D G D
There's a blizzard comin' on How I'm wishin' I was home
A
For my pony's lame and he can't hardly stand
D G D
Listen to that Norther sigh If we don't get home we'll die
A Bm A D
But it's only 7 miles to Mary Ann Only 7 miles to Mary Ann
D G D
You can bet we're on her mind 'Cuz it's nearly suppertime
A
And I'll bet there's hot biscuits in the pan
D G D
Lord my hands feel like their froze There's a numbness in my toes
A Bm A D
But there's only 5 more miles to Mary Ann Only 5 more miles to Mary Ann
G D
That wind's howlin' and it seems Mighty like a woman's screams
A
We best be movin' faster if we can
D G D
Dan, just think about that barn with that hay so soft an warm
A Bm A D
It's only 3 more miles to Mary Ann It's only 3 more miles to Mary Ann
Spoken:
D G D
Dan, get up you ornery cuss or you'll be the death of us
A
Well, I'm so weary but I'll help ya if I can
D G D
Well, all right Dan, perhaps it's best that we stop a while and rest
A Bm
We're still a hundred yards from Mary Ann
A D
It's still a hundred yards to Mary Ann
D G D
Well late that night the storm was gone and they found him there at dawn
A
Well, he'd a made it but he just couldn?t leave old Dan
D G D
Yes, they found him there on the plains with his hands froze to the
reins
A Bm
He was just a hundred yards from Mary Ann
A D
He was just a hundred yards from Mary Ann