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