• Song:

    Maggie

  • Artist:

    Colin Hay

  • Album:

    Going Somewhere (Deluxe...

sponsored links
Colin Hay
Maggie
Originally tabbed by THL22

Standard tuning Capo - 1st fret

Chords used:

Em - 022000
D - XX0232
C - X32010 (or Cadd9 in the chorus if you prefer: X32033)*
C/B - X20010
Am: X02210
G - 320033

Intro - Em - D - Em - C - C/B - Am - Em - G(hammer on the A string) - D

Verse:
Em (022000@1)    D (xx0232@1)               Em (022000@1)   C (x32010@1) C/B (x2555x@1)AmWhen (x02210@1)I first set eyes on you

Em (022000@1)        G (320003@1)                 DFirst (xx0232@1)you beat me up, then you kissed me too

Em (022000@1)        D (xx0232@1)            Em (022000@1)    C (x32010@1) C/B (x2555x@1)AmWe'd (x02210@1)throw stone into the sea

Em (022000@1)          G (320003@1)          DThere (xx0232@1)were no others there, just you and me

Em (022000@1)          D (xx0232@1)               Em (022000@1)    C (x32010@1) C/B (x2555x@1) AmI (x02210@1)crossed the bridge and down the lane

Em (022000@1)         G (320003@1)                   DI (xx0232@1)knew I loved you then, you said you did the same

Chorus:

C (x32010@1)name="chord_320003@1">G       C (x32010@1)          GOh (320003@1)Maggie, what have you done?

C (x32010@1)                G (320003@1)                          DI (xx0232@1)should've seen it coming, and to your side I'd run

C (x32010@1)G (320003@1)     C (x32010@1)      GOh (320003@1)Maggie, come to me tonight

C (x32010@1)   G (320003@1)                               DI (xx0232@1)will wait up for you, make sure you're alright

Em (022000@1)     D (xx0232@1)  Em (022000@1)  C (x32010@1) C/B (x2555x@1) C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1)G (320003@1) DI (xx0232@1)miss you





Verse 2
Em (022000@1)           D (xx0232@1)            Em (022000@1)   C (x32010@1) C/B (x2555x@1)Amyou (x02210@1)taught me how to sink or swim 
            Em (022000@1)                          
when i was scared that day 
G (320003@1)                Dyou (xx0232@1)just pushed me in 
Em (022000@1)     D (xx0232@1)          Em (022000@1)   C (x32010@1) C/B (x2555x@1)Amand (x02210@1)when nobody was around 
            Em (022000@1)                           
you let me kiss you then 
G (320003@1)                D (xx0232@1)          
there the love i found 
Em (022000@1)       D (xx0232@1)           Em (022000@1)   C (x32010@1) C/B (x2555x@1)Ami (x02210@1)said i'd never let you go 
           Em (022000@1)                      
you just smiled at me 
G (320003@1)           Dhow (xx0232@1)was i to know?

C (x32010@1)    G (320003@1)  C (x32010@1)          Goh, (320003@1)maggie, what am i to do? 
C (x32010@1)                         G (320003@1)       Dhow (xx0232@1)i can live with only memories of you? 
C (x32010@1)    G (320003@1)   C (x32010@1)          Goh, (320003@1)maggie, tell me the truth 
C (x32010@1)         G (320003@1)                               
when your ship was sinking 
 D (xx0232@1)    Cdid (x32010@1)you think it through? 
Em (022000@1)     D (xx0232@1)  Em (022000@1)  C (x32010@1) C/B (x2555x@1) C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1)G (320003@1) Di (xx0232@1)miss you

verse 3
Em (022000@1)           D (xx0232@1)            Em (022000@1)   C (x32010@1) C/B (x2555x@1)Amyou (x02210@1)were the fountain of my youth 
            Em (022000@1)                          
and when i fumbled 
G (320003@1)                          D (xx0232@1)
you showed me what to do 
Em (022000@1)               D (xx0232@1)   Em (022000@1)    C (x32010@1) C/B (x2555x@1)Amand (x02210@1)when we were both seventeen 
            Em (022000@1)                         
you left me standing there 
G (320003@1)                Dbut (xx0232@1)you were never mean 
Em (022000@1)       D (xx0232@1)               Em (022000@1)   C (x32010@1) C/B (x2555x@1)Amand (x02210@1)when i saw you out with him 
               Emhe (022000@1)looked much older 
     G (320003@1)             Dand (xx0232@1)you looked very thin





Verse 4
Em (022000@1)       D (xx0232@1)               Em (022000@1)   C (x32010@1) C/B (x2555x@1)Ami (x02210@1)hadn't heard from you in years 
               Em (022000@1)
and then your mama called 
      G (320003@1)              Dshe (xx0232@1)couldn't speak for tears 
Em (022000@1)          D (xx0232@1)       Em (022000@1)    C (x32010@1) C/B (x2555x@1)Amshe (x02210@1)said you left me a note 
            Em (022000@1)
inside my pocket burns 
 G (320003@1)                   Dwith (xx0232@1)these words you wrote

Chorus:
C (x32010@1)           G (320003@1)   C (x32010@1)            Ghey (320003@1)darling boy, don't you cry for me 
C (x32010@1)    G (320003@1)       
i am forever yours 
D (xx0232@1)            Cnow (x32010@1)that i am free 
C (x32010@1)         G (320003@1)                               
we'll be together 
        D (xx0232@1)          Cthrow (x32010@1)stones into the sea 
C (x32010@1)            Emthey'll (022000@1)be no others there 
 G (320003@1)             Djust (xx0232@1)you and me 
Em (022000@1)     D (xx0232@1)  Em (022000@1)  C (x32010@1) C/B (x2555x@1) C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1)G (320003@1) Di (xx0232@1)miss you 
Em (022000@1)     D (xx0232@1)  Em (022000@1)  C (x32010@1) C/B (x2555x@1) C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1)G (320003@1) Dmaggie's (xx0232@1)gone



verse 5
Em (022000@1)          D (xx0232@1)           Em (022000@1)   C (x32010@1) C/B (x2555x@1)Ami (x02210@1)think you came the other night 
                Em (022000@1)
you stroked my brow 
      G (320003@1)              Dyour (xx0232@1)eyes were full of light 
Em (022000@1)           D (xx0232@1)    Em (022000@1)    C (x32010@1) C/B (x2555x@1)Ammay (x02210@1)have only been a dream 
             Em (022000@1) 
but i would walk with you 
      G (320003@1)               Dto (xx0232@1)places i never have been 
Em (022000@1)     D (xx0232@1)  Em (022000@1)  C (x32010@1) C/B (x2555x@1) C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1)G (320003@1) Dmaggie's (xx0232@1)gone
Show more
sponsored links
sponsored links