Pretty Mary K chords by Elliott Smith

Tuning: Standard EBGDAE

Difficulty: Novice

Pretty Mary K (other version) by Elliott Smith
Was released on "New Moon"

In my opinion, it sounds much better w/ fingerpicking than just strumming.

 Bm    A  G        D
Pretty Mary K walks along the dock

 Bm        A  G         D
with some sailor's pay shoved down in her sock.

 D    F#m  C           G   D
Pretty Mary K, with some little boy in blue

 D     G  Bm  A   D
Who can't stay away from you.


 Bm    A  G        D
Pretty Mary K took him back to town.

 Bm          A   G
I'm down here by the bay,

         D
where the water pounds.

D        F#m  C        G  D
Up against the wall, crying black and blue

 D  G Bm  A   D
Keeps me away from you.


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 Bm   Bb       D
Pretty words that you whisper, (riff)

 Bm  Bb    D
Maybe I misunderstood.

  Bm   Bb     D          C
     G
Somebody's not paying attention when they promised and their word

    Gm
Isn't good.


 Bm   A  G       D
Oh, Mary K, I can see your face.

 Bm        A    G      D
Down there in the waves, painted and erased.

 D        F#m
But I know it's just

C          G  D
a reflection of the moon,

D   G  Bm   A  D
A big fake resembling you.

(riff)          (riff)
 Bm  Bb       D   Bm  Bb
     D
Gonna go down in the water, fill my mouth up full of sand.
(riff)
 Bm   Bb      D         C     G
I'll be waiting still impatient with my dead imagination

 G              Gm
while you're with some other man.


 Bm    A  G         D
Pretty Mary K, off in somebody's room.

Bm          A
I'm down here by the bay

 G           D
with my arm around the moon.

D          F#m
But I'll be with you soon,

C           G
just as soon as I've paid.

D         G     F#m  A  D
I walk across the water with Pretty Mary K.

 D      G     Bm  A  D
Walk on the water with Pretty Mary K.


(Thanks for this song, Elliott.)



THE END!