Verse 1
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Ooh, this is a story 'bout Mary and Joe
E D
Two young lovers from long ago
A
Just a small-town romance that you might know
E D A
Joe and Mary, Mary and Joe
A
A rumor got started, or so they say
E D
That Joe got Mary in a family way
A
Neighbors started talkin', the word got around
E D A
Joe said, "Mary, gotta blow this town"
Chorus
D
Oh, Joe and Mary, Mary and Joe
A
In a beat up Buick on the open road
A
Chuck Berry playin' on the radio
E D A
Joe and Mary, Mary and Joe
Verse 2
A
Joe said, "Mary, just a few more miles
E D
You can make it, baby, just gimme a smile
A
I can see Bethlehem up ahead
E D A
They got a buffet breakfast and a motel bed"
Chorus
D
Yeah, Joe and Mary, Mary and Joe
A
Lookin' for a place where they can go
A
The heater went out, it was twenty below
E D
Joe and Mary, Mary and Joe
Instrumental
|A5 A#5 |B5 C5 |C#5 D5 D#5 E5 |F5 F#5 G5 G#5 |
Solo
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Verse 3
A
Well, they're all filled up at the Motel 6
E D
Joe said, "Man, we're in a hell of a fix
A
But don't you worry, baby, it'll be alright
E D A
There's angels up in heaven lookin' down tonight"
A
That's right
Chorus
D
Oh, Joe and Mary, Mary and Joe
A
And a pretty little baby in swaddlin' clothes
A
Star in the east cast a heavenly glow
E D A
Over Joe and Mary, Mary and Joe
Outro
A
Yeah, wouldn't be long before the world would know
E D A
About Joe and Mary, Mary and Joe
A
Oh, yeah
A
Joe and Mary
A D
Joe and Mary
D A
Joe and Mary
A
Joe and Mary
E A
Oh, Mary and Joe
A
Joe and Mary
A D
Joe and Mary
D A
Joe and Mary
A
Joe and Mary
E A
Oh, Mary and Joe
E A
It wouldn't be long before the world would know
Verse 1
A
Ooh, this is a story 'bout Mary and Joe
E D
Two young lovers from long ago
A
Just a small-town romance that you might know
E D A
Joe and Mary, Mary and Joe
A
A rumor got started, or so they say
E D
That Joe got Mary in a family way
A
Neighbors started talkin', the word got around
E D A
Joe said, "Mary, gotta blow this town"
Chorus
D
Oh, Joe and Mary, Mary and Joe
A
In a beat up Buick on the open road
A
Chuck Berry playin' on the radio
E D A
Joe and Mary, Mary and Joe
Verse 2
A
Joe said, "Mary, just a few more miles
E D
You can make it, baby, just gimme a smile
A
I can see Bethlehem up ahead
E D A
They got a buffet breakfast and a motel bed"
Chorus
D
Yeah, Joe and Mary, Mary and Joe
A
Lookin' for a place where they can go
A
The heater went out, it was twenty below
E D
Joe and Mary, Mary and Joe
Instrumental
|A5 A#5 |B5 C5 |C#5 D5 D#5 E5 |F5 F#5 G5 G#5 |
Solo
|D |A |D |E |A |
Verse 3
A
Well, they're all filled up at the Motel 6
E D
Joe said, "Man, we're in a hell of a fix
A
But don't you worry, baby, it'll be alright
E D A
There's angels up in heaven lookin' down tonight"
A
That's right
Chorus
D
Oh, Joe and Mary, Mary and Joe
A
And a pretty little baby in swaddlin' clothes
A
Star in the east cast a heavenly glow
E D A
Over Joe and Mary, Mary and Joe
Outro
A
Yeah, wouldn't be long before the world would know
E D A
About Joe and Mary, Mary and Joe
A
Oh, yeah
A
Joe and Mary
A D
Joe and Mary
D A
Joe and Mary
A
Joe and Mary
E A
Oh, Mary and Joe
A
Joe and Mary
A D
Joe and Mary
D A
Joe and Mary
A
Joe and Mary
E A
Oh, Mary and Joe
E A
It wouldn't be long before the world would know
Verse 1
A
Ooh, this is a story 'bout Mary and Joe
E D
Two young lovers from long ago
A
Just a small-town romance that you might know
E D A
Joe and Mary, Mary and Joe
A
A rumor got started, or so they say
E D
That Joe got Mary in a family way
A
Neighbors started talkin', the word got around
E D A
Joe said, "Mary, gotta blow this town"
Chorus
D
Oh, Joe and Mary, Mary and Joe
A
In a beat up Buick on the open road
A
Chuck Berry playin' on the radio
E D A
Joe and Mary, Mary and Joe
Verse 2
A
Joe said, "Mary, just a few more miles
E D
You can make it, baby, just gimme a smile
A
I can see Bethlehem up ahead
E D A
They got a buffet breakfast and a motel bed"
Chorus
D
Yeah, Joe and Mary, Mary and Joe
A
Lookin' for a place where they can go
A
The heater went out, it was twenty below
E D
Joe and Mary, Mary and Joe
Instrumental
|A5 A#5 |B5 C5 |C#5 D5 D#5 E5 |F5 F#5 G5 G#5 |
Solo
|D |A |D |E |A |
Verse 3
A
Well, they're all filled up at the Motel 6
E D
Joe said, "Man, we're in a hell of a fix
A
But don't you worry, baby, it'll be alright
E D A
There's angels up in heaven lookin' down tonight"
A
That's right
Chorus
D
Oh, Joe and Mary, Mary and Joe
A
And a pretty little baby in swaddlin' clothes
A
Star in the east cast a heavenly glow
E D A
Over Joe and Mary, Mary and Joe
Outro
A
Yeah, wouldn't be long before the world would know
E D A
About Joe and Mary, Mary and Joe
A
Oh, yeah
A
Joe and Mary
A D
Joe and Mary
D A
Joe and Mary
A
Joe and Mary
E A
Oh, Mary and Joe
A
Joe and Mary
A D
Joe and Mary
D A
Joe and Mary
A
Joe and Mary
E A
Oh, Mary and Joe
E A
It wouldn't be long before the world would know
