• Song:

    Maggie may

  • Artist:

    Rod Stewart

  • Album:

    Sing It Again Rod

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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 (x02220@1)              G (320003@1)                         DWake (xx0232@1)up Maggie I think I've got something to say to you
      A (x02220@1)                 G (320003@1)              DIt's (xx0232@1)late september and I really should be back at school
  G (320003@1)             D (xx0232@1)          G (320003@1)            AI (x02220@1)know I keep you amused But I feel I'm being used
      Em (022000@1)                F#m (244222@1)     Em (022000@1)   AOh (x02220@1)Maggie I couldn`t have tried any more
       Em (022000@1)            A (x02220@1)          Em (022000@1)                AYou (x02220@1)lured me away from home just to save you from being alone
       Em (022000@1)             A (x02220@1)                DYou (xx0232@1)stole my heart, and that's what really hurts


Verse 2 (1:30) (steel string acoustic)
       A (x02220@1)                G (320003@1)                 DThe (xx0232@1)morning sun when it's in your face really shows your age
       A (x02220@1)              G (320003@1)                     DBut (xx0232@1)that don't worry me none, in my eyes you're everything
  G (320003@1)                 D (xx0232@1)       G (320003@1)                     AI (x02220@1)laughed at all your jokes, my love you didn't need to coax
     Em (022000@1)                 F#m (244222@1)     Em (022000@1)   AOh (x02220@1)Maggie I couldn`t have tried any more
       Em (022000@1)            A (x02220@1)          Em (022000@1)                AYou (x02220@1)lured me away from home just to save you from being alone
       Em (022000@1)                A (x02220@1)               DYou (xx0232@1)stole my soul that's a pain I can do without

Verse 3 (2:15) (steel string acoustic)
A (x02220@1)                G (320003@1)              DAll (xx0232@1)I needed was a friend to lend a guiding hand
             A (x02220@1)                G (320003@1)                     DBut (xx0232@1)you turned into a lover and mother what a lover you wore me out
            G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)            G (320003@1)                    AAll (x02220@1)you did was wreck my bed And in the morning kick me in the head
     Em (022000@1)                 F#m (244222@1)     Em (022000@1)   AOh (x02220@1)Maggie I couldn`t have tried any more
       Em (022000@1)            A (x02220@1)             Em (022000@1)              AYou (x02220@1)lured me away from home 'cause you didn't want to be alone
       Em (022000@1)                   A (x02220@1)            DYou (xx0232@1)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 (x02220@1)           G (320003@1)             D (xx0232@1)                          A (x02220@1)            Ge|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| (320003@1)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----------------------------| (xx0232@1)----------------------------|
----------------------11----|
-------------------------12-|
-9p7/5---5------------------|
-------7--------------------|

Verse 4 (3:15) (steel string acoustic)

        A (x02220@1)        G (320003@1)                      DI (xx0232@1)suppose I should collect my books and get back to school
     A (x02220@1)            G (320003@1)                      DOr (xx0232@1)steal my daddy's cue make a living out of playing pool
    G (320003@1)                        D (xx0232@1)       G (320003@1)             AOr (x02220@1)find myself a rock and roll band that needs a helping hand
     Em (022000@1)             F#m (244222@1)           Em (022000@1)   AOh (x02220@1)Maggie, I wish I'd never seen your face
                   Em (022000@1)            A (x02220@1)            Em (022000@1)                AYou (x02220@1)made a first class fool out of me, but I'm as blind as a fool can be
       Em (022000@1)              A (x02220@1)         DYou (xx0232@1)stole my heart but I love you anyway


Guitar Solo 2 (4:00) (electric) (chords played on a steel string acoustic)
  A (x02220@1)                G (320003@1)                   De|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| (xx0232@1)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 (x02220@1)               G (320003@1)                 D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| (xx0232@1)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-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 (x02220@1)             G (320003@1)                  D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| (xx0232@1)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------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 (x02220@1)         G-10------------------------------------| (320003@1)---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 (xx0232@1)       G (320003@1)                       DMaggie, (xx0232@1)I wish I'd never seen your face
D (xx0232@1)       G (320003@1)                       D (xx0232@1)D (xx0232@1)               G (320003@1)                DI'll (xx0232@1)get on back home, one of these days

D (xx0232@1)      G (320003@1)                       D (xx0232@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D        G (320003@1)                       D (xx0232@1)fade out

  A (x02220@1)G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)Em (022000@1)name="chord_244222@1">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
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