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Maggie May

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Beginning part 1 (0:00) (played on a nylon string acoustic) (play twice)     
e|---5----3-0------3-0--5-3p2p0------0-----------------------------------------| 
B|--------5-2----2-2-2------------2--------------------------------------------| 
G|-2---2-------2---2-----------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------7-5-2-----------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------5-3-0-----------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Beginning part 2 (0:14) (played on a nylon string acoustic) (play twice)     
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D|-2-----------------4-5-0-2------------------| 
A|-2-----------------2-3----------------------| 
E|-0------------------------------------------| 
Pre-verse (0:31) (steel string acoustic)(this is how I play it, but these are actually 
just the chords that the guitarist uses to make the riff) 
e|---2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-----| 
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-----| 
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-----| 
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----| 
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-----| 
E|--------------3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3------------------| 
 
e|---2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--2-x-x-2-2----| 
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-x-x-3-3----| 
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--2-x-x-2-2----| 
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-x-x-0-0----| 
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--0------0-0----| 
E|--------------3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3----------------| 
 
 
Verse 1 (0:46) (steel string acoustic) 
A                G                           D  
Wake up Maggie I think I've got something to say to you 
      A                   G                D 
It's late september and I really should be back at school 
  G               D            G              A   
I know I keep you amused But I feel I'm being used 
      Em                  F#m       Em     A  
Oh Maggie I couldn`t have tried any more 
       Em              A            Em                  A 
You lured me away from home just to save you from being alone 
       Em               A                  D 
You stole my heart, and that's what really hurts  
 
 
Verse 2 (1:30) (steel string acoustic) 
       A                  G                   D  
The morning sun when it's in your face really shows your age 
       A                G                       D 
But that don't worry me none, in my eyes you're everything 
  G                   D         G                       A   
I laughed at all your jokes, my love you didn't need to coax  
     Em                   F#m       Em     A  
Oh Maggie I couldn`t have tried any more   
       Em              A            Em                  A 
You lured me away from home just to save you from being alone  
       Em                  A                 D 
You stole my soul that's a pain I can do without 
 
Verse 3 (2:15) (steel string acoustic) 
A                  G                D 
All I needed was a friend to lend a guiding hand 
             A                  G                       D 
But you turned into a lover and mother what a lover you wore me out 
            G            D              G                      A 
All you did was wreck my bed And in the morning kick me in the head   
     Em                   F#m       Em     A  
Oh Maggie I couldn`t have tried any more   
       Em              A               Em                A 
You lured me away from home 'cause you didn't want to be alone  
       Em                     A              D 
You stole my heart I couldn't leave you if I tried   
 
Guitar solo 1 (3:00) (electric) (chords played on a steel string acoustic) 
   A             G               D                            A              G 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D|-----------------------------------9^-12-----------------------------------12--- 
A|-9-12-9/7-5----9-12-9/7-5------9-12-----9---9-7-5-------5---9-12-9/7-5--------12 
E|-----------7--------------7-----------------------7-7-7---------------7--------- 
          D 
----------------------------| 
----------------------------| 
----------------------11----| 
-------------------------12-| 
-9p7/5---5------------------| 
-------7--------------------| 
 
Verse 4 (3:15) (steel string acoustic) 
 
        A          G                        D 
I suppose I should collect my books and get back to school 
     A              G                        D 
Or steal my daddy's cue make a living out of playing pool 
    G                          D         G               A 
Or find myself a rock and roll band that needs a helping hand  
     Em               F#m             Em     A 
Oh Maggie, I wish I'd never seen your face 
                   Em              A              Em                  A 
You made a first class fool out of me, but I'm as blind as a fool can be  
       Em                A           D 
You stole my heart but I love you anyway 
 
 
Guitar Solo 2 (4:00) (electric) (chords played on a steel string acoustic) 
  A                  G                     D     
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
G|----------------------------------------------------------11-11-9------------- 
D|------------------------------------------------9^------9-------12-9-12^-9---- 
A|-9-12-9-7-5h7p5-----9-12-9-7-5h7p5---5---9-12-12--9---12---------------------- 
E|----------------7------------------7------------------------------------------ 
 A                 G                   D  
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
-11-14-11-11-9-7---11-14-11-11/9/7-4---11/9/7----11/9/7-4-11-7------------------ 
----------------------------------------------------------------9-7------------- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------9-5--------- 
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A               G                    D                           
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-------------------------------------------------------11-11p9--11-14-11-11-9--- 
------------------------------------------------9-12-9--------12-------------12- 
-9-12-9/7-5------9^12-9-7/5-5h7p5----9h12-12-12-------------------------------- 
-----------7----------------7-----7--------------------------------------------- 
A           G 
-10------------------------------------| 
---10----------------------------------| 
------10^10^-9---9---------------------| 
--------------12---12------------------| 
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Mandolin Solo (4:25) (arranged for steel string acoustic)(repeat until song ends) 
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Outro (5:03)(continue mandolin solo)(chords on steel string acoustic) 
D         G                         D 
Maggie, I wish I'd never seen your face 
D         G                         D 
 
D                 G                  D 
I'll get on back home, one of these days 
 
D        G                         D 
D        G                         D 
.fade out 
 
  A  G  D  Em F#m 
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B|2  3  3  0   2 
G|2  0  2  0   2 
D|2  0  0  2   4 
A|0  2  0  2   4 
E|x  3  x  0   2  

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