Intro: D (softly 1st strum, then louder for rhythm) 
 
D                    G            A       D 
She'd slip away each day with the dimming light 
D                                 G        A        D 
And with the sweetest smile she'd kiss the child goodnight 
D      G                   A                      D     
At the mill she'd work her fingers till they were raw 
D                               G        A     D 
For the sake of her son and the daddy he never saw 
 

G                D 
Mary danced with soldiers 
G             A        D 
She stepped a light quadrille 
G                D 
Shawl across her shoulders 
D       A        D G D  D       A        D 
To keep away the chill, to keep away the chill 
 
 
Verse 2, same chords 
It was a rebel boy who brought her joy they say 
Though the years passed the memories stood fast each day 
Before a bullet crushed the life of their romance 
He gave her a shawl and a parasol from France 
 
Chorus 
 
Verse 3, same chords 
They came around to the tavern in town that night 
And with silent cries Mary never tried to fight 
They cut her hair and left her body torn 
Her spirit slipped away before the dawn 
 
Chorus twice