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My Friend Marcus

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Tune half a step down
6/8 time
Play bar chords in the choruses and the bridge.
Intro:
These things. Listen to the song for the strumming.
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GMy friend CMarcus, he sleeps in my Gbasement
CHis father touched more than Gspirit
CNow he can hardly Gsleep 
BSleCep
[Repeat Intro]
GI don't Cgive a good shit if you're Glonesome
CI think that you should go Ghome, son
CFind a father and your Gmean
B-inCg
GNow I can Bmsee you mean Ceverything to notGhingF#  
GNow I beliBmeve you mean CeveDrything
Bridge:
  A   C#mx4
ANow I can C#msee you mean Deverything to notAhingG#  
ANow I beliC#meve you mean DeveErything
GMy friend CMarcus, he works on a Gtrain set
CAnd I still can't move on my Gbroke track
CHe's helping me find my Gmeaning
B                C        D
GNow I can Bmsee you mean Ceverything to notGhingF#  
GNow I beliBmeve you mean CeveDrything
[Repeat Intro Until End]
It's funny how many don't know
How many of us don't have homes

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My Friend Marcus

by Manchester Orchestra

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

Tune half a step down

6/8 time

Play bar chords in the choruses and the bridge.

Intro:

These things. Listen to the song for the strumming.

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|------4------7----------|

|------0------0----------|

|------x------x----------|

|------3------7----------|

G C G

My friend Marcus, he sleeps in my basement

C G

His father touched more than spirit

C G

Now he can hardly sleep

B C

Sleep

[Repeat Intro]

G C G

I don't give a good shit if you're lonesome

C G

I think that you should go home, son

C G

Find a father and your mean

B C

-ing

G Bm C G F#

Now I can see you mean everything to nothing

G Bm C D

Now I believe you mean everything

Bridge:

A C#m

A C#m D A G#

Now I can see you mean everything to nothing

A C#m D E

Now I believe you mean everything

G C G

My friend Marcus, he works on a train set

C G

And I still can't move on my broke track

C G

He's helping me find my meaning

B C D

G Bm C G F#

Now I can see you mean everything to nothing

G Bm C D

Now I believe you mean everything

[Repeat Intro Until End]

It's funny how many don't know

How many of us don't have homes

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