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

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

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

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INSTRUMENTAL: [over CHORUS]

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

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