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Maggie May  by Rod Stewart

Maggie May tab by Rod Stewart (Ver. 2)

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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------------------|
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
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------------------|
---------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------|

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

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