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