Blasters, Marie, Marie (1980)
Key: :[D] (w: Dave Alvin) (Shakin' Stevens, 1980, Key: A)
INTRO: [A open]
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 farmlands, please come with
[A] me
To the
[G] bright lights down-
[A]-town
Marie, Ma-
[D]-rie
BRIDGE:
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, 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:
I said,
[A] "Hey, pretty girl
Don't you understand
I just want to be your lovin' man"
VERSE 5:
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
INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE]