Tom: A
Verse rhythm pattern:
Bm Em A7 D G7 Gb7 Bm
Chorus rhythm pattern:
G D A7 D G D A7 D Da
Bbm
Verse sequence:
Bm Em A7 D
I fell into the ocean and you became my wife
G7 Gb7 Bm
I risked it all against the sea to have a better life
Em A7 D
Marie you are the wild blue sky, men do foolish things
G7 Gb7 Bm
You turn kings into beggars and beggars into kings
Chorus sequence:
G D A7 D
Pretend that you owe me nothing and all the world is green
G D A7 D (
Bbm )
We can bring back the old days again when all the world is green
NOTE: The
Bbm leads you back into the verse from the chorus.
Solo sequence:
The song changes key to
C minor for the clarinet solo. The Da and
Bbm are replaced with
to lead you into
C minor.
The solo sequence is played exactly the same as the verse sequence except that
is moved up 1 semitone (1 fret). Stay in
C minor for the last verse.