Intro: C - Am - C - Am ...
C
A very old friend
Am C Am
Came by today
C Am
'Cause he was telling everyone in town
C Am
About the love he just found
C F G C Am....
And Marie's the name of his latest flame
C Am
He talked and talked
C Am
And I heard him say
C Am
That she had the longest, blackest hair
C Am
The prettiest green eyes anywhere
C F G C Am...
And Marie's the name of his latest flame
C Dm G F
Though I smiled the tears inside were a burning
C Dm G F
I wish him luck, and then he said goodbye
C Dm G F
He was gone, but still his words kept returning
C Dm C Am
What else was there for me to do but cry
C Am
Would you believe that yesterday
C Am
This girl was in my arms and sworn to me
C Am
She'd be mine eternally
C F G C Am
And Marie's the name of his latest flame
C Dm G F
Though I smiled the tears inside were a burning
C Dm G F
I wish him luck, and then he said goodbye
C Dm G F
He was gone, but still his words kept returning
C Dm C Am
What else was there for me to do but cry
C Am
Would you believe that yesterday
C Am
This girl was in my arms and sworn to me
C Am
She'd be mine eternally
C F G C Am
And Marie's the name of his latest flame
And Marie's the name of his latest flame
And Marie's the name of his latest flame
