Elliott Smith - Pretty Mary K

pretty mary k ( other version ) by elliott smith
was released on “new moon”

in my opinion , it sounds much better w/ fingerpicking than just strumming .

Bm A G D
pretty mary k walks along the dock

Bm A G D
with some sailor’s pay shoved down in her sock .

D F#m C G D
pretty mary k , with some little boy in blue

D G Bm A D
who can’t stay away from you .

Bm A G D
pretty mary k took him back to town .

Bm A G
i’m down here by the bay ,

D
where the water pounds .

D F#m C G D
up against the wall , crying black and blue

D G Bm A D
keeps me away from you .

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Bm A# D
pretty words that you whisper , ( riff )

Bm A# D
maybe i misunderstood .

Bm A# D C
G
somebody’s not paying attention when they promised and their word

Gm
isn’t good .

Bm A G D
oh , mary k , i can see your face .

Bm A G D
down there in the waves , painted and erased .

D F#m
but i know it’s just

C G D
a reflection of the moon ,

D G Bm A D
a big fake resembling you .

( riff ) ( riff )
Bm A# D Bm A#
D
gonna go down in the water , fill my mouth up full of sand .
( riff )
Bm A# D C G
i’ll be waiting still impatient with my dead imagination

G Gm
while you’re with some other man .

Bm A G D
pretty mary k , off in somebody’s room .

Bm A
i’m down here by the bay

G D
with my arm around the moon .

D F#m
but i’ll be with you soon ,

C G
just as soon as i’ve paid .

D G F#m A D
i walk across the water with pretty mary k .

D G Bm A D
walk on the water with pretty mary k .

( thanks for this song , elliott . )