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MARY'S A GRAND OLD NAME
Words and Music by George M. Cohan (Info)
1905
4 bar Intro

 
Verse 1
          G                 E°  Am7  D   G               Eb° Am7 C° D7
          MY MO-THER'S NAME WAS MA - RY, SHE WAS SO GOOD AND TRUE:
           G                     B7 E°  A7                   D7
           BE-CAUSE HER NAME WAS MA-RY, SHE CALLED ME MA-RY, TOO.
          G                  Am7 Cm D7 G                E°    D7
          SHE WAS-N'T GAY OR AIR -  Y, BUT PLAIN AS SHE COULD BE;
            G                  B7  Em  A7                  D D° D7
            I'D HATE TO BE CON-TRA-RY, AND CALL MY-SELF MA-RIE.

Verse 2

        G                  E° Am7  D   G                 Eb°  D7
        NOW, WHEN HER NAME IS MA - RY, THERE IS NO FALSE-NESS THERE;
        G                     B7 E°  A7                        D7
        WHEN TO MA-RIE SHE'LL VA-RY, SHE'LL SURE-LY BLEACH HER HAIR.
            G                 E° Am   D7  G              E° Am7 D7
            THOUGH MA-RY'S OR-DI-NA - RY, MA-RIE IS FAIR TO SEE;
           G                      B7 Em  A7               D D° D7
           DON'T EV-ER FEAR SWEET MA-RY, BE-WARE OF SWEET MA-RIE!

CHORUS

             G            E7  A7     D7                     G
             FOR IT IS MA-RY, MA-RY, PLAIN AS AN-Y NAME CAN BE;
           G                   E°    D7  Am7  D7          D+ G
           BUT WITH PRO-PRI-ET-Y, SO-CI - E - TY WILL SAY MA-RIE.
         G                    E7  D7                         G
         BUT IT WAS MA-RY, MA-RY, LONG BE-FORE THE FASH-IONS CAME:
                              F7    E7                   Am
            AND THERE IS SOME-THING THERE THAT SOUNDS SO FAIR,
                           A7    D7  G
                           IT'S A GRAND OLD NAME
 
 
 
 

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