John Prine – Lake Marie (Guitar)
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Album - Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings
[Intro]
G C D x2
[Chorus]
G C We were standing, D G C standing by peaceful waters D G Standing by peaceful waters C D G C D Whoa why oh why oh
[Verse 1]
G C D Many years ago along the Illinois/Wisconsin border G There was this Indian tribe C D They found two babies in the woods white babies G C D One of them was named Elizabeth. She was the fairer of the two G C D While the smaller and more fragile one was named Marie G Having never seen white girls before C D G And living on the two lakes known as the Twin Lakes C D They named the larger and more beautiful lake Lake Elizabeth G C And thus the smaller lake that was hidden from the highway D G C D Became known forever as Lake Marie
[Chorus]
G C We were standing, D G C standing by peaceful waters D G Standing by peaceful waters C D G C D Whoa why oh why oh
[Verse 2]
G C D Many years later I found myself talking with this girl G C Who was standing there with her back turned to Lake Marie D G The wind was blowing especially through her hair C D G There was four Italian sausages cooking on the outdoor grill C D And they was sizzlin' G C D Many years later we found ourselves in Canada G C D Trying to save our marriage and perhaps catch a few fish G C D Whatever came first, that night she fell asleep in my arms G C D humming the tune to "Louie Louie" G C D Ahh baby, we gotta go now
[Chorus]
G C We were standing, D G C standing by peaceful waters D G Standing by peaceful waters C D G Whoa why oh why oh C D G C D Whoa why oh why oh
[Verse 3]
G The dogs were barking as the cars were parking C D G The loan sharks were sharking the narcs were narcing C D Practically everyone was there in the parking lot by the forest preserve G C D The police had found two bodies, nay naked bodies G C D Their faces had been horribly disfigured by some shhharp object G C D Saw it on the news, the TV news in a black and white video G C D You know what blood looks like in a black and white video? G C D G Shadows! Shadows! That's what it looks like C D G All the love we shared between her and me was slammed C D G C D Slammed up against the banks of old Lake Marie, Marie!
[Chorus]
G C We were standing, D G C standing by peaceful waters D G Standing by peaceful waters C D G Whoa why oh why oh C D G Whoa why oh why oh C D G Whoa why oh why oh C D Peaceful waters G C Standing by peaceful waters D G Ahhhhhh baby C D We gotta go now
[Outro]
G C D x9 (fade out)