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