Oh, Sweet Mary — Big Brother & The Holding Company
Chords and lyrics for Oh, Sweet Mary by Big Brother & The Holding Company (key of Dm).
Verse 1
(From the 1968 Album CHEAP THRILLS)
Intro
[G] [F] [G] [F] [G]
[F] [G]
Verse 1
[G]Oh, sweet Mary, child of confusion, she [F]runs the hills to [G]cry
[G]Past the willows or an illusion, Lord, tell me the reason why
Tell me why, [C]why is it all so hard?
[Em]Breathing [F]in the [C]air
Breathe [G]in the air
Guitar Solo
[F] [G] [D] [G] [F] [G]
[F] [G] [F] [G] [F] [G]
[F] [G]
Verse 2
[G]Oh, sweet Mary, in our story, have we nothing left to give ?
But don't we all know, babe, if we're pressed to, that that's [F]the way we
[G]live
Tell me why, [C]why is it all so hard?
[Em]Breathing [F]in the [G]air
Breathing in the [Em]air
[F]Anyone to [C]care, [G]oh, [F]yeah![G]
Guitar Solo
[G] [F] [G] [F] [G]
[F] [G] [F] [G]
Outro
[G]Hop now, hop now, hop now, hop now, hop now, hop now
Hop now, hop now, hop now, hop now, hop now, hop now, whoa, yeah![D]
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