Shakin' Stevens, Marie, Marie (1980)
Key: :[E] (w: Dave Alvin) (Blasters, 1980, Key: G)
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 parklands, please come with
[B] me
To the
[A] bright lights down-
[B]-town, Marie, Ma-
[E]-rie
BRIDGE:
[E] 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, it's so lonely
in these parklands, please come with
[B] me
To the
[A] bright lights down-
[B]-town, Marie, Ma-
[E]-rie
VERSE 5:
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:
[E] I said,
[B] Hey, pretty girl
Don't you understand
I just want to be your lovin' man
VERSE 6:
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
[E open]
SONG KEY CHANGE: [+1] [F]
VERSE 7:
Marie, Ma-
[F]-rie, I got two weeks
in back pay, there's gas in my
[C] car
And your
[Bb] folks say I must
[C] go, Marie, Ma-
[F]-rie
OUTRO:
Why'd you
[Bb] sing so
[C] sad, Marie, Mar-
[F]-ie
Why'd you
[Bb] sing so
[C] sad, Marie, Mar-
[F]-ie
Why'd you
[Bb] sing so
[C] sad, Marie, Mar-
[F]-ie
END: [F open]