Marianne (D Major)
Artist: Roaring Lion    Genre: Calypso    Tempo: Calypso - Trinidad    Strum Pattern: dudu-udu    Roman Numerals: I, I7, IV, V7    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]   
Song Notes:  
syncopated with a pause where the hyphen is
Also Brothers Four: Recording @ YouTube
Also spelled Mary Anne
Entered by: PollyEV   
D
(D,F♯,A)
- - D A D F♯
D7
(D,F♯,A,C)
- - D A C F♯
G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G
A7
(A,C♯,E,G)
- A E G C♯ E


INTRO
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Chorus
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] All day, all night,		 [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] Marianne.
Down by the seaside [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] siftin' sand.
Even little children love [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] Marianne.
Down by the seaside [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] siftin' sand.

Verse 1
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Marianne, Oh, Marianne, Oh,		 [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] won't you marry me?
We can have a bamboo hut with brandy by the [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] sea.
Leave your fat old Mamma home,
She [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] never will say		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] yes.
If Mamma don't [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] know now		 [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] , she can		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] guess  (my, my, yes!)

CHORUS
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] All day, all night,		 [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] Marianne.
Down by the seaside [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] siftin' sand.
Even little children love [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] Marianne.
Down by the seaside [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] siftin' sand.

Verse 2
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] When she walks along the shore,		 [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] people pause to greet.
White birds fly around her, little fish come to her [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] feet
In her heart is love, but I'm the [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] only mortal		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] man,
Who's  allowed to [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] kiss my		 [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] Mari-		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] anne   (don’t rush me!)

CHORUS
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] All day, all night,		 [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] Marianne.
Down by the seaside [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] siftin' sand.
Even little children love [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] Marianne.
Down by the seaside [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] siftin' sand.

Verse 3
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] When we marry, we will have a		 [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] time you never saw.
I will be so happy, I will [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] kiss me mother-in-law (phooey)
Children by the dozen, in and [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] out the bamboo		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] hut,
One for every [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] palm tree,		 [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] and coco		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] nut (hurry up now)

CHORUS:
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] All day, all night,		 [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] Marianne.
Down by the seaside [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] siftin' sand.
Even little children love [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] Marianne.
Down by the seaside [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] siftin' sand.

OUTRO
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] x 2

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