Marian Acordes

MARIAN by THE SISTERS OF MERCY
A beautiful, dark and haunting song.
 
This chorded version is suitable for acoustic or electric guitar.
I would recommend using barre chords.
 
That makes it a great song for practicing moving your
minor barre chord shapes up and down the fretboard.
 
Intro, Verse & Chorus: move the Em shape up and down the fretboard.
Em  022000
Gm  355333
F#m 244222
Am  577555
Bm  799777
Pro tip: for the normal Em chord, use your ring and pinkie fingers.  That way you're
just putting your index finger down when you move to the Gm chord.
 
Bridge & Outro: move the Am shape up and down the fretboard.
Em* x79987
C#m x46654
Dm  x57765
Bm* x24432
 
In the verses, I marked some chords with an (a).
You can arpeggiate the highest four notes in the chord as shown below if you want.
It's not exactly what they're doing in the song, but it gets the idea.
 
   Em(a)                 F#m(a)                Am(a)
e|-----0--------0--|  e|-----2--------2--|  e|-----5--------5--|
B|-------0---------|  B|-------2---------|  B|-------5---------|
G|---0--------0----|  G|---2--------2----|  G|---5--------5----|
D|-2---------------|  D|-4---------------|  D|-7---------------|
A|-----------------|  A|-----------------|  A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|  E|-----------------|  E|-----------------|
 
 
[Intro]
Em Em(a)
Gm F#m F#m(a)
Gm Am Am(a)
Bm Am F#m F#m(a)
 
Gm Em Em(a)
Gm F#m F#m(a)
Gm Am Am(a)
Bm Am F#m F#m(a)
 
 
[Verse 1]
Gm Em Em(a)           Gm F#m F#m(a)
      In a sea of faces,    in a sea of doubt
Gm Am Am(a)                           Bm  Am  F#m  F#m(a)
      In this cruel place your voice above the maelstrom
Gm Em Em(a)                            Gm F#m F#m(a)
   In the wake of this ship of fools I'm falling further down
Gm Am Am(a)                Bm Am F#m F#m(a)
      If you can see me, Marian, reach out and take me home
 
 
[Chorus]
Gm Em                 Gm F#m
   I hear you calling Marian
Gm Am                 Bm  Am  F#m
     Across the water,            across the wave
Gm Em                   Gm F#m
     I hear you calling Marian
Gm Am                               Bm  Am  F#m
     Can you hear me calling you to Save me, save me, save me from the
 
 
[Bridge 1]
Em* C#m Dm Bm*
grave        Marian
Em* C#m Dm Bm*
             Marian
 
[Verse 2]
Em Em(a)                    Gm F#m F#m(a)
   There's a weight above me       And the pressure is all too strong
Gm Am Am(a)
      To breathe deep  Breathe long and hard
Bm  Am  F#m  F#m(a)         Gm Em Em(a)
To take the water down and go to sleep
                    Gm F#m F#m(a)
To sink still further      Beneath the fatal wave
Gm Am Am(a)                     Bm  Am  F#m  F#m(a)
      Marian I think I'm drowning             This sea is killing me
 
 
[Chorus]
Gm Em                 Gm F#m
   I hear you calling Marian
Gm Am                 Bm  Am  F#m
     Across the water,            across the wave
Gm Em                   Gm F#m
     I hear you calling Marian
Gm Am                               Bm  Am  F#m
     Can you hear me calling you to Save me, save me, save me from the
 
 
[Bridge 2]
Em* C#m Dm Bm*
grave
Em* C#m Dm Bm*
 
 
[German Verse - different!]
Em               F#m            Gm        Am        Gm
Was ich kann und was ich könnte  Weiß ich gar nicht mehr
    Em         F#m            Gm        Am      Gm
Gib mir wieder etwas schönes  Zieh mich aus dem Meer
 
 
[German chorus]
Em                      Gm F#m
    Ich höre dich rufen Marian
Gm Am                               Bm  Am  F#m
     Kannst du mich schreien hören              Ich bin hier allein
Gm Em                    Gm F#m
     Ich höre dich rufen Marian
Gm Am           Bm  Am  F#m
     Ohne deine Hilfe,      verliere ich mich in diesem Ort
 
 
[Chorus]
Gm Em                 Gm F#m
   I hear you calling Marian
Gm Am                 Bm  Am  F#m
     Across the water,            across the wave
Gm Em                   Gm F#m
     I hear you calling Marian
Gm Am                               Bm  Am  F#m
     Can you hear me calling you to Save me, save me, save me from the
 
 
[Outro]
Em* C#m Dm Bm*
grave        Marian
Em* C#m Dm Bm*
             Marian
Em* C#m Dm Bm*
             Marian
(repeat to end)
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