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                          MARIE
                    Townes Van Zandt
          Copyright © 1994 Townes Van Music Music/Old Works
              Performing rights w/ASCAP
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#This file is an interpretation of Townes' work, and does not  #
#necessarily represent the actual way he recorded or performed # 
#the song, and is not intended to be used for any purpose other#
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      Submitted by Geir Nyborg, additions by Fabian Schwarz 
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I sat down yesterday to play some Towne's songs. I played a few I never
played before, too. For those interested, here's the chords for
Marie,Willie Boy,The Hole, Kathleen and Katie Bell Blue. 
There are always diffrent ways to play a song, here is how I play them:

Marie:
Hm  
I stood In line and left my name
               A        Hm
Took about six hours or so
Hm
Well the man just grinned like it was all a game
         A      Hm
Said they let me know
Em
I put in my time to the pocono line
      D             Em
Shut down two years ago
Hm
I was staying at the mission till I met Marie
           A            Hm 
Now I can't stay there no more.

Fella 'cross town said he's lookin' for a man
to move some old cars around
maybe me and Marie could find a burned-out
van and do a little settlin' down
Aw, but I'm just dreamin', I ain't got no ride
and the junkyard's a pretty good ways
that job's about a half week old besides
it'd be gone now anyway

Unemployment said I got no more checks
and they showed me to the hall
my brother died in Georgia some time ago
I got no one left to call
Summer wasn't bad below the bridge
a little short on food that's all
Now I gotta get Marie some kind of coat
we're headed down into fall

I used to play the mouth harp pretty good
hustled up a little dough
but I got drunk and I woke up rolled
a couple of months ago
they got my harp and they got my dollar
them low life so and so's
harps cost money and I ain't got it
it's my own fault I suppose

The Pocono's down but the Chesapeak's runnin'
two freights everyday
if it was just me I'd be headed south
but Marie can't catch no train
She's got some pain and she thinks it's a baby,
says we gotta wait and see
in my heart I know it's a little boy
hope he don't end up like me

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

Marie she didn't wake up this morning
she didn't even try
she just rolled over and went to heaven
my little boy safe inside
I laid them in the sun where somebody'd find them
caught a Chesapeak on the fly
Marie will know I'm headed south
so's to meet me by and by

Marie will know I'm headed south
so to meet me by and by

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