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