(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame

Intro: 0:00
G | Em | G | Em | G

Verse 1: 0:06
Em             G
  A very old friend
Em           G
  Came by today,
Em               G
  'Cause he was tellin'
     Em
Ev'ryone in town
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'Bout the love that he just found.
0:16
Em                 C  | D7
  And Marie's the name
                G  | Em | G
Of his latest flame.

Verse 2: 0:23
Em               G
  He talked and talked,
Em                 G
  And I heard him say
Em          G
  That she had the longest
  Em
Blackest hair,
      G                  Em
The prettiest green eyes anywhere.
0:33
Em                 C  | D7
  And Marie's the name
                G  | Em | G | Em
Of his latest flame.

Bridge: 0:41
  D7                  C
Though I smiled, the tears inside
        D7    | C
Were a burnin'.
   D7                   C
I wished him luck and then he said
     D7 | C
Goodbye.
0:50
 D7               C
He was gone but still his words
        D7    | C
Kept returnin'.
     D7                  C
What else was there for me to do
     G | Em | G
But cry.

Verse 3: 1:00
Em             G
  Would you believe
Em            G
  That yesterday
Em              G
  This girl was in my arms
      Em
And swore to me
  G             Em
She'd be mine eternally.
1:11
Em                 C  | D7
  And Marie's the name
                G  | Em | G | Em
Of his latest flame.

Bridge: 1:19
  D7                  C
Though I smiled, the tears inside
        D7    | C
Were a burnin'.
   D7                   C
I wished him luck and then he said
     D7 | C
Goodbye.
1:28
 D7               C
He was gone but still his words
        D7    | C
Kept returnin'.
     D7                  C
What else was there for me to do
     G | Em | G
But cry.

Verse 4: 1:38
Em             G
  Would you believe
Em            G
  That yesterday
Em              G
  This girl was in my arms
      Em
And swore to me
  G             Em
She'd be mine eternally.
1:49
Em                 C  | D7
  And Marie's the name
                G
Of his latest flame.

Coda: 1:53
Em                   C  | D7
  Yeah, Marie's the name
                G
Of his latest flame.
Em                 C  | D7
  Oh, Marie's the name
                G
Of his latest flame.
Em                   C  | D7
  Yeah, Marie's the name
                G
Of his latest flame...