The Day I Met Marie Chords
The Day I Met Marie by Cliff Richard is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Am with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords Am, C, D, F, E, G, Em and Dm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
rd Fret
Am C D
1. Imagine a still summer's day,
F Am F E
when nothing is moving, least of all me.
Am C D
I lay on my back in the hay,
F Am
The warm sun was soothing,
C F E Am F E
It made me feel good, the day I met Marie.
Am C D
2. The sound of her whispered "Hello"
F Am F E
Came echoing softly into my head.
Am C D
I opened my eyes kind of slow,
F Am
And there she was smiling,
C F E Am F C
It made me feel good, the day I met Marie,
REFRAIN:
C
With her laughing eyes, she tossed her hair and tantalized,
G F C
She came, she touched me then she'd gone, just like the summer breeze.
(=Instr. refrain) C - G - F - C
Bridge:
F Em
I remember her kiss so soft on my brow,
F
And the way that she said,
-Dm F -C
"Baby, go to sleep now, baby, go to sleep now."
Am C D
3. I woke with a chill in the air,
F Am F E
The warm sun no longer hung in the sky.
Am C D
I reached out, but she was not there,
F Am
She'd gone where she came from ,
C F E Am F C
But I still feel good to think I'd known Marie
REFRAIN:
C
With her laughing eyes, she tossed her hair and tantalized,
G F C
She came, she touched me then she'd gone, just like the summer breeze.