[Verso 1]
 
                                                        Gm 
I'm going to tell you a story about Mary Lou. 
Gm                                                                Cm Gm 
I mean the kind of a woman who makes a fool of you. 
Gm                                                            Cm      G 
She makes a young man groan and an old man pain. 
Gm                                                     Cm       Gm 
The way she took my money was a Crying shame. 
GmHORUS: 
Gm                                   Cm         Gm 
(Mary Lou)She took my diamond ring. 
Gm.                                 Cm             Gm 
(Mary Lou)She took my watch and chain. 
Gm                                                      Cm.       Gm 
(Mary Lou)She took the keys to my Cadillac Car.. 
Dm 
jumped in my Kiddy and she drove a-far. 


[Verso 2]
 
Gm                             Cm      G 
Left me stranded in Kalamazoo. 
Gm                                       Cm         Gm 
Making her a fortune off a fool like you. 
Gm                                              Cm.    Gm 
She got her a rich man, had a dozen kids. 
Gm.                                 Cm              G 
Drove that man until he flipped his lid. 
Chorus: 
Gm                                  Cm          Gm 
(Mary Lou)She took my diamond ring. 
Gm.   Cm Gm 
(Mary Lou)She took my watch and chain. 
Gm                                                    Cm.         Gm 
(Mary Lou)She took the keys to my Cadillac Car.. 
Dm 
jumped in my Kiddy and she drove a-far. (INTERLUDE:SAX:) 


[Verso 3]

Gm                                                            Cm.    Gm 
Well, she come back into town about a week ago. 
Gm                                               Cm         Gm 
Told me she was sorry that she hurt me so. 
Gm                                         Cm           Gm 
I had a fifty-five Ford and a two dollar bill.. 
Gm                                         Cm           Gm 
when she took that, man it gave me a chill. 


[Refrão]
 
Gm                                   Cm          Gm 
(Mary Lou)She took my diamond ring. 
Gm.                                 Cm             Gm 
(Mary Lou)She took my watch and chain. 
Gm                                                      Cm.       Gm 
(Mary Lou)She took the keys to my Cadillac Car.. 
Dm 
jumped in my Kiddy and she drove a-far. 

OUTRO: 
Dm                                                            Cm         Gm 
 Well, she jumped in my Kiddie and she drove a-farrrr.