Topic: Marie-Ellen.
This song was inspired by my grandmother, who was an extraordinary woman. I's a fictional account of how my grandparents met.
Marie-Ellen.Undefined
She was [F] out for the dawn, she was [C] glad she was born.
As she [Dm] held up her face to the [Bb] sun.
And the [F] warmth on her cheek, and the [C] light in her eyes.
Made the [Dm] daylight reflect from her [Bb] soul.
[C] Oh sweet [Dm] Marie-Ellen they sang.
[Bb] All [Am] across the [Gm] town.
She would [F] laugh in the face of the [C] old magistrate.
You wont [Dm] frighten me [Bb] staring like [F] that.
In a great fit of rage, the old magistrate, went tearing down to her dad.
If you don't feel the shame for the way that she acts.
You must bear all the weight of her sins.
[C] Oh sweet [Dm] Marie-Ellen he sang.
His [Bb] words rang [Am] across the [Gm] town.
You can't [F] laugh in the face of the [C] old magistrate.
I won't [Dm] laugh at you [Bb] looking like [F] that.
Her smile hid her tears, and her deep hidden fears.
She was always a spitfire, that girl.
She had strength in her soul, she had iron in her blood.
She had steel in the words that she spoke.
Oh sweet Marie-Ellen she cried. I wont be tied down to no man.
And I'll laugh in the face of that old magistrate. And I'll marry the best man I can.
From a neibouring town came a towering man.
Davie John was his name.
Will you follow me now, will you solemnly vow.
He beseeched her from one bended knee.
Oh sweet Marie-Ellen he cried.
And his words filled the void of the church.
And they smiled in the face, of the priest in his place.
May you ever be filled with his grace
Oh, sweet Marie-Ellen they sang. All across the town.
You can laugh you can dance you can sing all you can.
May you always have day-breaks like these.
Words and music by Phill Williams May 1st 2009
Ask not what Chordie can do for you, but what you can do for Chordie.
