Ricky Nelson, Hello Mary Lou (1961)
^{Key: :[G#] (w: Gene Pitney, Cayet Mangiaracina)}

CHORUS:
[G#] Hello Mary Lou, [C#] goodbye heart,
Sweet [G#] Mary Lou, I'm so in love with [D#7] you.
I [G#] knew, Mary Lou, [C7] we'd never [Fm] part,
So hel-[A#7]-lo Mary [D#7] Lou, goodbye [G#] heart [C#] [G#]

VERSE 1:
[G#] Past me by one sunny day, [C#] flashed those big brown eyes my way,
and [G#] ooh I knew I wanted you for ever-[D#7]-more.
Now [G#] I'm not one that gets around; [C#] swear my feet stuck to the ground,
And [G#] though I never did [D#7] need you before, [G#] [C#] [G#] I said

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INSTRUMENTAL: [over CHORUS]

VERSE 2:
[G#] I saw your lips; I heard your voice, be-[C#]-lieve me I just had no choice;
Wild [G#] horses couldn't make me stay a-[D#7]-way.
I [G#] thought about a moon lit night, my [C#] arms around you good and tight,
That's [G#] all I had to see [D#7] for me to say, [G#] [C#] [G#] hey, hey

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OUTRO:
I said [G#] Hello Mary [D#] Lou, goodbye [G#] heart [C#] [G#]
Yes [G#] Hello Mary [D#] Lou, goodbye [G#] heart [C#] [G#] [D#] [G# open]