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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)
e|-0--7-5-3p2p0---0---------------------------|
B|-0------------3-----------------------------|
G|-0---------------------2-4------------------|
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
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
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-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---------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A G D
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------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)
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-14-15-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-15-14-12-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-14-15-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-15-14-12-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-14-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
-14-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|
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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
e|0 3 2 0 2
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
not perfect but it gives the general idea of the song so everyone else can stop being so damn lazy and figure it out themselves.
the mandolin part is wrong
the solo is good, but there are easier ways of playing it