Mary Of The Wild Moor
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: 5th traste
[Intro]
e|---------0-------3------|0---1----1-3-1-0--------|-----0------------------|
B|-------1-1-------3------|1-1-1---1--1-1-1--------|-----1------------------|
G|------0--0-------0------|0-0-2--2---2-2-0--------|-----0------------------|
D|-0-1-2---2-2-1-0-0------|2-3-3-3--------2-0-2-3--|0----2------------------|
A|---------3-------2-0-2-3|3--------------3------2-|-2-3-3------------------|
E|-----------------3------|------------------------|------------------------|
[Verse 1]
C G C
It was on a cold winter night
C D G G7
And the winds blew cross the wild moor
C G C F
When Mary came wondering home with a child
C G C
And she came to her own fathers door
e|------0--------0--------|
B|------1--------1--------|
G|----0-0--------0--------|
D|-0h2--2-0h2p0--2--------|
A|------3------3-3-0-2-3--|
E|----------------3-------|
[Verse 2]
C G C
"Oh, Father. Dear, Father" she cried
e|------------------------|
B|-------1----------------|
G|---0--0-----------------|
D|--2--2------------------|
A|-3----------------------|
E|------------------------|
C D G G7
"Come down and open the door.
C G C F
For this child in my arms, it will perish and die.
C G C
By the wind that blows cross the wild moor"
[Break 1]
(scratch strings)
e|--------0-0---0--3---1--|-1----1---0--3---0------|
B|-------1--1---1--3---1--|-3-1--1---1--3---1------|
G|---0--0---0---0--0---2--|2--2--2---0--0---0------|
D|--2--2----2---2--0-3-3-3|----3-3---2--0---2------|
A|-3--------3-3-3--2------|--------3-3--2-3-3-0-2-3|
E|---------------3-3------|-----------3-3----3-----|
[Verse 3]
C G C
Oh, the father was deaf to her cries
C D G G7
Not a sound of her voice did he hear
C G C F
Oh, the watch dogs did howl and the village bells toll
C G C
While the winds blew across the wild moor
[Break 2]
e|---------0---------0----|--3-------0-------------|3--------3-------0------|3------0---1----1-3-1-0--|
B|-------1-1-------1-1----|--3-------1-------1-----|3--------3-------1------|3------1-1-1---1--1-1-1--|
G|---0--0--0------0--0----|--0-------0-0-0-0-0-----|0--------0-------0------|0------0-0-2--2---2-2-0--|
D|--2--2---2-0-1-2---2-2-1|0-0-0-----2-0-2-3--2-0--|0-0h2p0--0-------2-0-0--|0-0----2-3-3-3--------2--|
A|-3-------3---------3----|--2--2-3--3-----------2-|2--------2-0-2-3-3--2---|2--2-3-3--------------3--|
E|------------------------|--3--------------------3|3------3-3-------------3|3------------------------|
e|-------------0---------0|------------------------|
B|-------------1-------1-1|------------------------|
G|-------------0---0--0--0|------------------------|
D|-0-2-3--0----2--2--2---2|------------------------|
A|------2--2-3-3-3-------3|-0-2-3------------------|
E|------------------------|3-----------------------|
[Verse 4]
C G C
Oh, how the old man must have felt
C D G G7
When he came to the door, the next mornin'
C G C F
And he found Mary dead, but the child still alive
C G C
Closely grasping his dead mother's arms
[Verse 5]
C G C
In grief the old man pined away
C D G G7
And the cottage to ruin, went soon
C G C F
And no one, they say, will live there to this day
C G C
For the winds blow across the wild moor
[Break 3]
(scratch strings)
e|--------0-0---0--3---1--|-1----1---0--3---0------|----0-------------------|
B|-------1--1---1--3---1--|-3-1--1---1--3---1------|--1-1-------------------|
G|---0--0---0---0--0---2--|2--2--2---0--0---0---0--|-0--0-------------------|
D|--2--2----2---2--0-3-3-3|----3-3---2--0---2--2---|2---2-------------------|
A|-3--------3-3-3--2------|--------3-3--2-3-3-3----|----3-0-2-3-------------|
E|---------------3-3------|-----------3-3----------|-----3------------------|
[Verse 6]
C G C
Now, the villagers point out the spot
C D G G7
Where the willows hang over the door
C G C F
Saying there Mary died, once a gay village bride
C G C
From the winds that blew across the wild moor
[Outro]
(Scratch strings)
e|---------0---------0----|--3------0---1----1-3-1-|0---0--3---0-----3------|
B|-------1-1-------1-1----|--3------1-1-1---1--1-1-|1---1--3---1-----1------|
G|---0--0--0------0--0----|--0------0-0-2--2---2-2-|0---0--0---0---0-0------|
D|--2--2---2-0-1-2---2-2-1|0-0-0----2-3-3-3--------|2---2--0---2--2--2------|
A|-3-------3---------3----|--2--2-3-3--------------|3-3-3--2-3-3-3---3------|
E|------------------------|--3---------------------|-----3-3----------------|
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
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How to play Mary Of The Wild Moor
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.