Miss Marlene

Miss Marlene



Transcription and chart

Peter Kruger 

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|Db/Eb      |D/G   Bmaj13   |Gbmaj7    A/D     |               |



|Db/Eb      |D/G   Bmaj13   |Gm9    F/G        |Cm9            |

 ^  ^  ^  ^

|Gm9  F/G   |Cm9            |Gm9    F/G        |Cm9            |



|Gm9  F/G  |Cm9            |





                  Gm9  F/G  Cm9

Back in double-oh-se        ven

                  Gm9   F/G   Cm9

Miss M was queen

                      Gm9   F/G   Cm9

She could roll like a pro         rolls

                        Gm9   F/G   Cm9

When she was seventeen

                     Gm9   F/G   Cm9

Wheteher straight or ha          mmered

                          Gm9   F/G   Cm9

She was the best in town

                      Gm9  F/G  Cm9

When she release the red        ball

                   Gm9   F/G   Cm9

All pins fall down



 Chorus

                         Cm7/F  Bbmaj13/F

Can’t you hear the balls rum    ble

                         F/Eb    G/F   F/Eb

Can’t you hear the balls rum     ble 

        Cm11              Bb/Eb

Miss Marlene--we’re still bowling

      Eb/Ab    Gm9   F/G   Cm9

Every Saturday night

                Gm9   F/G   Cm9

Saturday night





                  Gm9  F/G    Cm9

Your move to the lane        child

                           Gm9   F/G   Cm9

Played on my heartstrings

                     Gm9  F/G    Cm9

With you long skinny legs        child

                        Gm9   F/G   Cm9

And your hoop earrings

                      Gm9  F/G    Cm9

When the stakes were sky-        high

                               Gm9   F/G   Cm9

That’s when you’d always shine

                      Gm9   F/G   Cm9

The ball would ride a moon        beam

                     Gm9   F/G    Cm9

Down the inside lane



Chorus

                         Cm7/F    Bbmaj13/F

Can’t you hear the balls rum      ble

                         F/Eb     G/F    F/Eb

Can’t you hear the balls rum      ble

         Cm11       Bb/Eb

Miss Marlene we’re bowling

      Eb/Ab          Gm9   F/G   Cm9

Every Saturday night

                 Gm9   F/G   Cm9

Saturday night



bridge



     G/C     D7+5-9

And then one night

          Dbmaj13       Dbm9

Something came apart

                          Gb13

You were thrown back hurricanes

       Bmaj9

And we knew some

    Cdim7            Ebm(maj9)      D7+5+9       

Had played with your heart



                  

                 Gm9  F/G   Cm9

You ran into the dark      street

                    Gm9  F/G  Cm9

At University Place

                   Gm9  F/G    Cm9

The cab came up so fast        then

                           Gm9  F/G  Cm9                      

We saw your laughin’ face

                         Cm7/F   Bbmaj13/F

Can’t you hear the balls rum     ble



Chorus

                         F/Eb   G/F    F/Eb

Can’t you hear the balls rum    ble

        Cm11       Bb/Eb

Miss Marlene we’re bowling

      Eb/Ab    Gm9    Cm9        

Every Saturday night

         



|Db/Eb      |D/G   Gb/B    |Db/Gb   Dmaj7-5   |                |



|Db/Eb      |D/G    Gb/B   |Gm7addC           |                |

                                                  Sometimes on a





 Gm9   F/G    Cm9        

league        night

                         Gm9   F/G  Cm9        

I catch her scent again

                  Gm9  F/G  Cm9        

Her hand guiding my         hand

                       Gm9  F/G   Cm9        

We drop the seven-ten







                         Cm7/F   Bbmaj13/F 

Can’t you hear the balls rum     ble

                         F/Eb   G/F   F/Eb

Can’t you hear the balls rum    ble

         Cm7        Bb/Eb

Miss Mar lene we’re bowling

      Eb/Ab    Gm9    Cm9

Every Saturday nite

          Gm9   F/G    Cm9

Saturday night



Gm9       Bb/Eb        Eb/Ab     Gm9   F/G    Cm9

                 Every Saturday night

Gm9       Bb/Eb        Eb/Ab     Gm9   F/G    Cm9

                Every Saturday night

. . . Repeat