Chords for Stonewall Jackson-Mary Don't You Weep (1959)
Tempo:
134.15 bpm
Chords used:
G
F
C
F#
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F] [E] [A#]
[F] [A]
[F] Oh Mary, don't you [C] weep for me Oh Mary, just you [F] wait for me
[A#] The battle will soon [F] be over Oh Mary, don't you weep
Jimmy sent a letter [C] to his bride back home For three long [F] years now he's been gone
He left her crying [A#] on her wedding day [F] And went to [C] fight the battle [F] of the blue and gray
[F#] Oh Mary, don't you [C#] weep for me Oh Mary, [F#] just you wait for me
[B] The war's gonna soon be [F#] over Oh Mary, don't you weep
Mary's young heart [C#] was filled with joy When she got the letter [F#] from her soldier boy
His words of love made [B] her heart beat fast [F#] But little did she know it would be the last
[G]
Oh Mary, [D] don't you weep for me Oh Mary, [G] just you wait for me
[C] The battle will soon be [G] over Oh Mary, don't you weep
On that same day [D] Atlanta burned down Her soldier [G] boy, he fell to the ground
Now Mary sits alone [C] by the candlelight [G] And reads [D] his letter [G] over every night
Oh Mary, don't you [D] weep for me Oh Mary, [G] just you wait for me
[C] The war's gonna soon [G] be over Oh Mary, don't you weep
Oh Mary, don't you [D] weep for me Oh Mary, [G] just you wait for me
The [C] battle's gonna soon [G] be over Oh Mary, don't you weep
Oh Mary, don't you weep Oh Mary, don't you weep
[F] [A]
[F] Oh Mary, don't you [C] weep for me Oh Mary, just you [F] wait for me
[A#] The battle will soon [F] be over Oh Mary, don't you weep
Jimmy sent a letter [C] to his bride back home For three long [F] years now he's been gone
He left her crying [A#] on her wedding day [F] And went to [C] fight the battle [F] of the blue and gray
[F#] Oh Mary, don't you [C#] weep for me Oh Mary, [F#] just you wait for me
[B] The war's gonna soon be [F#] over Oh Mary, don't you weep
Mary's young heart [C#] was filled with joy When she got the letter [F#] from her soldier boy
His words of love made [B] her heart beat fast [F#] But little did she know it would be the last
[G]
Oh Mary, [D] don't you weep for me Oh Mary, [G] just you wait for me
[C] The battle will soon be [G] over Oh Mary, don't you weep
On that same day [D] Atlanta burned down Her soldier [G] boy, he fell to the ground
Now Mary sits alone [C] by the candlelight [G] And reads [D] his letter [G] over every night
Oh Mary, don't you [D] weep for me Oh Mary, [G] just you wait for me
[C] The war's gonna soon [G] be over Oh Mary, don't you weep
Oh Mary, don't you [D] weep for me Oh Mary, [G] just you wait for me
The [C] battle's gonna soon [G] be over Oh Mary, don't you weep
Oh Mary, don't you weep Oh Mary, don't you weep
Key:
G
F
C
F#
D
G
F
C
[F] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A#] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ Oh Mary, don't you [C] weep for me Oh Mary, just you [F] wait for me
[A#] The battle will soon [F] be _ over _ Oh Mary, don't you _ weep _ _ _
_ Jimmy sent a letter [C] to his bride back home For three long [F] years now he's been gone
He left her crying [A#] on her wedding day [F] And went to [C] fight the battle [F] of the blue and gray
[F#] _ _ _ Oh _ _ _ _ _ Mary, don't you [C#] weep for me Oh Mary, [F#] just you wait for me
[B] The war's gonna soon be [F#] over _ _ Oh Mary, don't you _ weep
_ _ _ _ Mary's young heart [C#] was filled with joy When she got the letter [F#] from her soldier boy
His words of love made [B] her heart beat fast [F#] But little did she know it would be the last
[G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Oh Mary, [D] don't you weep for me Oh Mary, [G] just you wait for me
[C] The battle will soon be [G] _ over Oh Mary, don't you weep
_ _ On _ that same day [D] Atlanta burned down Her soldier [G] boy, he fell to the ground
Now Mary sits alone [C] by the _ candlelight [G] And reads [D] his letter [G] over every night
_ Oh Mary, don't you [D] weep for me _ Oh Mary, [G] just you wait for me
[C] The war's gonna soon [G] be _ over _ Oh Mary, don't you _ weep
Oh Mary, don't you [D] weep for me Oh Mary, [G] just you wait for me
The [C] battle's gonna soon [G] be _ over _ Oh Mary, don't you _ _ weep
Oh Mary, don't you _ _ weep Oh Mary, don't you weep _ _
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_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ Oh Mary, don't you [C] weep for me Oh Mary, just you [F] wait for me
[A#] The battle will soon [F] be _ over _ Oh Mary, don't you _ weep _ _ _
_ Jimmy sent a letter [C] to his bride back home For three long [F] years now he's been gone
He left her crying [A#] on her wedding day [F] And went to [C] fight the battle [F] of the blue and gray
[F#] _ _ _ Oh _ _ _ _ _ Mary, don't you [C#] weep for me Oh Mary, [F#] just you wait for me
[B] The war's gonna soon be [F#] over _ _ Oh Mary, don't you _ weep
_ _ _ _ Mary's young heart [C#] was filled with joy When she got the letter [F#] from her soldier boy
His words of love made [B] her heart beat fast [F#] But little did she know it would be the last
[G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Oh Mary, [D] don't you weep for me Oh Mary, [G] just you wait for me
[C] The battle will soon be [G] _ over Oh Mary, don't you weep
_ _ On _ that same day [D] Atlanta burned down Her soldier [G] boy, he fell to the ground
Now Mary sits alone [C] by the _ candlelight [G] And reads [D] his letter [G] over every night
_ Oh Mary, don't you [D] weep for me _ Oh Mary, [G] just you wait for me
[C] The war's gonna soon [G] be _ over _ Oh Mary, don't you _ weep
Oh Mary, don't you [D] weep for me Oh Mary, [G] just you wait for me
The [C] battle's gonna soon [G] be _ over _ Oh Mary, don't you _ _ weep
Oh Mary, don't you _ _ weep Oh Mary, don't you weep _ _
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