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Marie
Words & Music by Irving Berlin, 1928Recorded by The Bachelors, 1965* (#15)
G
Marie, the dawn is breaking;
D
Marie, you'll soon be waking
Em7 Gm A7 Gdim Em7 A7
To find your heart is ach-ing,
D A7 D D7+
And tears will fall as you recall
G
The moon in all its splendor,
D
A kiss so very tender,
Em7 Gm A7 Gdim Em7 A7
The words, "Will you sur - ren - der
D Bm Gm D DM7 D7 D7/F#
To me, Marie?"
(instrumental interlude - first line of verse)
D
Marie, you'll soon be waking
Em7 Gm A7 Gdim Em7 A7
To find your heart is ach-ing,
D A7 D D7+
And tears will fall as you recall
G
The moon in all its splendor,
D
A kiss so very tender,
Em7 Gm A7 Gdim Em7 A7
The words, "Will you sur - ren - der
D Bm Gm D Gdim G/E D
To me, Marie?"
*Prior to The Bachelors' version, this song had been a number 1 hit for Tommy Dorsey in 1937 -- a version which returned as #16 in 1938. It had first charted in 1929 by Rudy Vallee (#2), Nat Shilkret (#9) and Franklyn Bauer (#15). The Four Tunes also reached #13 with their version in 1953.