Emmylou Harris - Mary Danced With Soldiers guitar chord

Emmylou Harris

“Mary Danced With Soldiers”

“Will The Circle Be Unbroken” Vol. 2 Album

Intro: D (softly 1st strum, then louder for rhythm)

D G A D

She'd slip away each day with the dimming light

D G A D

And with the sweetest smile she'd kiss the child goodnight

D G A D

At the mill she'd work her fingers till they were raw

D G A D

For the sake of her son and the daddy he never saw

Chorus

G D

Mary danced with soldiers

G A D

She stepped a light quadrille

G D

Shawl across her shoulders

D A D-G-D D A D

To keep away the chill, to keep away the chill

Verse 2, same chords

It was a rebel boy who brought her joy they say

Though the years passed the memories stood fast each day

Before a bullet crushed the life of their romance

He gave her a shawl and a parasol from France

Chorus

Verse 3, same chords

They came around to the tavern in town that night

And with silent cries Mary never tried to fight

They cut her hair and left her body torn

Her spirit slipped away before the dawn

Chorus twice