Marys Letters
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Intro
G D A D
[Verso 1]
G D
Dear God. I ran my thumb along the bottom of his foot
A D
And his toes wrapped right around it and I cried
G D
Dear God, the other mothers sit around and talk about
A D
What all their sons will do one day and I just smiled
G A
Dear God, he started walking yesterday I know you see it
D G
It just feels like Im supposed to let you know
Em A
Dear God, sometimes I wonder is this all some kind of dream
D G
And how am I supposed to love and let him go
Em G
And I guess that it should be some kind of honor
Em A
But what am I supposed to do when someone says
G
That he looks just like his father
Music interlude
D A D G D A D
[Verso 2]
G Em
If Im your daughter, If hes your son
A D
If Im supposed to be the human making sure that he grows up
G Em
Can I ask you? Do you mind?
A Bm A Em D A
Can you send some kind of signal when Im running out of time
G A
Cause Dear God, he started walking yesterday I know you see it
D G
It just feels like Im supposed to let you know
Em A
Dear God, my heart is pounding in my chest, what if he hears it
D G
And hes scared that it might kill me to let go
Em G
Yeah I know its gonna keep on getting harder
Em D A
But what am I supposed to do when someone says
G
That he looks just like his father
Music Interlude
D A D G D A D
G D A D G D A G
[Verso 3]
G D
Three trees, skinned knees, both ways, he bleeds.
A D
Bad dreams, Im free, both times he leaves.
G D
Nails in bare feet, Same feet I cleaned,
A D
Bath time, water him to slaughter.
Em D Bm
I still dont know. God, Im too close
A D
If I mess up, can he go home?
Em Dm7 (I think)
Your child, My child. Am I his child?
A
Three trees, skinned knees. Little baby.
How to play Marys Letters
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. 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.