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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!