Marlene On The Wall
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!!!set capo on 1st fret!!!!
(So all these chords below are one halfstep higher recorded!)
Tempo is 112
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Chord-List: (if you wanna play w/o capo, increase the fret-nr by one)
chord F A# d# g# c f
E 0 2 2 1 0 0
Esus4 0 2 2 2 0 0
F#msus4 2 2 2 2 2 2
Amaj7/9 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) |( Amaj7/9)
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
[Refrão](Em7)Marlene watches from the walls
(Cmaj7)her mocking (C6)smile says it all
(Bm7sus4)as she records(Bm7) the rise and
(Cmaj7)fall of every soldier passing
(Em7)but the only soldier now is me
(Cmaj7)I'm fighting things(C6) I cannot
(Bm7sus4)see. I think its (Bm7)called my desti-
(G/C)ny but (D/C)I (G/C)am (Cmaj9)changing
(D) Marlene on the wall
(Cmaj7) | (D) | (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
CHORUS (on last (Cmaj7) 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)her mocking (C6)smile says it all
(Bm7sus4)as she records the rise and
(Cmaj7)fall of every
(Em7)but the only now is me
(Cmaj7)I'm fighting things (C6)I cannot
(Bm7sus4)see I think it's (Bm7)called my desti-
(G/C)ny but (D/C)I (G/C)am (Cmaj9)changing
(Cmaj7)changing changing :||
/2.(D) Marlene on the wall.>
OUTRO
(Cmaj7) | (D) | (Cmaj7) | (D) | (Cmaj7) | (E)
nice song but not that easy...
have fun!
Erik Pischel
pischel@informatik.hu-berlin.de
How to play Marlene On The Wall
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.