Blasters, Marie, Marie (1980)
Key: :[G] (w: Dave Alvin) (Shakin' Stevens, 1980, Key: A)
INTRO: [D open]
VERSE 1:
Marie, Ma-
[G]-rie, playing guitar
on the back porch, I sit in my
[D] car
While she
[C] sings so
[D] sad
Marie, Mar-
[G]-ie
VERSE 2:
Marie, Ma-
[G]-rie, it's so lonely
in these farmlands, please come with
[D] me
To the
[C] bright lights down-
[D]-town
Marie, Ma-
[G]-rie
BRIDGE:
I said,
[D] "Hey, pretty girl
Don't you understand
I just want to be your lovin' man"
VERSE 3:
Marie, Ma-
[G]-rie, the sun is down
in the cornfields, the evening is
[D] dark
And you
[C] sing so
[D] sad
Marie, Mar-
[G]-ie
INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE]
VERSE 4:
Marie, Ma-
[G]-rie, I got two weeks
in back pay, there's gas in my
[D] car
And your
[C] folks say I must
[D] go
Marie, Ma-
[G]-rie
BRIDGE:
I said,
[D] "Hey, pretty girl
Don't you understand
I just want to be your lovin' man"
VERSE 5:
Marie, Ma-
[G]-rie, playing guitar
on the back porch, I leave in my
[D] car
While you
[C] sing so
[D] sad
Marie, Mar-
[G]-ie
INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE]