Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

Verse 1

Do you want to elope tonight

Gettin' lost in the shadows

All dressed up like a switchblade knife

Let's hang in love from the gallows

Or we can take a walk around the lake

There's a garden in the park there

Under the stars next-to-the fireside

Anywhere is better than here

Chorus 1

ooh’s begin lines 1-3):

Oh Mother Mary, take my hand

I'll be a saint, I'll be your man

I'll do most anything, 'cause I don't care

Oh Mother Mary, take my hand

bum-bum-bum; bum-bum-ba-dada-dada [x2]

Verse 2

Take a ride on the midnight train (ooh)

We'll fall asleep at the station

Too much wine, driving me insane (ooh)

And then we'll miss our destination

Oh well, too bad, who cares, it's alright (ooh)

As long as we will stick together

In Hell we’ll rain arrows of sunshine (ooh)

We'll watch it rise and shine forever

Chorus 2

ooh’s begin lines 1-3):

Oh Mother Mary, take my hand

I'll be a saint, I'll be your man

I'll do most anything, 'cause I don't care

Oh Mother Mary, take my hand

bum-bum-bum; bum-bum-ba-dada-dada [x2]

Solo

over verse):

(ooh) [x2]

Chorus 3

Oh Mother Mary, take my hand

I'll be a saint, I'll be your man

I'll do most anything, 'cause I don't care

Oh Mother Mary, take my hand

bum-bum-bum; bum-bum-ba-dada-dada [x2]

bum-bum-bum; ba-dum! [ends just before 3rd beat]