Marie Chords

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