The Four Marys Chords
The Four Marys by John Allan Cameron is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, G, C, Am, Dm, A, D, Bm and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
F G C F
C G C G
Chorus
C F C
Last night there were four Marys
Am C Dm G
This night there'll be but three
F G C F
There was Mary Seaton and Mary Beaton
C G C G
And Mary Carmichael and me
verse 1
C F C
Little did my mother think
Am C Dm G
When first she cradled me
F G C F
That I would die so far from home
C G C G
Or hang from the gallows tree
verse 2
C F C
They'll tie a napkin around my eye
Am C Dm G
And no let me see the day
F G C F
And they'll never let on to my father and mother
C G C G
But that I'm away over the sea
Chorus
C F C
Last night there were four Marys
Am C Dm G
This night there'll be but three
F G C F
There was Mary Seaton and Mary Beaton
C G C G
And Mary Carmichael and me
Instrumental
C F C
Am C Dm G
F G C F
C G C A
verse 3
D G D
I wish I could lie in my own churchyard
Bm D Em A
Beneath the old yew tree
G A D G
Where we ---- the --- and --- the ---
D A D A
My brothers, my sisters and me
verse 4
D G D
And little care I for a nameless grave
Bm D Em A
As I'd hoped for eternity
G A D G
So I pray that the fate of a dying thief
D A D A
May be granted through grace unto me
Chorus
D G D
Last night there were four Marys
Bm D Em A
This night there'll be but three
G A D G
There was Mary Seaton and Mary Beaton
D A D A
And Mary Carmichael and me
Chorus
D G D
Last night there were four Marys
Bm D Em A
This night there'll be but three
G A D G
There was Mary Seaton and Mary Beaton
D A D A
And Mary Carmichael and me
Outro
D G D
Last night there were four Marys
Bm D Em A
This night there'll be but three
G A D G
There was Mary Seaton and Mary Beaton
D A D A
And Mary Carmichael and me