Marley Purt Drive chords by Bee Gees (Official Version)

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Intro 1
A 
E 
D 
A 
 (A major)  (E major)  (D major)  (A major) 
A 
E 
D 
A 
 (A major)  (E major)  (D major)  (A major) 
A 
E 
D 
A 
 (A major)  (E major)  (D major)  (A major) 
A 
E 
D 
A 
 (A major)  (E major)  (D major)  (A major) 
A 
E 
D 
A 
 (A major)  (E major)  (D major)  (A major) 
A 
E 
D 
A 
 (A major)  (E major)  (D major)  (A major) 

Verse 1
A 
E 
 (A major) Sunday morning, woke  (E major) up yawning,
D 
A 
 (D major) filled the pool for a swim  (A major) 
A 
E 
 (A major) Pulled down the head and looked  (E major) in the glass
D 
A 
just to  (D major) see if I was in  (A major) 
A 
E 
 (A major) Went up the stairs and kissed  (E major) my woman
D 
A 
 (D major) to make her come alive  (A major) 
A 
'Cause with  (A major) fifteen kids
E 
and a  (E major) family on the skids,
D 
A 
I got to  (D major) go for a Sunday drive  (A major) 
A 
E 
 (A major) Fifteen kids and a  (E major) family on the skids,
D 
A 
I got to  (D major) go for a Sunday  (A major) drive

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Verse 2
A 
E 
 (A major) That's how they are, so I  (E major) grabbed out the car
D 
A 
convertible  (D major) fifty-nine  (A major) 
A 
E 
 (A major) Headed to the freeway,  (E major) 
D 
A 
tried to  (D major) find the Pasadena sign  (A major) 
A 
E 
 (A major) Ten miles and three quarters,  (E major) 
D 
A 
I wasn't  (D major) feeling any more alive  (A major) 
A 
'Cause with  (A major) fifteen kids
E 
and a  (E major) family on the skids,
D 
A 
I got to  (D major) go for a Sunday drive  (A major) 
A 
E 
 (A major) Fifteen kids and a  (E major) family on the skids,
D 
A 
I got to  (D major) go for a Sunday  (A major) drive

Verse 3
A 
E 
 (A major) I used to be a minstrel  (E major) free
D 
A 
with a  (D major) whole lot of bread in my bag  (A major) 
A 
E 
 (A major) I used to feel that my  (E major) life was real,
D 
A 
but the  (D major) good Lord threw me a snag  (A major) 
A 
E 
Now  (A major) I'm gonna be the same  (E major) as me,
D 
A 
no  (D major) matter how I try  (A major) 
A 
'Cause with  (A major) fifteen kids
E 
and a  (E major) family on the skids,
D 
A 
I got to  (D major) go for a Sunday drive  (A major) 
A 
E 
 (A major) Fifteen kids and a  (E major) family on the skids,
D 
A 
I got to  (D major) go for a Sunday  (A major) drive

Verse 4
A 
E 
 (A major) Turned 'round the car and headed  (E major) for home,
D 
A 
I  (D major) guess I realized my fate  (A major) 
A 
E 
 (A major) Ten miles and three quarters  (E major) more,
D 
A 
I  (D major) pulled up outside the gate  (A major) 
A 
E 
 (A major) Twenty more kids were stood  (E major) inside
D 
A 
and  (D major) that made thirty-five  (A major) 
A 
'Cause with an  (A major) orphanage full
E 
of  (E major) thirty-five kids
D 
A 
I got to  (D major) go for a Sunday drive  (A major) 
A 
E 
An  (A major) orphanage full of  (E major) thirty-five kids
D 
A 
I got to  (D major) go for a Sunday  (A major) drive

Verse 5
A 
E 
 (A major) Sunday morning woke  (E major) up yawning,
D 
A 
 (D major) filled the pool for a swim  (A major) 
A 
 (A major) Pulled down the glass
E 
and looked  (E major) in the mirror
D 
A 
just to  (D major) see if I was in  (A major) 
A 
E 
 (A major) Went up the stairs and kissed  (E major) my woman
D 
A 
 (D major) to make her come alive  (A major) 
A 
'Cause with an  (A major) orphanage full
E 
of  (E major) thirty-five kids
D 
A 
I got to  (D major) go for a Sunday drive  (A major) 
A 
E 
An  (A major) orphanage full of  (E major) thirty-five kids
D 
A 
I got to  (D major) go for a Sunday  (A major) drive

Outro 1
A 
E 
D 
A 
 (A major)  (E major)  (D major)  (A major) 
A 
E 
D 
A 
 (A major)  (E major)  (D major)  (A major) 
A 
E 
D 
A 
 (A major)  (E major)  (D major)  (A major) 
A 
E 
D 
A 
 (A major)  (E major)  (D major)  (A major) 
A 
E 
D 
A 
 (A major)  (E major)  (D major)  (A major) 

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: A majorBPM: 68

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

A: x-0-2-2-2-0
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2

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This is the definitive original version of Marley Purt Drive by Bee Gees, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A major. It suits players who want to learn Marley Purt Drive the way Bee Gees intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.