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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":79971,"song":"Lake Marie","artist":"John Prine","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/79971-lake-marie-chords-by-john-prine/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/79971?type=chord","rating":4.54289,"votes":114,"content":"Lake Marie - John Prine\r\nAlbum - Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] x2\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe were standing,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nstanding by peaceful waters[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nStanding by peaceful waters[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhoa why oh why oh[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Many years ago along the Illinois/Wisconsin border[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere was this Indian tribe[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey found two babies in the woods white babies[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOne of them was named Elizabeth. She was the fairer of the two[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhile the smaller and more fragile one was named Marie[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nHaving never seen white girls before[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd living on the two lakes known as the Twin Lakes[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey named the larger and more beautiful lake Lake Elizabeth[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd thus the smaller lake that was hidden from the highway[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBecame known forever as Lake Marie[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe were standing,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nstanding by peaceful waters[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nStanding by peaceful waters[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhoa why oh why oh[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Many years later I found myself talking with this girl[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWho was standing there with her back turned to Lake Marie[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe wind was blowing especially through her hair[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n There was four Italian sausages cooking on the outdoor grill[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd they was sizzlin'[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Many years later we found ourselves in Canada[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTrying to save our marriage and perhaps catch a few fish[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhatever came first, that night she fell asleep in my arms[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nhumming the tune to \"Louie Louie\"[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAhh baby, we gotta go now[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe were standing,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nstanding by peaceful waters[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nStanding by peaceful waters[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhoa why oh why oh[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhoa why oh why oh[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n The dogs were barking as the cars were parking[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe loan sharks were sharking the narcs were narcing[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nPractically everyone was there in the parking lot by the forest preserve[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n The police had found two bodies, nay naked bodies[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTheir faces had been horribly disfigured by some shhharp object[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSaw it on the news, the TV news in a black and white video[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n You know what blood looks like in a black and white video?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShadows! Shadows! That's what it looks like[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAll the love we shared between her and me was slammed[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSlammed up against the banks of old Lake Marie, Marie![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe were standing,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nstanding by peaceful waters[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nStanding by peaceful waters[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhoa why oh why oh[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhoa why oh why oh[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhoa why oh why oh[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Peaceful waters[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n Standing by peaceful waters[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAhhhhhh baby[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n We gotta go now[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] x9\r\n(fade out)[/tab]","plain_text":"Lake Marie - John Prine\nAlbum - Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings\n\n[Intro]\nG C D x2\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]","chords":["G","C","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}