Intro
F#m E D Ab/E
Dear Marie, you were right about me
F#m E D Ab/E
Dear Marie, you were right, you were right
[Verse 1]
F#m
I should have been kinder
E
I surely knew better
D
Not much of a writer
Ab/E
But I'm sending a letter
F#m
I hope it finds you
E
In love and at peace
D
Don't need much of your time
Ab/E
For this apology
F#m E D Ab/E
Oh, Dear Marie, you were right about me
F#m E D Ab/E
Dear Marie, you were right, you were right
[Hook]
F#m E D Ab/E
You said that I could leave you lonely in a crowded room
F#m E D Ab/E
By smiling bright for everyone but you
F#m E D Ab/E
And I'm embarrassed to confess it, but it all rings true
F#m E D Ab/E
You said that charm of mine was easy to abuse
[Verse 2]
F#m
And if I'm so smart
E
How can I learn so slow
D
You had the hard part
Ab/E
I was the last to know
F#m
I let the flash blind me
E
The years pass by
D Ab/E
Standing in your light for most of the time
F#m
And I did it, I kissed him
E
I knew it would hurt you
D
But it put down my loneliness
Ab/E
And that felt like virtue enough
[Bridge 1]
F#m E D
I know it's much too late
Ab/E F#m
No need to reply (Dear Marie)
E D
I put us all at stake
Ab/E
Marie, you were right
[Hook]
F#m E D Ab/E
You said that I could leave you lonely in a crowded room
F#m E D Ab/E
Just by smiling bright for everyone but you
F#m E D Ab/E
And I'm embarrassed to confess it, but it all rings true
F#m E D Ab/E
You said that charm of mine was easy to abuse
[Bridge 2]
F#m
I've had one too many
E
It takes quite a few
D
Was counting my losses
Ab/E F#m
Wasn't sure if I should count you
E D
And I know it's much too late
Ab/E F#m
No need to reply (Dear Marie)
E D
I put us all at stake
Ab/E
Marie, you were
F#m E D Ab/E
Marie, you were right