Standard (EADGBE)
Intro
Verse 1
Do you want to elope tonight
Gettin' lost in the shadows
All dressed up like a switchblade knife
Let's hang in love from the gallows
Or we can take a walk around the lake
There's a garden in the park there
Under the stars next-to-the fireside
Anywhere is better than here
Chorus 1
oohs begin lines 1-3):
Oh Mother Mary, take my hand
I'll be a saint, I'll be your man
I'll do most anything, 'cause I don't care
Oh Mother Mary, take my hand
bum-bum-bum; bum-bum-ba-dada-dada [x2]
Verse 2
Take a ride on the midnight train (ooh)
We'll fall asleep at the station
Too much wine, driving me insane (ooh)
And then we'll miss our destination
Oh well, too bad, who cares, it's alright (ooh)
As long as we will stick together
In Hell well rain arrows of sunshine (ooh)
We'll watch it rise and shine forever
Chorus 2
oohs begin lines 1-3):
Oh Mother Mary, take my hand
I'll be a saint, I'll be your man
I'll do most anything, 'cause I don't care
Oh Mother Mary, take my hand
bum-bum-bum; bum-bum-ba-dada-dada [x2]
Solo
over verse):
(ooh) [x2]
Chorus 3
Oh Mother Mary, take my hand
I'll be a saint, I'll be your man
I'll do most anything, 'cause I don't care
Oh Mother Mary, take my hand
bum-bum-bum; bum-bum-ba-dada-dada [x2]
bum-bum-bum; ba-dum! [ends just before 3rd beat]