Sweet Mary Cried Chords

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Sweet Mary Cried by Sawyer Brown is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, A and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
E
Text
16
Speed
  			 
Intro/Rhythm (Key of E) 
keep repeating during intro & verses 
e---------0-------------2----- 
B------------4?-2?-2-------4-- 
G------4?-4?-4?-2----2-------4 
D----------------------------- 
A----------------------------- 
E---0------------------------- 
 
 
Verse 1 
E         A         E                    A 
Mary, the Son of God is sleeping in your bed 
E           A           E                E 
It's a holy mighty crown that awaits His head 
B                        A            E 
But that's not who sweet Mary sees at all 
           B             A          E 
She sees a precious baby lying in a manger stall 
       A 
Oh but He deserves more than this 
     E                      B 
This child whose know God's kiss 

    E           A 
And Mary, sweet Mary cries 
    B                                 E            A B E 
And prays inside her heart for God to dry her eyes 
    E         A                B                  A 
And Mary, she understands that we're all in God's hands 
      B             A         B     E 
Every mother, every child and sweet Mary cries 
 
 
Verse 2, same chords 
When the boy became a man they took Him away 
He who was without sin was made to pay 
When Mary looks upon the cross 
She sees that precious baby lying in a manger stall 
Oh but when she sees His face 
Her heart can't help but break 
 
Chorus 
 
Bridge 
 
With all this celebrating we get lost along the way 
When we forget the reason why we have a Christmas Day 
 
Chorus 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante