Lick 1: D e|-5-55--------------------- B|-7-77--------------------- G|-7-77--------------------- D|-7-77--------------------- A|-5-55-----------7--------- E|-X-XX-5-8-5-8-5---5-8-5---
Lick 2: A G e|--------------------- B|--------------------- G|--------------------- D|--------------------- A|-7---------7-------5- E|-5-5-5-8-5---5-8-3-3-
Lick 4: Em F G D e|-0-------------1----------3-------------5-55-------------- B|-0-------------1----------3-------------7-77-------------- G|-0-------------3----------4-------------7-77-------------- D|-3-------------4----------5-------------7-77-------------- A|-3--------2----4-----1-3--5-3/2⁄3/2⁄3---5-55-------7------ E|-0--0-3-0---0--1-1-3------3-----------3-X-XX-5-8-5---5-8-5 Laughing in ....... Or maybe her.......
Verse 1: -------- Em F Who would be a poor man, a beggarman, a thief -- G [Lick 1] if he had a rich man in his hand. Em F And who would steal the candy from a laughing baby's mouth G [Lick 1] if he could take it from the money man.
Bridge 1: --------- [Lick 2] [Lick 2] Cross-eyed Mary, goes jumping in again. [Lick 2] [Lick 2] She signs no contract, but she always plays the game. [Lick 3] [Lick 3] Dines in Hampstead village, on expense accounted gruel, [Lick 3] C D B and the jack-knife barber drops her off at school.
Verse 2: -------- Em F Laughing in the playground -- gets no kicks from little boys: G [Lick 1] would rather make it with a letching grey. Em F Or maybe her attention is drawn by Aqualung, G [Lick 1] who watches through the railings as they play.
Bridge 2: --------- [Lick 2] [Lick 2] Cross-eyed Mary, finds it hard to get along. [Lick 2] [Lick 2] She's a poor man's rich girl, and she'll do it for a song. [Lick 3] [Lick 3] She's a rich man stealer, but her favour's good and strong: [Lick 3] C D B She's the Robin Hood of Highgate -- helps the poor man get along.
SOLO: ----- [Play Bridge Licks] Hey [Lick 2] [Lick 2] [Lick 2] [Lick 2] [Lick 3] [Lick 3] [Lick 3] {The Guitar Solo Is In A# Blues Scale} {Here is the Starting, Sort Of} e|------------------------------------------------ B|------------------------------------------------ G|-6b-----6-8b-6-8b-6---6---------------8p6------- D|----8-6-----------------8-6-8-8p6---6-----8p6--- A|--------------------8-------------8-----------8- E|------------------------------------------------
Verse 2/3: ---------- [Lick 4] Laughing in the playground -- gets no kicks from little boys:
would rather make it with a letching grey. [Lick 4] Or maybe her attention is drawn by Aqualung,
who watches through the railings as they play.
Bridge 1/3: ----------- [Lick 2] [Lick 2] Cross-eyed Mary, goes jumping in again. [Lick 2] [Lick 2] She signs no contract, but she always plays the game. [Lick 3] [Lick 3] Dines in Hampstead village, on expense accounted gruel, [Lick 3] C D B and the jack-knife barber drops her off at school.
Outro: ------ Em Cross-eyed Mary C [flute thingie] D [guitar thingie G|-11b11b11b11b11b11b11b-| hit string hard] Am Bbm Em