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