Ballad Of Mary Magdalene

C Am G F C Am G F C Am G F C Am G F C Am F My name is Mary Magdalene G C F G I come from Palestine C Am F Please excuse these rags I'm in G C But I've fallen on hard times but F G F C Dm F G F G Long ago I had my work When I was in prime C Am F But I gave it up and all for love G C It was his career or mine Am G F C Jesus loved me this I know F Am Dm G Why on earth did I ever let him go Am G He was always faithful F C He was always kind F Dm G C C Am G F C Am G F But he walked off with this heart of mine C Am F A love like this comes but once G C F G This I do believe C Am F And I'll not see his like again G C As I live and breathe and F G F C I'm sorry if I might offend Dm F G F G But I will never see C Am F How the tenderness I shared with him G C Became a heresy Am G F C Jesus loved me this I know F Am Dm G Why on earth did I ever let him go Am G He was always faithful F C He was always kind F Dm G C But he walked off with this heart of mine C Am G F C Am G F C Am F G C F G I remember nights we spent Whispering our creed C Am F Our rituals our sacrament G C F G F C The stars our canopy There beneath an olive tree Dm F G F G We'd offer up our plea C Am F God's creation innocent G C His arms surrounding me Am G F C Jesus loved me this I know F Am Dm G Why on earth did he ever have to go Am G He was always faithful F C He was always kind F Dm G C But he walked off with this heart of mine Am G F C He was always faithful he was always kind F Dm G C C Am G F C Am G F G C But he walked off with this heart of mine From Cry Cry Cry Razor & Tie Records 1998 Richard Shindell Music(ASCAP)