C - Am - C - Am C A very old friend Am C Am Came by today C Am 'Cause he was telling everyone in town C Am About the love he just found C F G C Am.... And Marie's the name of his latest flame C Am He talked and talked C Am And I heard him say C Am That she had the longest, blackest hair C Am The prettiest green eyes anywhere C F G C Am... And Marie's the name of his latest flame C Dm G F Though I smiled the tears inside were a burning C Dm G F I wish him luck, and then he said goodbye C Dm G F He was gone, but still his words kept returning C Dm C Am What else was there for me to do but cry C Am Would you believe that yesterday C Am This girl was in my arms and sworn to me C Am She'd be mine eternally C F G C Am And Marie's the name of his latest flame C Dm G F Though I smiled the tears inside were a burning C Dm G F I wish him luck, and then he said goodbye C Dm G F He was gone, but still his words kept returning C Dm C Am What else was there for me to do but cry C Am Would you believe that yesterday C Am This girl was in my arms and sworn to me C Am She'd be mine eternally C F G C Am And Marie's the name of his latest flame And Marie's the name of his latest flame And Marie's the name of his latest flame