Mary Had A Secret

G Am We met at redhead Mary's house D G on a Bible study night G Am I heard she was a rebel once D G until she saw the light G Am Then in the backseat of a crowed car D G after weeks of holding hands G Am She was slipping me the tongue D G among her Christian friends Em7 Cadd9 We could chuckle and talk for hours G G D F# And then one night over the phone Em7 Cadd9 she went and told me her best friend's secret G G D F# after she had lowered her tone Em7 Cadd9 It was all about forgiving, all about forgiving, G G D F# all about forgiving and so Am D She thought that God would want me to know G Am D G 2x G Am her older sisters had both moved out D G and her parents were divorced G Am her mother lived in a trailer park D G not big, but she had a porch G Am and on top of the piano D G laid a cat with evil paws G Am her father he was a proud Nam vet D G I think she hardly saw Em7 Cadd9 We could chuckle and talk for hours G G D F# And then one night over the phone Em7 Cadd9 she went and told me her best friend's secret G G D F# after she had lowered her tone Em7 Cadd9 It was all about forgiving, all about forgiving, G G D F# all about forgiving and so Am D She thought that God would want me to know G Am D G 2x Em7 Cadd9 G G D F# 2x Em7 Cadd9 We could chuckle and talk for hours G G D F# And then one night over the phone Em7 Cadd9 she went and told me her best friend's secret G G D F# after she had lowered her tone Em7 Cadd9 It was all about forgiving, all about forgiving, G G D F# all about forgiving and so Am D She thought that God would want me to know Em7 Cadd9 All about forgiving, all about forgiving, G G D F# all about forgiving and so Em7 Cadd9 All about forgiving, all about forgiving, G G D F# all about forgiving and so Am D She thought that God would want me to know G Am The old piano she could play so nice D G she had later sadly sold G Am The money was invested in D G the church her husband owned G Am She had a kid when I looked her up D G and another on the way G Am And when we waved our last goodbye D G she said that she would pray