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Everly Brothers - Arms Of Mary Chords

Chord reference C, G7, Dm, Am, Em, F
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓-↓↑-↓↑↓↑

[C]The lights shine [G7]down the valley [C]The wind blows [Dm]up the alley [C]Oh and how I wish I was [G7]Lying in the arms of [C]Mary

She took the [G7]pains of boyhood [C]And turned them [Dm]into feel good [C]Oh and how I wish was [G7]Lying in the arms of [C]Mary

Mary was the [Em]girl who taught me All I [Am]had to know She put me [F]right on my first mis[G7]take Summer wasn’t [Em]gone when I’d learned All she [Am]had to show She really [F]gave all a boy could [G7]take

[C]So now when [G7]I feel lonely [C]Still looking for the [Dm]one and only [C]That’s when I wish I was [G7]Lying in the arms of [C]Mary

Mary was the [Em]girl who taught me All I [Am]had to know She put me [F]right on my first mis[G7]take Summer wasn’t [Em]gone when I’d learned All she [Am]had to show She really [F]gave all a boy could [G7]take

[C]The lights shine [G7]down the valley [C]The wind blows [Dm]up the alley [C]Oh and how I wish I was [G7]Lying in the arms of [C]Mary

[G7]Lying in the arms of [C]Mary [F]Lying in the arms of [C]Mary [G7]Yeah yeah [C]yeah

Artist Everly Brothers
Album Born Yesterday
Genres Pop
Year 1985
Key C

How to Play Arms Of Mary on Guitar?

Everly Brothers - Arms Of Mary can be played in the key of C using the C, G7, Dm, Am, Em, F chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Arms Of Mary with the ↓-↓↑-↓-↓↑-↓↑↓↑ strumming pattern.