#------------------------------------------------------------------------------## "Marlene on the wall" words & music by Suzanne Vega !!!set capo on 1st fret!!!! (So all these chords below are one halfstep higher recorded!) Tempo is 112 Chord-List: (if you wanna play w/o capo, increase the fret-nr by one) chord F Bb Eb Ab C F E 0 2 2 1 0 0 Esus4 0 2 2 2 0 0 F#msus2 2 2 2 2 2 Amaj9 X 0 2 1 0 0 Aadd2 X 2 2 2 2 0 Em7 0 2 0 0 0 0 Cmaj7 X 3 2 0 0 0 C6 X 3 2 2 1 0 Bm7sus4 X 2 4 2 5 2 Bm7 X 2 4 4 3 2 G/C X 3 0 0 0 3 D X X 0 2 3 2 D/C X 3 0 2 3 2 (you can also play simple D) Intro: E | Esus4 | F#msus4 | Amaj9 (Last warning: these are the chords for guits w/ capo on 1st fred. If you play bass or w/o capo, the intro is F|Fsus4|Gm7sus4|Bbmaj9 etc.) 1. E Even if I am in love with you all Esus4 this to say what's it to you? Ob- F#msus4 serve the blood the rose tatoo of the Aadd2 fingerprints on me from you. E other evidence has shown that Esus4 you and I are still alone we F#msus4 skirt around the danger zone and don't Aadd2 talk about it later. CHORUS Em7 Marlene watches from the walls Cmaj7 C6 her mocking smile says it all Bm7sus4 Bm7 as she records the rise and Cmaj7 fall of every soldier passing Em7 but the only soldier now is me Cmaj7 C6 I'm fighting things I cannot Bm7sus4 Bm7 see. I think its called my desti- G/C D/G/CCmaj9 ny but I Am changing D Marlene on the wall CmaD7 Cmaj7 | | (Well I) 2. E Walk to your house in the afternoon by the Esus4 butcher shop with the saw-dust strewn F#msus4 "don't give away the goods too soon" is Aadd2 what you might have told me and I E tried so hard to resist when you Esus4 held me in your handsome fist and re F#msus4 minded me of the night we kissed and of Aadd2 why I should be leaving CHORUS 3. Instrumental Cmaj7 CHORUS (on last words are: "And") repeat 1st verse (additional lyrics are "And I" within last bar of 1st verse) CODA E tried so hard to resist Esus4 held me in your handsome fist and re- F#msus4 minded me of the night we kissed and of Aadd2 why I should be leaving. ||: Em7 Marlene watches from the wall Cmaj7 C6 her mocking smile says it all Bm7sus4 as she records the rise and Cmaj7 fall of every <1.man whose been here / 2.soldier passing> Em7 but the only <1.one here / 2.soldier> now is me Cmaj7 C6 I'm fighting things I cannot Bm7sus4 Bm7 see I think it's called my desti- G/C D/G/CCmaj9 ny but I Am changing D <1.changing changing Cmaj7 changing changing :|| D /2. Marlene on the wall.> OUTRO CmaD7 CmaD7 CmaE7 | | | | | nice song but not that easy... have fun! Erik Pischel