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Tuning: EADGBE
 GMarie Provost did not Clook her Dbest
GThe day the cops bust into her Clonely Dnest
GIn the cheap hotel up on EmHollywood West
 CJuly Twenty DNine
GShe'd been lying there for Ctwo or three Dweeks
GThe neighbours said they never Cheard a Dsqueak
GWhile hungry eyes that Emcould not speak
 CSaid even little doggies have Dgot to eat
She was a Gwinner      D/F#that became a doggie's CdinneC/BrAm  
She never meant that much to Gme
Who oh oh Coh Doh poor Ma-GrieC  G  D  
GMarie Provost was a Cmovie Dqueen
GMysterious angel of the Csilent Dscreen
GAnd run like the wind the nation's Emyoung men steamed
 CWhen Marie crossed the Dsilent screen
GWoah she came out Cwest from New DYork
GBut when the talkies came Mar-Cie just couldn't Dcope
GThe public saiG/F#d Mar-Emie take a walk
 CAll the way back to DNew York
She was a Gwinner      D/F#that became a doggie's CdinneC/BrAm  
She never meant that much to Gme
But now I Csee  Dpoor Mar-GieC  G  D  
[Instrumental]
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G|-4--4--2--0-2-0-|-5--5--4--2-4-2-|-7--7--5--4-5-4-|-9--9--7--5-7-5-|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
   G         Em     C         D      G         Em     C         D
GThose quaalude bombs didn't Chelp her Dsleep
GAs her nights grew long and her Cdays grew Dbleak
GIt's all downhill once G/F#you've Empassed your peak
 CMarie got ready for that Dlast big sleep
GThe cops came in and they Clooked a-Dround
GThrowing up everywhere over Cwhat they’d Dfound
GThe handiwork G/F#of Marie's little dachsEm-hund
 CThat hungry little Ddachshund!
She was a Gwinner       D/F#that became a doggie's CdinneC/BrAm  
She never meant that much to Gme
Who oh oh Coh Doh poor Ma-GrieC  G  D  
Poor Ma-GrieC  G  D  
Poor Ma-GrieC  G  D  
Poor poor Ma-GrieC  G  D  
Poor Ma-GrieC  G  D  
Poor Ma-GrieC  G  D  
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Marie Provost

by Nick Lowe

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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D/F#

C/B

G/F#

Tuning: EADGBE

G C D

Marie Provost did not look her best

G C D

The day the cops bust into her lonely nest

G Em

In the cheap hotel up on Hollywood West

C D

July Twenty Nine

G C D

She'd been lying there for two or three weeks

G C D

The neighbours said they never heard a squeak

G Em

While hungry eyes that could not speak

C D

Said even little doggies have got to eat

G D/F# C C/B Am

She was a winner that became a doggie's dinner

She never meant that much to me

C D G C G D

Who oh oh oh oh poor Ma-rie

G C D

Marie Provost was a movie queen

G C D

Mysterious angel of the silent screen

G Em

And run like the wind the nation's young men steamed

C D

When Marie crossed the silent screen

G C D

Woah she came out west from New York

G C D

But when the talkies came Mar-ie just couldn't cope

G G/F# Em

The public said Mar-ie take a walk

C D

All the way back to New York

G D/F# C C/B Am

She was a winner that became a doggie's dinner

She never meant that much to me

C D G C G D

But now I see poor Mar-ie

[Instrumental]

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

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

G|-4--4--2--0-2-0-|-5--5--4--2-4-2-|-7--7--5--4-5-4-|-9--9--7--5-7-5-|

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

A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G Em C D G Em C D

G C D

Those quaalude bombs didn't help her sleep

G C D

As her nights grew long and her days grew bleak

G G/F# Em

It's all downhill once you've passed your peak

C D

Marie got ready for that last big sleep

G C D

The cops came in and they looked a-round

G C D

Throwing up everywhere over what they’d found

G G/F# Em

The handiwork of Marie's little dachs-hund

C D

That hungry little dachshund!

G D/F# C C/B Am

She was a winner that became a doggie's dinner

She never meant that much to me

C D G C G D

Who oh oh oh oh poor Ma-rie

G C G D

Poor Ma-rie

G C G D

Poor Ma-rie

G C G D

Poor poor Ma-rie

G C G D

Poor Ma-rie

G C G D

Poor Ma-rie

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