Aint Quite Mary Jane
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: BbCapotraste:
3rd traste
AIN'T QUITE MARY JANE
As recorded by Ward Davis
(2023 release)
Capo 3rd fret
[Intro]
Em G D C Em G D
[Verse 1]
Em G D C
She turned 18 in the nick of time to leave a town full of broken-hearted boys behind.
Em G D
Mississippi in Mid-July really just wasn’t her style
Em G D C
I was smoking on a sidewalk in San Antone. She was walking my way with her sun dress on
Em G D
All at once every woman I’d ever known disappeared behind her smile
[Chorus]
G Em
Cause they ain’t quite Mary Jane
Bm C
She’s one of a kind in a world of the same
G Em
From here on out everything
D C Em G D C
Ain’t quite Mary Jane
[Verse 2]
Em G D C
21-7 with a few to sleep, every hour I breathed was hers to keep
Em G D
The biggest damn lie I ever believed was thinking she’d stay around
[Chorus]
G Em
But that ain’t quite Mary Jane
Bm C
She’s one of a kind in a world of the same
G Em
From here on out everything
D C
Ain’t quite Mary Jane
[Guitar Solo]
Em G D C Em G D
[Bridge]
D
Someday I’ll fall in love and I’ll try to make it true
C Cm
But almost good enough’ll be the best I ever do.
[Chorus]
G Em
It ain’t quite Mary Jane
Bm C
She’s one of a kind in a world of the same
G Em
From here on out everything
D C
Ain’t quite Mary Jane
G Em
It ain’t quite Mary Jane
Bm C
She’s cyanide and sugar cane
G Em
From here on out everything
D C
Ain’t quite Mary Jane
Cm
Yeah, it ain’t quite Mary Jane
[Outro]
Em G D C Em D G
No, it ain’t quite Mary Jane
Em G D C Em G D
How to play Aint Quite Mary Jane
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