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Sweet Marie

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EmWere we still Ckissing when you Emknew that we were Cthrough?
EmWere we still Cholding hands when Amyou began to see us from Danother point of view? 
EmTell me was I Cslipping Embefore I even Cknew?
EmDid I fall Cdown and make my Ammind go black and Dblue?
Didn't I GknoCw and couldn't GI sCee?
Why did I Ghave to make those Csame mistakes my sAmweet DMarie?
EmDid I hit the Cwall before I Emknew which way Cto go?
EmCouldn't I just uCnderstand when you Amsaid no no no Dnonononononononono. 
EmWere you dCeceiving me with Emconscience white aCs snow?
EmYou should win an COscar for how Amaptly you preformed the Dshow!
Didn't I GknoCw and couldn't GI sCee?
Why did I Ghave to make those Csame mistakes my sAmweet DMarie?
CI've got so many worries I'm afraid my head wiEmll explode. 
CI'm doing everything to help me get away from thiEms lEm/F#oad. Em/G  Em  
CIt's kind of complicated but I never learned your cGode, your Emcode, your DcodCe, youEmr fucking code.
SEmo, were we still kCissing when you Emknew that we were tChrough?
EmDid I make it imposCsible for oAmne plus one to equal to Dtwo? 
Didn't I GknoCw and couldn't GI sCee?
Why did I Ghave to make those Csame mistakes my sAmweet DMarie?

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Sweet Marie

by Timo Räisänen

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Chords in this song · guitar

Em/F#

Em/G

Em C Em C

Were we still kissing when you knew that we were through?

Em C Am D

Were we still holding hands when you began to see us from another point of view?

Em C Em C

Tell me was I slipping before I even knew?

Em C Am D

Did I fall down and make my mind go black and blue?

G C G C

Didn't I know and couldn't I see?

G C Am D

Why did I have to make those same mistakes my sweet Marie?

Em C Em C

Did I hit the wall before I knew which way to go?

Em C Am D

Couldn't I just understand when you said no no no nonononononononono.

Em C Em C

Were you deceiving me with conscience white as snow?

Em C Am D

You should win an Oscar for how aptly you preformed the show!

G C G C

Didn't I know and couldn't I see?

G C Am D

Why did I have to make those same mistakes my sweet Marie?

C Em

I've got so many worries I'm afraid my head will explode.

C Em Em/F# Em/G Em

I'm doing everything to help me get away from this load.

C G Em D C Em

It's kind of complicated but I never learned your code, your code, your code, your fucking code.

Em C Em C

So, were we still kissing when you knew that we were through?

Em C Am D

Did I make it impossible for one plus one to equal to two?

G C G C

Didn't I know and couldn't I see?

G C Am D

Why did I have to make those same mistakes my sweet Marie?

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