Marie chords by Willie Nelson

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)



AmRiff – at end of Am line and between verses
            Am
e|-----------0--0--|--
B|-----------1--1--|--
G|-----------2--2--|--
D|-----------2--2--|--
A|--------0-----0--|--
E|--0--3-----------|--

DmRiff – at the end of Dm lines
            Dm
e|-----------1--1--|--
B|-----------3--3--|--
G|-----------2--2--|--
D|--------0-----0--|--
A|--0--3-----------|--
E|-----------------|--

[Intro}
Am Am/E Am/G Am
Am Am/E Am/G Am
Am Am/E Am/G Am

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Guitar solo:
Am Am Am Am