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