Intro: G Em G Em
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А very old friend came by today
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Cos' he was telling everyone in town
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Of the love that he'd just found
CD
And Marie's the name of his latest flame.
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He talked and talked and I heard him say
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That she had the longest blackest hair
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The prettiest green eyes anywhere
CD
And Marie's the name of his latest flame.
DCDC
Though I smiled the tears inside were a burnin'
DCDC
I wished him luck and then he said goodbye
DCDC
And he was gone but still his words kept returning
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What else was left for me to do but cry.
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Would you believe that yesterday
EmGEm
This girl was in my arms and sworing me
GEm
She'd be mine eternally
CD
And Marie's the name of his latest flame.
DCDC
Though I smiled the tears inside were a burnin'
DCDC
I wished him luck and then he said goodbye
DCDC
And he was gone but still his words kept returning
DCGEmGEm
What else was left for me to do but cry.
GEmG
Would you believe that yesterday
EmGEm
This girl was in my arms and sworing me
GEm
She'd be mine eternally
CD
And Marie's the name of his latest flame.