Bm0 0She lived on a curve in the road G1 1In an old tar paper shack Bm2 G3 2On the south side of town on the wrong side of the tracks D4 A5 3Sometimes on the way into town we say G6 4Mama can we stop and give her a ride Bm7 ( G8 ) A9 G10 ( Bm11 G12 ) 5Sometimes we did but her hands flew from her side G13 A14 Bm15 G16 6Wild eyed, crazy Mary 7 8Interlude: Bm17 G18 9 10Down a long dirt road 11Past the Parson's place 12Their old blue car 13We used to race 14A, little country store 15With a sign tacked to the side 16Said no LOITFRINA, allowed 17Underneath that sign always congregated quite a crowd 18 Bm19 A20 19Take a bottle, drink it down G21 A22 20Pass it around Bm23 A24 21Take a bottle, drink it down G25 A26 22Pass it around ( pass it a ) Bm27 A28 G29 A30 Bm31 ( G32 ) 23Take a bottle, drink it down, pass it a, pass it a, pass it around 24 B33 Bsus234 B35 Bsus236 25One night the thunder cracked, mercy backed outside her windowsill E37 26Dreamed I was flying high, above the trees, over the hills B38 Bsus239 B40 Bsus241 27Looked down into the house of Mary F#42 E43 28A, bare bulb's on, newspaper covered walls B44 Bsus245 B46 Bsus247 29And Mary rising up, above it all 30 31Prelude: B48 E49 B50 E51 B52 Bsus253 B54 A55 G#m56 G57 F#58 32 33Next morning on the way into town 34We saw some skid marks and followed them around 35Over the curb, through the fields, into the house of Mary 36 A59 G60 37That what you fear the most will meet you half way A61 G62 38That what you fear the most will meet you half way 39 40Solo & Outro: Bm63 G64 x14 ( Bm65 ) 41 42Fade out 43