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