Mary by Patty Griffin Capo 1st Fret B7: x21202 A D A Mary, you're covered in roses, you're covered in ashes E You're covered in rain A D You're covered in babies, you're covered in slashes A E You're covered in wilderness, you're covered in stains A D You cast aside the sheet, you cast aside the shroud A E Of another man, who served the world proud A D You greet another son, you lose another one A E A On some sunny day and always you stay, Mary
D E A Jesus says Mother I couldn't stay another day longer D E A Flies right by me, leaves a kiss upon her face D E A While the angels are singin' his praises in a blaze of glory B7 D E Mary stays behind and starts cleaning up the place A D Oh Mary, she moves behind me A E She leaves her fingerprints everywhere A D Every time the snow drifts, every way the sand shifts A E Even when the night lifts, she's always there D E A Jesus says Mother I couldn't stay another day longer D E A Flies right by me, leaves a kiss upon her face D E A While the angels are singin' his praises in a blaze of glory B7 D E Mary stays behind and starts cleaning up the place A D A Oh Mary, you're covered in roses, you're covered in ruin E You're covered in secrets A D You're covered in treetops, you're covered in birds A E Who can sing a million songs without any words A D You cast aside the sheets, you cast aside the shroud A E Of another man, who served the world proud A D You greet another son, you lose another one A E On some sunny day and always you stay A Always you stay, Mary, Mary, Mary D A