Hal Ketchum

Hal Ketchum - I Miss My Mary guitar chord

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Date: 4/16/99; 12:59:28 PM

From: Nathan_Board@orcom.com

Subject: To Greg Vaugn - Tab for "I Miss My Mary" by Hal Ketchum.

This song has a similar tab and rhythm of my last submission

so I thought I would crank this out real quick.

"I Miss My Mary" written and performed by Hal Ketchum

Brought to you by Nathan Board (nathan_board@orcom.com)

Thanks to Mike Schweisthal [mschweis@u.washington.edu] for his

earlier tab and chords to get me started.

Hal Ketchum

"I Miss My Mary"

I seem to play this thing slightly different every time but this

is a good start for all you pickers. Still kind of a rookie at this

so corrections and advice is welcome.

-Nate

Chords used: G:320003 C:X32010 D:XX0232 Em:022000

INTRO: | G | G (tacet) |

G G

E ---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-

B -------------0-------|------------0------|------------0-------|-

G --------0---------0--|-------0---------0-|-------0---------0--|-

D ------0---------0----|-----0---------0---|-----0---------0----|- BREAK

A ---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-

E --3--------3---------|3---------3--------|3---------3---------|3

Threadbare

Ali-

C C G

E ---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|

B --------------1------|------------1------|------------0-------|

G ---------0---------0-|-------0---------0-|-------0---------0--|

D -------2---------2---|-----2---------2---|-----0---------0----|

A --3---------3--------|3---------3--------|--------------------|

E ---------------------|-------------------|3---------3---------|

bi a lifetime full of promise fell

G

E --------------------|

B ------------0-------|

G -------0---------0--|

D -----0---------0----|

A --------------------|

E 3---------3---------|

from my Mary's

G G D

E ---------------------|-------------------|------------2-------|

B -------------0-------|------------0------|-------3---------3--|

G --------0---------0--|-------0---------0-|-----2---------2----|

D ------0---------0----|-----0---------0---|0---------0---------|

A ---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|

E --3--------3---------|3---------3--------|--------------------|

eyes when she saw the screen door swing The

Em

E --------------------|

B ------------0-------|

G -------0---------0--|

D -----2---------2----|

A --------------------|

E 0---------0---------|

Baby never

G Em C G

E ---------------------|-------------------|----------|--------------------

B --------------0------|------------0------|----------|------------0-------

G ---------0---------0-|-------0---------0-|-------0--|-------0---------0--

D -------0---------0---|-----2---------2---|-----2----|-----0---------0----

A ---------------------|2---------2--------|3---------|--------------------

E --3----------3-------|-------------------|----------|3---------3---------

woke she lay cradled in her trem blin

G Em G

E ---------------------|-------------------|--------------------

B --------------0------|------------0------|------------0-------

G ---------0---------0-|-------0---------0-|-------0---------0--

D -------0---------0---|-----2---------2---|-----0---------0----

A ---------------------|-------------------|--------------------

E --3----------3-------|0---------0--------|3---------3---------

he lay safe and never knowing what my

D G

E --------------2------|--------------------|

B ---------3-----------|------------0-------|

G -------2---------2---|-------0---------0--|

D --0---------0--------|-----0---------0----|

A ---------------------|--------------------|

E ---------------------|3---------3---------|

leavin would bring I draw my pay down on the

C C G

E ---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|

B --------------1------|------------1------|------------0-------|

G ---------0---------0-|-------0---------0-|-------0---------0--|

D -------2---------2---|-----2---------2---|-----0---------0----|

A --3---------3--------|3---------3--------|--------------------|

E ---------------------|-------------------|3---------3---------|

docks I send it off to Mary

G

E --------------------|

B ------------0-------|

G -------0---------0--|

D -----0---------0----|

A --------------------|

E 3---------3---------|

Might hold back a

G G D

E ---------------------|-------------------|------------2-------|

B -------------0-------|------------0------|-------3---------3--|

G --------0---------0--|-------0---------0-|-----2---------2----|

D ------0---------0----|-----0---------0---|0---------0---------|

A ---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|

E --3--------3---------|3---------3--------|--------------------|

dollar and wash this pain out of my back

Em

E --------------------|

B ------------0-------|

G -------0---------0--|

D -----2---------2----|

A --------------------|

E 0---------0---------|

Pain keeps getting

G Em C G

E ---------------------|-------------------|----------|--------------------

B --------------0------|------------0------|----------|------------0-------

G ---------0---------0-|-------0---------0-|-------0--|-------0---------0--

D -------0---------0---|-----2---------2---|-----2----|-----0---------0----

A ---------------------|-------------------|3---------|--------------------

E --3----------3-------|0---------0--------|----------|3---------3---------

clearer but Mary your face just keeps on fa ding

G G

E ---------------------|--------------------

B --------------0------|------------0-------

G ---------0---------0-|-------0---------0--

D -------0---------0---|-----0---------0----

A ---------------------|--------------------

E --3----------3-------|3---------3---------

Now the light shines through this bottle

D G

E --------------2------|--------------------

B ---------3-----------|------------0-------

G -------2---------2---|-------0---------0--

D --0---------0--------|-----0---------0----

A ---------------------|--------------------

E ---------------------|3---------3---------

memories just fade to black Will I

C C G

E ---------------------|-------------------|2-------------------|

B --------------1------|------------1------|0-------------------|

G ---------0---------0-|-------0---------0-|0-------------------|

D -------2---------2---|-----2---------2---|0-------------------|

A --3---------3--------|3---------3--------|2-------------------|

E ---------------------|-------------------|3-------------------|

see you out on the street tonight I'm a lover of a drink

G

E --------------------|

B ------------0-------|

G -------0---------0--|

D -----0---------0----|

A --------------------|

E 3---------3---------|

lover of a fight

C C G

E ---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|

B --------------1------|------------1------|------------0-------|

G ---------0---------0-|-------0---------0-|-------0---------0--|

D -------2---------2---|-----2---------2---|-----0---------0----|

A --3---------3--------|3---------3--------|--------------------|

E ---------------------|-------------------|3---------3---------|

Hold my own on the dark side of this town

G

E --------------------|

B ------------0-------|

G -------0---------0--|

D -----0---------0----|

A --------------------|

E 3---------3---------|

Yes I'm

C C G

E ---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|

B --------------1------|------------1------|------------0-------|

G ---------0---------0-|-------0---------0-|-------0---------0--|

D -------2---------2---|-----2---------2---|-----0---------0----|

A --3---------3--------|3---------3--------|--------------------|

E ---------------------|-------------------|3---------3---------|

tough as nails gotta heart of steel I will never fear for I will

Em Em

E --------------------|-------------------

B ------------0-------|------------0------

G -------0---------0--|-------0---------0-

D -----2---------2----|-----2---------2---

A --------------------|-------------------

E 0---------0---------|0---------0--------

never feel Oh and

C C D

E ---------------------|-------------------|------------3-------|

B --------------1------|------------1------|-------2---------2--|

G ---------0---------0-|-------0---------0-|-----3---------3----|

D -------2---------2---|-----2---------2---|0---------0---------|

A --3---------3--------|3---------3--------|--------------------|

E ---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|

one more round would surely set me right I miss my

D G

E ------------3-------|-------------------

B -------2---------2--|------------0------

G -----3---------3----|-------0---------0-

D 0---------0---------|-----3---------3---

A --------------------|-------------------

E --------------------|0---------0--------

Mary to- night

(The rest of the song is a repeat of what's above)

(From here down is included from Mike Schweisthal's previous submission)

C G

A threadbare alibi...a lifetime full of promise

D

Fell from my Mary's eyes as she saw the screen door swing

C G Em C G

The baby never woke...he lay cradled in her trembling

C D G

He lay safe and never knowing what my leaving would bring

(tacet) C G

I draw my pay down on the docks...I send it off to Mary

D

I might hold back a dollar and wash this pain out of my back

C G Em C G

But the pain keeps gettin' clearer and Mary your face just keeps on fadin'

C D G

Now the light shines through this bottle...memories all fade to black

C

CHORUS: Well, I'll see you out on the street tonight

G (tacet) G (tacet)

I'm a lover of a drink, lover of a fight

C G

Hold my own on the dark side of this town

C

Yes, I'm tough as nails, got a heart of steel

G Em

I will never fear, for I will never feel

C D (tacet)

And one more round would surely set me right

G* | C | D C | G |

I miss my Mary tonight

(tacet) C G

They call me the old man in this bar, sleeves rolled up and showin'

D

Faint blue souvenirs of love and places I have been

C G Em C G

One says, "U.S. Navy" and this one says, "Darling Mary"

C D G

Now my Mary's turned to ashes and the ocean's turned to gin

C

2ND CHORUS: Well, I'll see you out on the street tonight

G (tacet) G (tacet)

I'm a lover of a drink, lover of a fight

C G

Hold my own on the dark side of this town

C

Yes, I'm tough as nails, got a heart of steel

G Em

I will never fear, for I will never feel

C D (tacet)

And one more round would surely set me right

G

I miss my Mary tonight

C D (tacet)

And one more round would surely set me right

G* | C | D C | G |

I miss my Mary tonight

*TAB TO INSTRUMENTAL AT END OF CHORUS:

(This is basically a bass run...see further below for same run one octave

higher)

G C D C G

D|--------|------------|--0h2--2--0-------------|-------|

A|----0-2-|--3-3-3-3-3-|------------0h2-3-3-2-0-|-------|

E|--3-----|------------|------------------------|--3----|

(One octave higher:)

G C D C G

E|--------|------------|------------------------|-------|

B|------0-|--1-1-1-1-1-|--3h5--5--3-----1-1-0---|-------|

G|--0-2---|------------|------------2h4-------2-|--0----|

Good luck!

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