How to read tablature?
Intro - slowly -:                                   
xA---------------------------------------|
xE------------5---3---0---3---5----------|
xC---------------------------------------|
xG---7----4-----------------------4------|
                                               
xA--------------------7-----------------------|
xE------------5---3-------3---5-------5---3---|
xC--------------------------------------------|
xG---7----4-----------------------4-----------|

Riff - normal Speed -:                                          
xA--------------------------------------------|
xE----------------3---3h5---5---3---5---------|
xC--------------------------------------------|
xG---7----4---4-------------------------4-----|
                                                     
xA---------------------------------------------------|
xE----------------3---3h5----5---3---5-------5---3---|
xC---------------------------------------------------|
xG---7----4---4--------------------------4-----------|
        
xA-------------------------------------------------------2----|
xE----------------3---3h5---5---3---5-------5---3-------------|
xC------------------------------------------------------------|
xG---7----4---4-------------------------4------------0h2----0-|

       G                  C
Oh the cold wet wind blew over the heavens
G                       C
you wrote charlie and mary for forever
       G                     C                    G    C
on the back of the rock that you picked up on the way

            G                C
and in that perfect moment i nearly ruined it
G                      C
saying I loved you and nearly meaning it
G                    C                 G         C
but you know what we never waste those words

          D                 C                        G           G
oh when i last saw mary she lied and said it was her birthday
          D                 C                        G           G
oh when i last saw mary she lied and said it was her birthday

                 
xA--------------------------------------------|
xE----------------3---3h5---5---3---5---------|
xC--------------------------------------------|
xG---7----4---4-------------------------4-----|
                 
xA---------------------------------------------------|
xE----------------3---3h5----5---3---5-------5---3---|
xC---------------------------------------------------|
xG---7----4---4--------------------------4-----------|
                           
xA---------------------------------------------------|
xE----------------3---3h5---5---3---5-------5---3----|
xC---------------------------------------------------|
xG---7----4---4-------------------------4------------|
                       
xA-------5-----5----------2-------------------|
xE---3-----3-----3----------------3-----------|
xC--------------------------------------------|
xG-----0-----0-------0h2-----0----------------|


Buuut

- fast strumming -
         G                      C
then she tried to kiss me and i said dont bother
G                       C
you know we dont really love one another
G             C                G        C
theres no use burning out this way

       G                                 C 
oh but then things changed and they were good and pretty
    G                      C
she said i love you and it suddenly clicked
    G                         C         G    C               
but she was saying she always wanted me too

D                     C        G-C-G-C
please dont lie to me mary 
D                     C        G-C-G-C
please dont lie to me mary


Interlude - you can let someone else play the main Riff over the top of this part -:
G C G C G C G C

          G                  D               C
oh i said please dont lie it makes me cry in bed
          G                  D               C  
oh i said please dont lie it makes me cry in bed
          G                  D               C
oh i said please dont lie it makes me cry in bed 
          G                           D                    C
Shu-shu-shut your mouth you dont know what you're talking about
          G                           D                    C
Shu-shu-shut your mouth you dont know what you're talking about

Outro - you can let someone else play the main Riff over the top of this part -:
G C G C G C G C

End on G.