G F
The first thing about Mary, I'll tell you 'cause you asked
C G
She don't like when folks are always livin' in the past
G F
You know, talkin' 'bout the good old days and how things might've been
C G
If some folks had been different it might be better now for them
Am F C
That's what you learn when you've known Mary long as I have
You see, when I met Mary Campbell, that's what her name was then
It was a party in the woods with the fire in a garbage can
And everyone stood and watched the embers risin' in the sky
I was askin' 'bout the little girl with the big brown eyes
But no one knew the first thing about Mary
CHORUS:
C G
But I ain't worried about it none, I know it'll all be okay
Am F C
She's gonna come on back to me someday
G F
'Cause he don't know the first thing about Mary
C G
She could never love a man that way
You see, one thing about Mary is that she don't ever lie
But she can tell if you are just by lookin' in your eyes
And she'll say that she forgives you and you'll try to make amends
But once her trust is gone she can't really give it back again
That's what you learn when you've known Mary long as I have
CHORUS
BRIDGE:
Em G
Pray that they don't dust your life for the little fingerprints
Am C
I can't recall my life before her and there ain't been nothin' since
Em G
And they can raise great buildings full of stuff I'll never learn
F C
But I understand the reason for the fire and how it burns
You see, one thing about Mary not a lot of people know
Is she can't stay in small towns if she thinks she needs to grow
And you may think it's just a phase and she'll soon give in
And she won't ever leave you boy, you better think again
'Cause you can't throw a rope around my Mary
CHORUS
G F
No he don't know the first thing about Mary
C G
She could never love a man that way