Suzanne Vega - Marlene On The Wall

^EEven if I am in love with you all ^Esus4this to say what's it to you? Ob- ^F#msus4serve the blood the rose tatoo of the ^Aadd2fingerprints on me from you. ^Eother evidence has shown that ^Esus4you and I are still alone we ^F#msus4skirt around the danger zone and don't ^Aadd2talk about it later.

^Em7Marlene watches from the walls ^Cmaj7her mocking ^C6smile says it all ^Bm7sus4as she records^Bm7 the rise and ^Cmaj7fall of every soldier passing ^Em7but the only soldier now is me ^Cmaj7I'm fighting things^C6 I cannot ^Bm7sus4see. I think its ^Bm7called my desti- ^G/Cny but ^D/CI ^G/Cam ^Cmaj9changing ^D Marlene on the wall ^Cmaj7 | ^D | ^Cmaj7 (Well I)

^EWalk to your house in the afternoon by the ^Esus4butcher shop with the saw-dust strewn ^F#msus4"don't give away the goods too soon" is ^Aadd2what you might have told me and I ^Etried so hard to resist when you ^Esus4held me in your handsome fist and re ^F#msus4minded me of the night we kissed and of ^Aadd2why I should be leaving

CHORUS (on last ^Cmaj7 words are: "And") repeat 1st verse (additional lyrics are "And I" within last bar of 1st verse) CODA ^Etried so hard to resist ^Esus4held me in your handsome fist and re- ^F#msus4minded me of the night we kissed and of ^Aadd2why I should be leaving. ||: ^Em7Marlene watches from the wall ^Cmaj7her mocking ^C6smile says it all ^Bm7sus4as she records the rise and ^Cmaj7fall of every ^Em7but the only now is me ^Cmaj7I'm fighting things ^C6I cannot ^Bm7sus4see I think it's ^Bm7called my desti- ^G/Cny but ^D/CI ^G/Cam ^Cmaj9changing