus4arry me." ^{D G G/F# Em7 A7sus4}

^DIt was a fine day in the ^Gfift^G/F#h grade^{Em7 D}when Mary May let B^Gobby ^G/F#walk he^Em7r home from school