Marys Eyes

B Mary's eyes are startling blue G#m And her hair's Newcastle gold E F# And she walks the thin white line between the body and the soul B She's as faithful to her history G#m As a novice to his fast E F# For she's standing on the bones of Ireland's past E She's singing of the troubles B E And the fire in the land B F# 'Til I can almost feel the famine slipping through my trembling hand E And I wonder as I hear her, B E That the spirit still shines through B G#m E F# B And she can reach across the ocean deep and break my heart in two B Mary's wise and she is foolish G#m She's as constant as the tide E F# For it's a woman's heart that beats beneath that stubborn Irish pride B We are saints and we are sinners G#m F# We are heros, we are thieves E F# B We are all of us beginners on the road to Galilee E She's singing of the troubles B E And the fire in the land B F# 'Til I can almost feel the famine slipping through my trembling hand E And I wonder as I hear her, B E That the spirit still shines through B G#m E F# B And she can reach across the ocean deep and break my heart in two B G#m E F# B G#m F# E B So let us hoist a pint of silence G#m To the east where Ireland lies E And we will stare across the waters F# For a glimpse of Mary's eyes B We are ships without a harbor G#m We are sailors on dry land E And the song goes on forever F# Even though the record can't E She's singing of the troubles B E And the fire in the land B F# 'Til I can almost feel the famine slipping through my trembling hand E And I wonder as I hear her, B E That the spirit still shines through B G#m E F# B And she can reach across the ocean deep and break my heart in two