«C’mon Marianne»
(Brown — Bloodworth)
[Note: the record is somewhere between Bb and B; notated here in Bb.]
Intro [a cappella; chords implied]:
Bb C7 Ebm6 Bb
Marianne, Marianne, Marianne, Marianne
(guitar)
A Ab
/ /
Gm [4X; 2nd guitar enters 2nd time; bass 3rd time]
/ / / / / / / /
Verse 1:
Cm Cm/F F
Whoa-ho-ho here I am on my knees again
Bb Gm
I’ll do anything just to make it right
Cm D7
Say you’ll understand, oh I know you can
Gm
C’mon Marianne
Verse 2:
No matter what people say, it didn’t happen that way
She was a passing fling and not a permanent thing
Say you’ll understand, oh I know you can
Gm
C’mon Marianne (baby)
Eb
C’mon Marianne (baby)
Dbdim
C’mon Marianne (baby)
Bb D7 Gm D7
Say you can understand
Gm
My Marianne, Marianne, Marianne, Marianne
[key changes DOWN to F#m]
F#m
/ / / / / / / / / / / / /
Verse 3:
Bm Bm/E E
Well now your big brown eyes are all full of tears
A F#m
From the bitterness of my cheatin’ years
Bm C#7
So I hang my head, wish that I was dead
F#m
C’mon Marianne (baby)
D
C’mon Marianne (baby)
Cdim
C’mon Marianne (baby)
A C#7 F#m C#7
Say you can understand
F#m
My Marianne (baby)
D
C’mon Marianne (baby)
Cdim
C’mon Marianne (baby)
Coda:
(guitar w/bass and tympani):
A B7/A
v v v v v v v v
———-5-7-9—9—7—5—|———-7-9-11-11-9—7—
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———-6-7-9—9—7—6—|———-8-9-11-11-9—8—
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Marianne Marianne
Dm6/A A
v v v v v v v v
———-7-9-10-10-9-7—|———-5-7-9—9—7—5—
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———-7-9-10-10-9-7—|———-6-7-9—9—7—6—
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Marianne Marianne ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ omit 1st time
(2-bar drum fill)
[full band enters; repeat above to fade]
— another ace 60’s tab from Andrew Rogers
