Mary Danced With Soldiers Chords
Mary Danced With Soldiers by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, Em and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Verso 1:
G C G
She'd slip away each day with the dimming light
G C G
And with the sweetest smile she'd kiss the child goodnight
C G
At the mill she'd work her fingers till they were raw
Em D G
For the sake of her son and the daddy he never saw
C G
Mary danced with soldiers
Em
She stepped a light quadrille
C G
Shawl across her shoulders
Em C G
To keep away the chill, to keep away the chill
Verso 2:
G C G
It was a rebel boy who brought her joy they say
G C G
Though the years had passed the memories stood fast each day
C G
Before a bullet crushed the life of their romance
Em D G
He gave her a shawl and a parasol from France
C G
Mary danced with soldiers
Em
She stepped a light quadrille
C G
Shawl across her shoulders
Em C G
To keep away the chill, to keep away the chill
Verso 3:
G C G
They came around to the tavern in town that night
G C G
And with silent cries Mary never tried to fight
C G
They cut her hair and left her body torn
Em D G
Her spirit slipped away before the dawn
C G
Mary danced with soldiers
Em
But now her body's still
C G
Shawl across her shoulders
C G
To keep away the chill
C G
Mary danced with soldiers
Em
She stepped a light quadrille
C G
Shawl across her shoulders
Em C G
To keep away the chill, to keep away the chill