Biography:
Sir John Edward Rowles KNZM OBE (born 26 March 1947 in Whakatane) is a New Zealand singer. He was most popular in the late 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s, and he was best known in New Zealand for his song from 1970, "Cheryl Moana Marie", written about his younger sister. In 1974, he received the Benny Award from the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand, the highest honour available to a New Zealand variety entertainer. Rowles was appointed an OBE (Officer
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Hush Not A Word To Mary:John Rowles.
#20 in UK on MCA Records in 1968.
(Outro)
Bb Eb Bb F
(Chorus)
Bb Eb Gm Bb
Hush, not a word to Mary, she means the
F Bb F
world to me, don't wanna lose her.
Bb Eb Gm Bb
Oh, hush, not a word to Mary, don't let
F Bb
her know I stayed here with you.
(Verse 1)
Dm Eb C F Bb
Mary's gone visiting all the folks at home.
Eb Bb C
Kind of you to ask me around, knowing I'm
F
alone.
Bb Eb F
A cigarette, a glass of wine, a little harmless
Bb
fun.
Eb Bb F
A cosy chat about this and that never could
Bb
hurt anyone.
(Chorus)
F Bb Eb Bb
Oh, hush, not a word to Mary, she may not
F Bb F
understand and she may worry.
Dm Bb Eb Bb
Oh, hush, not a word to Mary, don't want her
F Bb
crying over nothing at all.
(Verse 2)
Bb Eb F Bb Eb
Mary does everything keeping me in mind, loving
Bb Cm F
me so faithfully that constantly I find..
Bb Eb Bb F
I think of her and long for her when she's not
Bb
around.
Eb Bb F
I love her so, I'm sure you know, I never could
Bb
let her down.
(Chorus)
Bb Eb Bb F
So, hush, not a word to Mary, don't wanna break
Bb Eb Bb F
her heart all over nothing.
Bb Eb Bb F
Oh, hush, not a word to Mary, show me the door,
Bb Eb Bb
it's time I went home.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#20 in UK on MCA Records in 1968.
(Outro)
Bb Eb Bb F
(Chorus)
Bb Eb Gm Bb
Hush, not a word to Mary, she means the
F Bb F
world to me, don't wanna lose her.
Bb Eb Gm Bb
Oh, hush, not a word to Mary, don't let
F Bb
her know I stayed here with you.
(Verse 1)
Dm Eb C F Bb
Mary's gone visiting all the folks at home.
Eb Bb C
Kind of you to ask me around, knowing I'm
F
alone.
Bb Eb F
A cigarette, a glass of wine, a little harmless
Bb
fun.
Eb Bb F
A cosy chat about this and that never could
Bb
hurt anyone.
(Chorus)
F Bb Eb Bb
Oh, hush, not a word to Mary, she may not
F Bb F
understand and she may worry.
Dm Bb Eb Bb
Oh, hush, not a word to Mary, don't want her
F Bb
crying over nothing at all.
(Verse 2)
Bb Eb F Bb Eb
Mary does everything keeping me in mind, loving
Bb Cm F
me so faithfully that constantly I find..
Bb Eb Bb F
I think of her and long for her when she's not
Bb
around.
Eb Bb F
I love her so, I'm sure you know, I never could
Bb
let her down.
(Chorus)
Bb Eb Bb F
So, hush, not a word to Mary, don't wanna break
Bb Eb Bb F
her heart all over nothing.
Bb Eb Bb F
Oh, hush, not a word to Mary, show me the door,
Bb Eb Bb
it's time I went home.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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