Song Help Request Help with a song

Fellow UU:ers, I need some help .

I've been working on Mary-Lou (Acoustic version) by Sonata Arctica lately and though I can get through it, it sounds a bit "off".

https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/s/sonata_arctica/mary-lou_acoustic_crd.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYY_iZ2tf_4

What I could use some help with are the chord changes in this part of the song (marked red):

Am G C F Am
Only a child, reckless and wild, needs to come home again.

G F C G
He promised the moon but won't marry you.

Am G C F Am
Nothing to do, eating for two, he's goin' out with someone new.

G Am Dm Am
Sunshine or rain, it's all the same, life isn't gray oh Mary-Lou.




Am C G F
Mamas do your children still sleep, in the safe of their cradles so sweet.

Am C G F
Story I told you I have forseen, Your little angel ain't always so clean.

Dm Am Dm Am
Days to come aren't easy to see, You can change 'em but it isn't free.

G Am Dm F G Am
I see that you don't believe, ooo-oo, but you will see.

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How many measures for each chord? Thanks! Something I've wondered is why you dont write this out? It would be so easy and it would help newer players like me tremendously. I mean like this:

Dm (2) Am (2) Dm (2) Am (2)
Days to come aren't easy to see, You can change 'em but it isn't free.

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Also, what strumming pattern would you use? I've gone with D DUDUDU so far.

Thanks

Sorry, I think this belongs in the song help forum.

Those chords from Ultimate Guitar are way off from the video you posted.

From what I could hear from the first line, "Mamas put your babies...."
C#m // ///|B // A //|B // ///|A // B //| (2x's)
She left her family....
A // E //|B // C#m //| A // E //|B // C#m //|
B // ///|C#m// ///|B // ///|A// F#//|
Job as a waitress...
B C#m / ///|B // A //|B // ///|A // B //| etc...

I don't have time to do anymore today, but hopefully this will help you out.

The song is in 6/8
https://youtu.be/1cW4FhfZHD0
This should help you on your strum pattern. Start with all down |Ddd Ddd| then try this |Ddd Ddud|

Good luck!

Thank you so much, the 6/8 video will help loads I think, that might be why I felt it was so off.
I'll see if I can manage the chords you posted, otherwise I'll look at transposing.

Thanks!