Standard (EADGBE)

The lights shine down the valley, the wind blows up the alley

Oh and I wish I was lyin’ in the arms of Mary

She took the pains of boyhood and turned them into feel-good

Oh how I wish I was lyin’ in the arms of Mary

Chorus

 Mary was the girl who taught me all I had to know

 She put me right on my first mistake

 Summer wasn't gone when I learned all she had to show

 She really gave all a boy could take

So now when I get lonely, still looking for the one and only

That's when I wish I was lyin’ in the arms of Mary

Chorus

The lights shine down the valley, the wind blows up the alley

Oh and I wish I was lying in the arms of Mary

Lyin’ in the arms of Mary, Lyin’ in the arms of Mary

Whoa, whoa, whoa, Lyin’ in the arms of Mary