Shakin' Stevens, Marie, Marie (1980)
Key: :[A#] (w: Dave Alvin) (Blasters, 1980, Key: G)
VERSE 1:
Marie, Ma-
[A#]-rie, playing guitar
on the back porch, I sit in my
[F] car
While she
[D#] sings so
[F] sad, Marie, Mar-
[A#]-ie
VERSE 2:
Marie, Ma-
[A#]-rie, it's so lonely
in these parklands, please come with
[F] me
To the
[D#] bright lights down-
[F]-town, Marie, Ma-
[A#]-rie
BRIDGE:
[A#] I said,
[F] Hey, pretty girl
Don't you understand
I just want to be your lovin' man
VERSE 3:
Marie, Ma-
[A#]-rie, the sun is down
in the cornfields, the evening is
[F] dark
And you
[D#] sing so
[F] sad, Marie, Mar-
[A#]-ie
INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE]
VERSE 4:
Marie, Ma-
[A#]-rie, it's so lonely
in these parklands, please come with
[F] me
To the
[D#] bright lights down-
[F]-town, Marie, Ma-
[A#]-rie
VERSE 5:
Marie, Ma-
[A#]-rie, I got two weeks
in back pay, there's gas in my
[F] car
And your
[D#] folks say I must
[F] go, Marie, Ma-
[A#]-rie
BRIDGE:
[A#] I said,
[F] Hey, pretty girl
Don't you understand
I just want to be your lovin' man
VERSE 6:
Marie, Ma-
[A#]-rie, playing guitar
on the back porch, I leave in my
[F] car
While you
[D#] sing so
[F] sad, Marie, Mar-
[A#]-ie
[A# open]
SONG KEY CHANGE: [+1] [B]
VERSE 7:
Marie, Ma-
[B]-rie, I got two weeks
in back pay, there's gas in my
[F#] car
And your
[E] folks say I must
[F#] go, Marie, Ma-
[B]-rie
OUTRO:
Why'd you
[E] sing so
[F#] sad, Marie, Mar-
[B]-ie
Why'd you
[E] sing so
[F#] sad, Marie, Mar-
[B]-ie
Why'd you
[E] sing so
[F#] sad, Marie, Mar-
[B]-ie
END: [B open]