Marie Provost

from the album jesus of cool

tuning : eadgbe

crazy lyric . great pop song .

G C D
marie provost did not look her best
G C D
the day the cops bust into her loneli – ness
G Em
in the cheap hotel up on hollywood west
C D
july twenty nine

G C D
she’d been lying there for two or three weeks
G C D
the neighbours said they never heard a squeak
G Em
while hungry eyes that could not speak
C D
said even little doggies have got to eat

G D/F# C /B Am
she was a winner that became a doggie’s dinner
G
she never meant that much to me
C D G C G D
who oh oh oh oh poor ma – rie

G C D
marie provost was a movie queen
G C D
mysterious angel of the silent screen
G Em
and run like the wind the nation’s young men steamed
C D
when marie crossed the silent screen

G C D
woah she came out west from new york
G C D
but when the talkies came mar – ie just couldn’t cope
G /F# Em
the public said mar – ie take a walk
C D
all the way back to new york

G D/F# C /B Am
she was a winner that became a doggie’s dinner
G
she never meant that much to me
C D G C G D
but now i see poor mar – ie

instrumental :
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G – 4 – – 4 – – 2 – – 0 – 2 – 0 – | – 5 – – 5 – – 4 – – 2 – 4 – 2 – | – 7 – – 7 – – 5 – – 4 – 5 – 4 – | – 9 – – 9 – – 7 – – 5 – 7 – 5 – |
D – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G Em C D G Em C D

G C D
those quaalude bombs didn’t help her sleep
G C D
as her nights grew long and her days grew bleak
G /F# Em
it’s all downhill once you’ve passed your peak
C D
marie got ready for that last big sleep

G C D
the cops came in and they looked A – round
G C D
throwing up everywhere over what theyd found
G /F# Em
the handiwork of marie’s little dachs – hund
C D
that hungry little dachshund!

G D/F# C /B Am
she was a winner that became a doggie’s dinner
G
she never meant that much to me
C D G C G D
who oh oh oh oh poor ma – rie

G C G D
poor ma – rie

G C G D
poor poor ma – rie

G C G D
poor ma – rie

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
i hope i’ve done it justice!

kevin o’brien
watford
england
june 2010

watfordkev@gmail . com