John Allan Cameron – The Four Marys Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

John Allan Cameron – The Four Marys Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

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This is the chords of The Four Marys by John Allan Cameron on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
F G C F
C G C G

[Chorus]
C             F                 C
Last night there were four Marys
Am             C             Dm             G
This night there’ll be but three
F                         G             C             F
There was Mary Seaton and Mary Beaton
C             G             C             G
And Mary Carmichael and me

[Verse 1]
C             F                         C
Little did my mother think
Am             C             Dm     G
When first she cradled me
F             G                           C             F
That I would die so far from home
C                  G             C             G
Or hang from the gallows tree

[Verse 2]
C             F                         C
They’ll tie a napkin around my eye
Am             C      Dm             G
And no let me see the day
F             G             C             F
And they’ll never let on to my father and mother
C                         G             C             G
But that I’m away over the sea

[Chorus]
C             F             C
Last night there were four Marys
Am             C             Dm             G
This night there’ll be but three
F             G             C                         F
There was Mary Seaton and Mary Beaton
C                         G               C     G
And Mary Carmichael and me

[Instrumental]
C F C
Am C Dm G
F G C F
C G C A

[Verse 3]
D G D
I wish I could lie in my own churchyard
Bm D Em A
Beneath the old yew tree
G A D G
Where we the and the
D A D A
My brothers, my sisters and me

[Verse 4]
D G D
And little care I for a nameless grave
Bm D Em A
As I’d hoped for eternity
G A D G
So I pray that the fate of a dying thief
D A D A
May be granted through grace unto me

[Chorus]
D G D
Last night there were four Marys
Bm D Em A
This night there’ll be but three
G A D G
There was Mary Seaton and Mary Beaton
D A D A
And Mary Carmichael and me

[Chorus]
D G D
Last night there were four Marys
Bm D Em A
This night there’ll be but three
G A D G
There was Mary Seaton and Mary Beaton
D A D A
And Mary Carmichael and me

[Outro]
D G D
Last night there were four Marys
Bm D Em A
This night there’ll be but three
G A D G
There was Mary Seaton and Mary Beaton
D A D A
And Mary Carmichael and me

How to play The Four Marys: key, chords and progression

To play The Four Marys by John Allan Cameron, think in G major (one sharp: F♯). It takes 9 chords: F, G, C, Am, Dm, A, D, Bm and Em.

Most of the song cycles through G – C – F – C (I – IV – ♭VII – IV in G major). Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Good to know: F and Bm are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.

Chord diagrams

F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B

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The Four Marys chords: questions

What key is The Four Marys in?

The Four Marys by John Allan Cameron is in the key of G major (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in The Four Marys?

The Four Marys uses 9 chords: F, G, C, Am, Dm, A, D, Bm, Em.

What is the chord progression of The Four Marys?

The main progression is G – C – F – C (I – IV – ♭VII – IV).

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