The New Pornographers – The Mary Martin Show chords

[Intro]
A


[Verse]
A             DWith a map of the end times
A#           AI can follow a straight line
        D               Gto the old Mary Martin Show.
          D      G    A#Should we go? 
A                     DSince we learned the guitar parts,
A#            C                   A#to the music that once started it off. 


[Chorus]
A#                 F              G               DMary Martin, they don't come any closer than that now
A#                  F              G              D   AMary Martin, they don't come any closer than that now


[Verse]
A            DWith the musical guest on, 
A#                Ayou were singing the theme song 
        D               Gto the old Mary Martin Show. 
         D       G    A#Did you know? 
A                  DWith your cameras in action, 
A#                C                 A#with your network connections, it's go. 


[Chorus]
A#                  F              G               DMary Martin, they don't come any closer than that now. 
A#                F             G              DMary Martin, the hope of every actor in their role. 


[Instrumental]
A E D


[Pre-Chorus]
G       A#           F      A E DTo aim far too, far too... low
G       A#           F      ATo aim far too, far too... low
G       A#           F      ATo aim far too, far too... low


[Verse]
A                    DAll the rain on that morning 
A#               Awas so shiny and boring. 
        D                  GIt was gold, Mary Martin, know 
        D     G   A#it was gold. 
A               DWith a book of guitar chords, 
A#           C                  A#some alright to good words, it sold. 


[Chorus]
A#                 F              G                DMary Martin, they don't come any closer than that now. 
A#                F              G                 DMary Martin, the hope of every punchline that you throw.


[Instrumental]
A E D


[Post-Chorus]
G       A#           F      A  ETo aim far too, far too... low
G       A#           F      ATo aim far too, far too... low
G       A#           F      ATo aim far too, far too... low
A        D         A#          CLa la la la la (Aproximate)


[Chorus]
A#                 F               G               DMary Martin, they don't come any closer than that now
A#                 F               G               DMary Martin, they don't come any closer than that now
A#                 F               G               DMary Martin, they don't come any closer than that now


[Outro]
A#               FThe Mary Martin Show
A#               FThe Mary Martin Show
A#                 F                   G                        DThe Mary Martin, they don't come any closer, closer . . .