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