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Maries The Name His Latest Flame

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(Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame chords *
  G   Em3x
A Emvery old Gfriend   Emcame by toGday
'Cause he was Emtelling everyGone in Emtown
AGbout the love that Emhe just found
                     C                D       G(  G  Em) 2x
And Marie's the name,  of his latest flame
He Emtalked and Gtalked   Emand I heard him Gsay
That she Emhad the longest Gblackest Emhair
The Gprettiest green eyes Emanywhere
                     C                D       G(  G  Em) 2x
And Marie's the name,  of his latest flame
DThough I smiled the Ctears inside were a-DburningC  
I Dwished him luck and Cthen he said goodDbyeC  
DHe was gone but Cstill his words kept reDturningC  
                       D              C     G(  G  Em) 2x
What else was there for me to do but cry
EmWould you beGlieve   Emthat yesterGday
This girl was Emin my arms and Gswore to Emme
GShe'd be mine eEmternally
                     C                D       G(  G  Em) 2x
And Marie's the name,  of his latest flame
DThough I smiled the Ctears inside were a-DburningC  
I Dwished him luck and Cthen he said goodDbyeC  
DHe was gone but Cstill his words kept reDturningC  
                       D              C     G(  G  Em) 2x
What else was there for me to do but cry
EmWould you beGlieve   Emthat yesterGday
This girl was Emin my arms and Gswore to Emme
GShe'd be mine eEmternally
yeh Marie's the Cname,  Dof his latest Gflame
And Marie's the Cname,  Dof his latest Gflame
                    C                D       G(  G  Em) . . .
oh Marie's the name,  of his latest flame
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
  G= D  
 Em= Bm  
  C= G  
  D= A  
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
  G= A  
 Em= F#m  
  C= D  
  D= E  

All chords in this song (8)

The story behind the song

This song from 1961 finds Elvis Presley, a pioneer of rockabilly and one of the most significant figures in 20th-century music, exploring a classic theme of heartbreak. It tells the story of a person who learns that the one they love has moved on to someone new, and that new love's name is Marie. The song captures the sting of discovering a former flame's happiness with another, a poignant moment of realization. It plays like a bittersweet reflection on love lost and the lingering presence of a past relationship.

AI-written from these sources:Elvis Presley — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Maries The Name His Latest Flame

by Elvis Presley

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(Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame chords *

G Em

Em G Em G

A very old friend came by today

Em G Em

'Cause he was telling everyone in town

G Em

About the love that he just found

C D G G Em

( ) 2x

And Marie's the name, of his latest flame

Em G Em G

He talked and talked and I heard him say

Em G Em

That she had the longest blackest hair

G Em

The prettiest green eyes anywhere

C D G G Em

( ) 2x

And Marie's the name, of his latest flame

D C D C

Though I smiled the tears inside were a-burning

D C D C

I wished him luck and then he said goodbye

D C D C

He was gone but still his words kept returning

D C G G Em

( ) 2x

What else was there for me to do but cry

Em G Em G

Would you believe that yesterday

Em G Em

This girl was in my arms and swore to me

G Em

She'd be mine eternally

C D G G Em

( ) 2x

And Marie's the name, of his latest flame

D C D C

Though I smiled the tears inside were a-burning

D C D C

I wished him luck and then he said goodbye

D C D C

He was gone but still his words kept returning

D C G G Em

( ) 2x

What else was there for me to do but cry

Em G Em G

Would you believe that yesterday

Em G Em

This girl was in my arms and swore to me

G Em

She'd be mine eternally

C D G

yeh Marie's the name, of his latest flame

C D G

And Marie's the name, of his latest flame

C D G G Em

( ) . . .

oh Marie's the name, of his latest flame

Open (These chords are not in the original key)

G D

Em Bm

C G

D A

Open (These chords are not in the original key)

G A

Em F#m

C D

D E

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