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F#minor

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1/26

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 26Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
e|-------------------------------------||
B|-------------------------------------||
G|-------4----4----4-----4-------------||
D|-----2----1--------------------------|| x2
A|---------------5-----4---------------||
D|-------------------------------------||
[Verse]
EI guess you'd say Bshe had what it took
BmTo make most of us take a C#second look
EShe stole our eyes Bbut not our hearts
BmAnd all the time it tore hC#er apart
[Chorus]
CDon't you know Dshe died for our Esins
CMarilyn Monroe Ddied for Eus
[Verse]
EWhat a body Bto make us dream
BmOur thoughts were dirty though sC#he was clean
EOn screen we'd watch her Bwatch her tantalize
BmAnd with our own we would C#fantasize
[Chorus]
CDon't you know Dshe died for our Esins
CMarilyn Monroe Ddied for Eus
[Interlude]
E  B  Bm  C#    E  B  Bm  C#    C  D  E   C  D  E
e|-------------------------------------||
B|-------------------------------------||
G|-------4----4----4-----4-------------||
D|-----2----1--------------------------||
A|---------------5-----4---------------||
D|-------------------------------------||
[Verse]
EMarilyn BMarilyn BmI didn't mean C#to do you in
EMarilyn BMarilyn Bmnow its too late to C#start again
[Chorus]
CDon't you know Dshe died for our Esins
CMarilyn Monroe Ddied for Eus
e|-------------------------------------||
B|-------------------------------------||
G|-------4----4----4-----4-------------||
D|-----2----1--------------------------||
A|---------------5-----4---------------||
D|-------------------------------------||

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Marilyn

by Elliott Murphy

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

e|-------------------------------------||

B|-------------------------------------||

G|-------4----4----4-----4-------------||

D|-----2----1--------------------------|| x2

A|---------------5-----4---------------||

D|-------------------------------------||

[Verse]

E B

I guess you'd say she had what it took

Bm C#

To make most of us take a second look

E B

She stole our eyes but not our hearts

Bm C#

And all the time it tore her apart

[Chorus]

C D E

Don't you know she died for our sins

C D E

Marilyn Monroe died for us

[Verse]

E B

What a body to make us dream

Bm C#

Our thoughts were dirty though she was clean

E B

On screen we'd watch her watch her tantalize

Bm C#

And with our own we would fantasize

[Chorus]

C D E

Don't you know she died for our sins

C D E

Marilyn Monroe died for us

[Interlude]

E B Bm C# E B Bm C# C D E C D E

e|-------------------------------------||

B|-------------------------------------||

G|-------4----4----4-----4-------------||

D|-----2----1--------------------------||

A|---------------5-----4---------------||

D|-------------------------------------||

[Verse]

E B Bm C#

Marilyn Marilyn I didn't mean to do you in

E B Bm C#

Marilyn Marilyn now its too late to start again

[Chorus]

C D E

Don't you know she died for our sins

C D E

Marilyn Monroe died for us

e|-------------------------------------||

B|-------------------------------------||

G|-------4----4----4-----4-------------||

D|-----2----1--------------------------||

A|---------------5-----4---------------||

D|-------------------------------------||

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