Mary Jo - Belle and Sebastian
Tabbed By Caz1977
Great song, simple is best, as with most of Belle and Sebastian's songs, especially the
ones. I've tabbed this version with alternate chords
for a different key a full step lower than the song as it's easier to play
with simpler chords if you don't want to play along with the song. They're
listed below.
Alternate chords 1 step lower
EADGBe EADGBe
Chords: E: 022100 D: XX0232
B: 799877 or X24442 A: X02220
A: 577655 G: 320003 or 355433
F#m: 244222 Em: 022000
G#m: 466444 F#m: 244222
C#m: X46654 Bm: X24432
Intro: E
Verse 1
[E]Mary Jo, living alone
[B]Drinking tea, on her own
She [A]wants, I don't know what you [E]want
[E]Mary Jo, living alone
[B]Drinking gin, the telly's on
She [A]wants
Chorus 1
(No Chord) E F#m
The night to follow day and back again
She doesn't want to [G#m]sleep
Well who could [A]blame her if she [E]wants?
The night to follow [F#m]day and back [G#m]again
She doesn't want to [A]sleep
Well who could [F#m]blame her, if she [A]sleeps?
Oh who could [F#m]blame her, if she [A]sleeps?
Oh who could [F#m]blame her, if she's[E] sleeping?
Verse 2
[E]Mary Jo, back with yourself
For[B] company, keep telling yourself you're [A]young
And it'll happen [E]soon
[E]Mary Jo, no one can guess
What [B]you've been through
Now you've got love to [A]burn
Chorus 2
(No Chord) E F#m
It's someone else's turn to go through Hell
And you can see them [G#m]come from fifty [A]yards
Yeah you can [E]tell
It's someone else's [F#m]turn to take a [G#m]fall
And now you are the [A]one who's strong en[F#m]ough to help them
The [A]one who's strong en[F#m]ough to help them
The [A]one who's strong en[F#m]ough to help them[E] all
Bridge
While Stuart is carrying on "all" and then la-la-la-ing you just carry on
with the chorus chord progression:
E, F#m, G#m, A (x2)
Middle Bit
[C#m]Mary Jo, you're looking thin
You're [B]reading a book, "The State I Am In"
But [A]oh, it doesn't help at [E]all
[C#m]Cos what you want is a cigarette
And a [B]thespian with a caravanette in [A]Hull
Chorus 3
(No Chord) E F#m
Your life is never dull in your dreams
A pity that it [G#m]never seems to [A]work the way you[E] see it
Life is never [F#m]dull in your [G#m]head
A sorry tale of [A]action and the [F#m]men you left for
[A]Women, and the [F#m]men you left for
[A]Intrigue, and the [F#m]men you left for [E]dead
Life is never [F#m]dull in your [G#m]dreams
A pity that it [A]never works out, [E]Mary
Life is never [F#m]dull in your [G#m]dreams
A sorry tale of [A]action and the [F#m]men you left for
[A]Women, and the [F#m]men you left for
[A]Intrigue, and the [F#m]men you left for [E]dead
[E]The men you left for dead
Finish on an E
Rate this please if you think it's Ok.
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Tabbed By Caz1977
Great song, simple is best, as with most of Belle and Sebastian's songs, especially the
ones. I've tabbed this version with alternate chords
for a different key a full step lower than the song as it's easier to play
with simpler chords if you don't want to play along with the song. They're
listed below.
Alternate chords 1 step lower
EADGBe EADGBe
------ ------
Chords: E: 022100 D: XX0232
B: 799877 or X24442 A: X02220
A: 577655 G: 320003 or 355433
F#m: 244222 Em: 022000
G#m: 466444 F#m: 244222
C#m: X46654 Bm: X24432
Intro: E
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Verse 1
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[E]Mary Jo, living alone
[B]Drinking tea, on her own
She [A]wants, I don't know what you [E]want
[E]Mary Jo, living alone
[B]Drinking gin, the telly's on
She [A]wants
Chorus 1
--------
(No Chord) E F#m
The night to follow day and back again
She doesn't want to [G#m]sleep
Well who could [A]blame her if she [E]wants?
The night to follow [F#m]day and back [G#m]again
She doesn't want to [A]sleep
Well who could [F#m]blame her, if she [A]sleeps?
Oh who could [F#m]blame her, if she [A]sleeps?
Oh who could [F#m]blame her, if she's[E] sleeping?
Verse 2
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[E]Mary Jo, back with yourself
For[B] company, keep telling yourself you're [A]young
And it'll happen [E]soon
[E]Mary Jo, no one can guess
What [B]you've been through
Now you've got love to [A]burn
Chorus 2
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(No Chord) E F#m
It's someone else's turn to go through Hell
And you can see them [G#m]come from fifty [A]yards
Yeah you can [E]tell
It's someone else's [F#m]turn to take a [G#m]fall
And now you are the [A]one who's strong en[F#m]ough to help them
The [A]one who's strong en[F#m]ough to help them
The [A]one who's strong en[F#m]ough to help them[E] all
Bridge
------
While Stuart is carrying on "all" and then la-la-la-ing you just carry on
with the chorus chord progression:
E, F#m, G#m, A (x2)
Middle Bit
----------
[C#m]Mary Jo, you're looking thin
You're [B]reading a book, "The State I Am In"
But [A]oh, it doesn't help at [E]all
[C#m]Cos what you want is a cigarette
And a [B]thespian with a caravanette in [A]Hull
Chorus 3
--------
(No Chord) E F#m
Your life is never dull in your dreams
A pity that it [G#m]never seems to [A]work the way you[E] see it
Life is never [F#m]dull in your [G#m]head
A sorry tale of [A]action and the [F#m]men you left for
[A]Women, and the [F#m]men you left for
[A]Intrigue, and the [F#m]men you left for [E]dead
Life is never [F#m]dull in your [G#m]dreams
A pity that it [A]never works out, [E]Mary
Life is never [F#m]dull in your [G#m]dreams
A sorry tale of [A]action and the [F#m]men you left for
[A]Women, and the [F#m]men you left for
[A]Intrigue, and the [F#m]men you left for [E]dead
[E]The men you left for dead
Finish on an E
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