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Verse 1: G C G She'd slip away each day with the dimming light G C G And with the sweetest smile she'd kiss the child goodnight C G At the mill she'd work her fingers till they were raw Em D G For the sake of her son and the daddy he never saw C G Mary danced with soldiers Em She stepped a light quadrille C G Shawl across her shoulders Em C G To keep away the chill, to keep away the chill Verse 2: G C G It was a rebel boy who brought her joy they say G C G Though the years had passed the memories stood fast each day C G Before a bullet crushed the life of their romance Em D G He gave her a shawl and a parasol from France C G Mary danced with soldiers Em She stepped a light quadrille C G Shawl across her shoulders Em C G To keep away the chill, to keep away the chill Verse 3: G C G They came around to the tavern in town that night G C G And with silent cries Mary never tried to fight C G They cut her hair and left her body torn Em D G Her spirit slipped away before the dawn C G Mary danced with soldiers Em But now her body's still C G Shawl across her shoulders C G To keep away the chill C G Mary danced with soldiers Em She stepped a light quadrille C G Shawl across her shoulders Em C G To keep away the chill, to keep away the chill
Verse 1:
C G Mary danced with soldiers Em She stepped a light quadrille C G Shawl across her shoulders Em C G To keep away the chill, to keep away the chill
Verse 2:
Verse 3:
C G Mary danced with soldiers Em But now her body's still C G Shawl across her shoulders C G To keep away the chill C G Mary danced with soldiers Em She stepped a light quadrille C G Shawl across her shoulders Em C G To keep away the chill, to keep away the chill
Written by Paul Kennerley
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