• Song:

    Marbles

  • Artist:

    The Flying Penguins

"Marbles"
The Flying Penguins

Written and Compossed by:
Nicholas Maurer and
Taylor Mammen


Inro Riff:

   G    Bm   G    Bm
[--------------------------------------------------]
[--8----7----8----7--------------------------------]
[--7----7----7----7--------------------------------]
[--9----9----9----9---10--10-10-10-9---------------]
[--10---9----10---9---7---7--7--7--7-10-9-9--9-----]
[-----------------------------------------10-10----]


[-----------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------]
[-7----7----------------------------------------------]
[-7----7------10--10-10-10-9--------------------------]
[---9----9----7---7--7--7--7--10-9-9-----9h10p9-12-10-]
[---10---10------------------------10-10--------------]

G                     Bm
As the marbles slowly drop
G                     Bm
Into the bucket full of squash
C                        D
The sun dries up all the sand
C                           D
With two toothpicks in each hand

G                      Bm
As the Needle turns to thread
G                        Bm
The girl is lying in her bed
C                      D
Twinkle toes and polka dots
C                   D    G
Yes her mind slowly rots


End on G:
builds up into (played on BGD strings, 5th fret):

A                         F      G  A
She's sailing down to Old St. Elmo
A                         F      G  A
She's Sailing Down to Old St. Elmog
        F                  A
And She carries With her a chord
        F                 A
because life to her is a board

(This goes stright into the Accending part)

A D G C            G           D
      Ahhhhhhh.... Ahhhhhh...  Ahhhhhh...

End on D (octave down) and enter

C D G (let G ring out)


Enters slow and soft and builds up


Riff 1:
G           F      G    F             C     G
[--------------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------]
[------------10s12--12p10-----------10-------12----]
[---------9---------------12--10h12----12s14-------]
[--8s10--------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------]

Riff 2:
G           C      F     C           A#    F
[--------------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------]
[------------10s12--10s7-----------9--------10-----]
[---------9---------------10--9h10----10h12--------]
[--8s10--------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------]


Riff 3:
G           F      G    F             C     G
[--------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------10s15-15--13p12----13p12---]
[----------7s12-12---------------------14-------4--]
[--------9---------10h12---------------------------]
[--8s10--------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------]

End on riff 3, slow down and end on G. 
After a brief pause start:


G           C
Marbles and Marbles
C           G
Marbles and Marbles
G             C
Pig-sails and Yard-tails
C              G
Yard-tails and Pig-sales... ect


Continues as long as necessary.

Song ends...

C D G
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