Date: 4/16/99; 12:59:28 PM
From: Nathan_Board@orcom.com
Subject: To Greg Vaugn - Tab for "I Miss My Mary" by Hal Ketchum.
This song has a similar tab and rhythm of my last submission
so I thought I would crank this out real quick.
"I Miss My Mary" written and performed by Hal Ketchum
Brought to you by Nathan Board (nathan_board@orcom.com)
Thanks to Mike Schweisthal [mschweis@u.washington.edu] for his
earlier tab and chords to get me started.
Hal Ketchum
"I Miss My Mary"
I seem to play this thing slightly different every time but this
is a good start for all you pickers. Still kind of a rookie at this
so corrections and advice is welcome.
-Nate
Chords used: G:320003 C:X32010 D:XX0232 Em:022000
INTRO: | G | G (tacet) |
G G
E ---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-
B -------------0-------|------------0------|------------0-------|-
G --------0---------0--|-------0---------0-|-------0---------0--|-
D ------0---------0----|-----0---------0---|-----0---------0----|- BREAK
A ---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-
E --3--------3---------|3---------3--------|3---------3---------|3
Threadbare
Ali-
C C G
E ---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
B --------------1------|------------1------|------------0-------|
G ---------0---------0-|-------0---------0-|-------0---------0--|
D -------2---------2---|-----2---------2---|-----0---------0----|
A --3---------3--------|3---------3--------|--------------------|
E ---------------------|-------------------|3---------3---------|
bi a lifetime full of promise fell
G
E --------------------|
B ------------0-------|
G -------0---------0--|
D -----0---------0----|
A --------------------|
E 3---------3---------|
from my Mary's
G G D
E ---------------------|-------------------|------------2-------|
B -------------0-------|------------0------|-------3---------3--|
G --------0---------0--|-------0---------0-|-----2---------2----|
D ------0---------0----|-----0---------0---|0---------0---------|
A ---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
E --3--------3---------|3---------3--------|--------------------|
eyes when she saw the screen door swing The
Em
E --------------------|
B ------------0-------|
G -------0---------0--|
D -----2---------2----|
A --------------------|
E 0---------0---------|
Baby never
G Em C G
E ---------------------|-------------------|----------|--------------------
B --------------0------|------------0------|----------|------------0-------
G ---------0---------0-|-------0---------0-|-------0--|-------0---------0--
D -------0---------0---|-----2---------2---|-----2----|-----0---------0----
A ---------------------|2---------2--------|3---------|--------------------
E --3----------3-------|-------------------|----------|3---------3---------
woke she lay cradled in her trem blin
G Em G
E ---------------------|-------------------|--------------------
B --------------0------|------------0------|------------0-------
G ---------0---------0-|-------0---------0-|-------0---------0--
D -------0---------0---|-----2---------2---|-----0---------0----
A ---------------------|-------------------|--------------------
E --3----------3-------|0---------0--------|3---------3---------
he lay safe and never knowing what my
D G
E --------------2------|--------------------|
B ---------3-----------|------------0-------|
G -------2---------2---|-------0---------0--|
D --0---------0--------|-----0---------0----|
A ---------------------|--------------------|
E ---------------------|3---------3---------|
leavin would bring I draw my pay down on the
C C G
E ---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
B --------------1------|------------1------|------------0-------|
G ---------0---------0-|-------0---------0-|-------0---------0--|
D -------2---------2---|-----2---------2---|-----0---------0----|
A --3---------3--------|3---------3--------|--------------------|
E ---------------------|-------------------|3---------3---------|
docks I send it off to Mary
G
E --------------------|
B ------------0-------|
G -------0---------0--|
D -----0---------0----|
A --------------------|
E 3---------3---------|
Might hold back a
G G D
E ---------------------|-------------------|------------2-------|
B -------------0-------|------------0------|-------3---------3--|
G --------0---------0--|-------0---------0-|-----2---------2----|
D ------0---------0----|-----0---------0---|0---------0---------|
A ---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
E --3--------3---------|3---------3--------|--------------------|
dollar and wash this pain out of my back
Em
E --------------------|
B ------------0-------|
G -------0---------0--|
D -----2---------2----|
A --------------------|
E 0---------0---------|
Pain keeps getting
G Em C G
E ---------------------|-------------------|----------|--------------------
B --------------0------|------------0------|----------|------------0-------
G ---------0---------0-|-------0---------0-|-------0--|-------0---------0--
D -------0---------0---|-----2---------2---|-----2----|-----0---------0----
A ---------------------|-------------------|3---------|--------------------
E --3----------3-------|0---------0--------|----------|3---------3---------
clearer but Mary your face just keeps on fa ding
G G
E ---------------------|--------------------
B --------------0------|------------0-------
G ---------0---------0-|-------0---------0--
D -------0---------0---|-----0---------0----
A ---------------------|--------------------
E --3----------3-------|3---------3---------
Now the light shines through this bottle
D G
E --------------2------|--------------------
B ---------3-----------|------------0-------
G -------2---------2---|-------0---------0--
D --0---------0--------|-----0---------0----
A ---------------------|--------------------
E ---------------------|3---------3---------
memories just fade to black Will I
C C G
E ---------------------|-------------------|2-------------------|
B --------------1------|------------1------|0-------------------|
G ---------0---------0-|-------0---------0-|0-------------------|
D -------2---------2---|-----2---------2---|0-------------------|
A --3---------3--------|3---------3--------|2-------------------|
E ---------------------|-------------------|3-------------------|
see you out on the street tonight I'm a lover of a drink
G
E --------------------|
B ------------0-------|
G -------0---------0--|
D -----0---------0----|
A --------------------|
E 3---------3---------|
lover of a fight
C C G
E ---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
B --------------1------|------------1------|------------0-------|
G ---------0---------0-|-------0---------0-|-------0---------0--|
D -------2---------2---|-----2---------2---|-----0---------0----|
A --3---------3--------|3---------3--------|--------------------|
E ---------------------|-------------------|3---------3---------|
Hold my own on the dark side of this town
G
E --------------------|
B ------------0-------|
G -------0---------0--|
D -----0---------0----|
A --------------------|
E 3---------3---------|
Yes I'm
C C G
E ---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
B --------------1------|------------1------|------------0-------|
G ---------0---------0-|-------0---------0-|-------0---------0--|
D -------2---------2---|-----2---------2---|-----0---------0----|
A --3---------3--------|3---------3--------|--------------------|
E ---------------------|-------------------|3---------3---------|
tough as nails gotta heart of steel I will never fear for I will
Em Em
E --------------------|-------------------
B ------------0-------|------------0------
G -------0---------0--|-------0---------0-
D -----2---------2----|-----2---------2---
A --------------------|-------------------
E 0---------0---------|0---------0--------
never feel Oh and
C C D
E ---------------------|-------------------|------------3-------|
B --------------1------|------------1------|-------2---------2--|
G ---------0---------0-|-------0---------0-|-----3---------3----|
D -------2---------2---|-----2---------2---|0---------0---------|
A --3---------3--------|3---------3--------|--------------------|
E ---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
one more round would surely set me right I miss my
D G
E ------------3-------|-------------------
B -------2---------2--|------------0------
G -----3---------3----|-------0---------0-
D 0---------0---------|-----3---------3---
A --------------------|-------------------
E --------------------|0---------0--------
Mary to- night
(The rest of the song is a repeat of what's above)
(From here down is included from Mike Schweisthal's previous submission)
C G
A threadbare alibi...a lifetime full of promise
D
Fell from my Mary's eyes as she saw the screen door swing
C G Em C G
The baby never woke...he lay cradled in her trembling
C D G
He lay safe and never knowing what my leaving would bring
(tacet) C G
I draw my pay down on the docks...I send it off to Mary
D
I might hold back a dollar and wash this pain out of my back
C G Em C G
But the pain keeps gettin' clearer and Mary your face just keeps on fadin'
C D G
Now the light shines through this bottle...memories all fade to black
C
CHORUS: Well, I'll see you out on the street tonight
G (tacet) G (tacet)
I'm a lover of a drink, lover of a fight
C G
Hold my own on the dark side of this town
C
Yes, I'm tough as nails, got a heart of steel
G Em
I will never fear, for I will never feel
C D (tacet)
And one more round would surely set me right
G* | C | D C | G |
I miss my Mary tonight
(tacet) C G
They call me the old man in this bar, sleeves rolled up and showin'
D
Faint blue souvenirs of love and places I have been
C G Em C G
One says, "U.S. Navy" and this one says, "Darling Mary"
C D G
Now my Mary's turned to ashes and the ocean's turned to gin
C
2ND CHORUS: Well, I'll see you out on the street tonight
G (tacet) G (tacet)
I'm a lover of a drink, lover of a fight
C G
Hold my own on the dark side of this town
C
Yes, I'm tough as nails, got a heart of steel
G Em
I will never fear, for I will never feel
C D (tacet)
And one more round would surely set me right
G
I miss my Mary tonight
C D (tacet)
And one more round would surely set me right
G* | C | D C | G |
I miss my Mary tonight
*TAB TO INSTRUMENTAL AT END OF CHORUS:
(This is basically a bass run...see further below for same run one octave
higher)
G C D C G
D|--------|------------|--0h2--2--0-------------|-------|
A|----0-2-|--3-3-3-3-3-|------------0h2-3-3-2-0-|-------|
E|--3-----|------------|------------------------|--3----|
(One octave higher:)
G C D C G
E|--------|------------|------------------------|-------|
B|------0-|--1-1-1-1-1-|--3h5--5--3-----1-1-0---|-------|
G|--0-2---|------------|------------2h4-------2-|--0----|
Good luck!
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