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The Cats: Marian (Arnold Mühren) 4/4 – 80 bpm.
In 1969, this song was nr. 1 in the Dutch Top-40, and it charted
For 16 weeks.
% : Repeat the previous Chord and Measure of 4-counts.
[Intro]
    Csus4|    C|    Csus4|    C|
[Verse 1]
  CWhere are the roses that I Gbought you my love,
  Fwhere are the poems that I Cwrote.
  CYou cast your eyes down when I Gwatch you my love,
                             F       C%
  have I been too long on the road.
[Chorus]
     C%                                      G%
I,      came back to find a stranger in tears.
     F%                                       G2/4             C%
  She,  was once was the girl I used to | know for some | years.
      C%                                 G%
Marian,  tell me you still care for me.
      F%                              G2/4             C%
Marian,  remember how good those | days used to | be.
          C           Bb       G%
Marian, or don’t you agree.
[Interlude]
    Csus4|    C|
[Verse 2]
  CWhat kind of music fills your Ghead now my love.
  FWhat kind of grapes became your Cwine.
  CYou tried to find out ‘bout your Gfeelings my love.
                           F       C%
  Were you ever thinking of mine.
[Chorus]
     C%                                      G%
I,      came back to find a stranger in tears.
     F%                                       G2/4             C%
  She,  was once was the girl I used to | know for some | years.
      C%                                 G%
Marian,  tell me you still care for me.
      F%                              G2/4             C%
Marian,  remember how good those | days used to | be.
          C           Bb       G%
Marian, or don’t you agree.
[Outro] (in Fade Out)
     C%                                      G%
I,      came back to find a stranger in tears.
     F%                                       G2/4             C%
  She,  was once was the girl I used to | know for some | years.
      C%                                 G%
Marian,  tell me you still care for me.
      F%                              G2/4        C  
Marian,  remember how good those | days used to | be.

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Marian

by The Cats

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Csus4

The Cats: Marian (Arnold Mühren) 4/4 – 80 bpm.

In 1969, this song was nr. 1 in the Dutch Top-40, and it charted

For 16 weeks.

% : Repeat the previous Chord and Measure of 4-counts.

[Intro]

Csus4 C Csus4 C

| | | |

[Verse 1]

C G

Where are the roses that I bought you my love,

F C

where are the poems that I wrote.

C G

You cast your eyes down when I watch you my love,

F C

have I been too long on the road.

[Chorus]

C G

% %

I, came back to find a stranger in tears.

F G C

% 2/4 %

She, was once was the girl I used to | know for some | years.

C G

% %

Marian, tell me you still care for me.

F G C

% 2/4 %

Marian, remember how good those | days used to | be.

C Bb G

Marian, or don’t you agree.

[Interlude]

Csus4 C

| |

[Verse 2]

C G

What kind of music fills your head now my love.

F C

What kind of grapes became your wine.

C G

You tried to find out ‘bout your feelings my love.

F C

Were you ever thinking of mine.

[Chorus]

C G

% %

I, came back to find a stranger in tears.

F G C

% 2/4 %

She, was once was the girl I used to | know for some | years.

C G

% %

Marian, tell me you still care for me.

F G C

% 2/4 %

Marian, remember how good those | days used to | be.

C Bb G

Marian, or don’t you agree.

[Outro] (in Fade Out)

C G

% %

I, came back to find a stranger in tears.

F G C

% 2/4 %

She, was once was the girl I used to | know for some | years.

C G

% %

Marian, tell me you still care for me.

F G C

% 2/4

Marian, remember how good those | days used to | be.

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