G C G C
[Verse 1]
G C
Mary, you're covered in roses
G D
You're covered in ashes, you're covered in rain
G C
You're covered in babies, you're covered in slashes
G D
You're covered in wilderness, you're covered in stains
[Verse 2]
G C
You cast aside the sheet, you cast aside the shroud
G D
Of another man, who served the world proud
G C
You greet another son, you lose another one
G D G
On some sunny day and always you stay, Mary
[Chorus]
Em C G
Jesus says, "Mother I couldn't stay another day longer"
Em C G
Flies right by, leaves a kiss upon her face
Em C G
While the angels were singing his praises in a blaze of glory
Am C
Mary stays behind and starts cleaning up the place
[Verse 3]
G C
Oh Mary, she moves behind me
G D
She leaves her fingerprints everywhere
G C
Every time the snow drifts, every way the sand shifts
G D
Even when the night lifts, she's always there
[Chorus]
Em C G
Jesus says, "Mother I couldn't stay another day longer"
Em C G
Flies right by, leaves a kiss upon her face
Em C G
While the angels were singing his praises in a blaze of glory
A7 C
Mary stays behind and starts cleaning up the place
[Verse 4]
G C
Oh Mary, you're covered in roses
G D
You're covered in ruin, you're covered in secrets
G C
You're covered in treetops, you're covered in birds
G D
Who can sing a million songs without any words
[Verse 5]
G C
You cast aside the sheets, you cast aside the shroud
G D
Of another man, who served the world proud
G C
You greet another son, you lose another one
G D
On some sunny day and always you stay
G C G
Mary
