Marie chords by Willie Nelson

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)


AmRiff – at end of A minorAm line and between verses
      A minorAm
e|-----------0--0--|--
BB|-----------1--1--|--
G+G|-----------2--2--|--
D MajorD|-----------2--2--|--
A augmentedA|--------0-----0--|--
E MajorE|--0--3-----------|--

DmRiff – at the end of DmDm lines
      DmDm
e|-----------1--1--|--
BB|-----------3--3--|--
G+G|-----------2--2--|--
D MajorD|--------0-----0--|--
A augmentedA|--0--3-----------|--
E MajorE|-----------------|--

[Intro}
A minorAm Am/E Am/GAm/G A minorAm
Am Am/E Am/GAm/G A minorAm
Am Am/E Am/GAm/G A minorAm

Verse 1:
A minorAm
I stood in line and left my name
A minorAm
Took about six hours or so
A minorAm
Well, the man just grinned like it was all a game
A minorAm
Said they'd let me know
DmDm
I put in my time till the Pocono line
DmDm
Shut down two years ago
A minorAm
I was staying at the mission till I met Marie
A minorAm
Now I can't stay there no more

Verse 2:
A minorAm
Fella 'cross town said he's lookin' for a man
A minorAm
To move some old cars around
A minorAm
Maybe me and Marie could find a burned-out
A minorAm
Van and do a little settlin' down
A minorAm        DmDm
Aw, but I'm just dreamin', I ain't got no ride
DmDm
And the junkyard's a pretty good ways
A minorAm
That job's about a half week old besides
A minorAm
It'd be gone now anyway

Verse 3:
A minorAm
Unemployment said I got no more checks
A minorAm
And they showed me to the hall
A minorAm
My brother died in Georgia some time ago
A minorAm
I got no one left to call
DmDm
Summer wasn't bad below the bridge
DmDm
A augmentedA little short on food that's all
A minorAm
Now I gotta get Marie some kind of coat
A minorAm
We're headed down into fall

Verse 4:
A minorAm
I used to play the mouth harp pretty good
A minorAm
Hustled up a little dough
A minorAm
But I got drunk and I woke up rolled
A minorAm
A augmentedA couple of months ago
DmDm
They got my harp and they got my dollar
DmDm
Them low life so and so's
A minorAm
Harps cost money and I ain't got it
A minorAm
It's my own fault I suppose

Verse 5:
A minorAm
The Pocono’s down but the Chesapeake’s runnin'
A minorAm
Two freights everyday
A minorAm
If it was just me I'd be headed south
A minorAm
But Marie can't catch no train
DmDm
She's got some pain and she thinks it's a baby,
DmDm
Says we gotta wait and see
A minorAm
In my heart I know it's a little boy
A minorAm
Hope he don't end up like me

Verse 6:
A minorAm
Well, the man's still grinnin' says he lost my file
A minorAm
I gotta stand in line again
A minorAm
I want to kill him but I just say no
A minorAm
I had enough of that line my friend
DmDm
I head back to the bridge, it's getting kinda cold
DmDm
I'm feelin' too low down to lie
A minorAm
I guess I'll just tell Marie the truth
A minorAm
Hope she don't break down and cry

Verse 7:
A minorAm
Marie she didn't wake up this morning
A minorAm
She didn't even try
A minorAm
She just rolled over and went to heaven
A minorAm
My little boy safe inside
DmDm
I laid them in the sun where somebody'd find them
DmDm
Caught a Chesapeake on the fly
A minorAm
Marie will know I'm headed south
A minorAm
So's to meet me by and by

Outro:
A minorAm
Marie will know I'm headed south
A minorAm
So to meet me by and by

Guitar solo:
A minorAm Am A minorAm Am