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] [E]
VERSE 7:
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
OUTRO:
Why'd you
[A] sing so
[B] sad, Marie, Mar-
[E]-ie
Why'd you
[A] sing so
[B] sad, Marie, Mar-
[E]-ie
Why'd you
[A] sing so
[B] sad, Marie, Mar-
[E]-ie
END: [E open]