Am F she lived on a curve in the road in an old tar paper shack Am F on the south side of town on the wrong side of the tracks C G sometimes on the way into town we say F mama can we stop and give her a ride Am G F sometimes we did but her hands flew from her side F G Am F wild eyed...crazy...Mary Am F down a long dirt road past the Parson's place Am F their old blue car we used to race C G F a little country store, with a sign tacked to the side Am F said no L-O-I-T-E-R-I-N-G allowed Am F underneath that sign always congregated quite a crowd Am G F G take a bottle, drink it down, pass it around take a bottle, drink it down, pass it around, pass it a Am G F G take a bottle, drink it down, pass it a, pass it a, pass it around A one night the thunder cracked, mercy backed outside her windowsill D dreamed I was flying high, above the trees, over the hills A looked down into the house of Mary Em D somethings gone???, newspaper covered walls A and Mary rising up, above it all A D A D A A G D F G A ah...... ah...... Am next morning on the way into town F we saw some skid marks and followed them around Am F Am over the curb, through the fields, into the house of Mary G C that what you fear the most will meet you half way G C that what you fear the most will meet you half way Am G F G take a bottle, drink it down, pass it around take a bottle, drink it down, pass it around, pass it a Am G F G take a bottle, drink it down, pass it a, pass it a, pass it around

Am F she lived on a curve in the road in an old tar paper shack Am F on the south side of town on the wrong side of the tracks C G sometimes on the way into town we say F mama can we stop and give her a ride Am G F sometimes we did but her hands flew from her side F G Am F wild eyed...crazy...Mary Am F down a long dirt road past the Parson's place Am F their old blue car we used to race C G F a little country store, with a sign tacked to the side Am F said no L-O-I-T-E-R-I-N-G allowed Am F underneath that sign always congregated quite a crowd Am G F G take a bottle, drink it down, pass it around take a bottle, drink it down, pass it around, pass it a Am G F G take a bottle, drink it down, pass it a, pass it a, pass it around A one night the thunder cracked, mercy backed outside her windowsill D dreamed I was flying high, above the trees, over the hills A looked down into the house of Mary Em D somethings gone???, newspaper covered walls A and Mary rising up, above it all A D A D A A G D F G A ah...... ah...... Am next morning on the way into town F we saw some skid marks and followed them around Am F Am over the curb, through the fields, into the house of Mary G F that what you fear the most will meet you half way G F that what you fear the most will meet you half way Am G F G take a bottle, drink it down, pass it around take a bottle, drink it down, pass it around, pass it a Am G F G take a bottle, drink it down, pass it a, pass it a, pass it around