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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Yellow Orange Pick
Most Advanced Rhythm: White Pick
Most Advanced Chord Change: Yellow Pick (White Pick when played with Django chords only)
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Maggie May Chords And Strumming, Rod Stewart
Django Chords:
Django D Chord
Django G Chord
Django A Chord
Django Em Chord
Django D/F# Chord: 2x0233
Chords To Simplify:
Play Django G/F# chord: 2x0033
instead of Django D/F#
Strumming:
"The Bouncer*":
|D D U D |
"The Miss 2*":
|D (m) D D |
"The Miss 2**":
|D (m) D (m) |
"The Driver":
|D D D U D U |
Tempo:
129 bpm
Key: D
Intro -
|D - - - |Em - - - |G - - - |D - G - |
|D - - - |Em - - - |G - - - |D - G - |
Verse 1-
|A - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|A - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|G - - - |D - - - |G - - - |A - - - |
|Em - - - |D/F# - - - |Em - - - |Em - - - |
|Em - - - |A - - - |Em - - - |A - - - |
|Em - - - |A - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
(A)Wake up Maggie, I
(G)think I got something to (D)say to you
(D)
It's
(A)late September and I
(G)really should be (D)back at school
(D)
I
(G)know I keep you a(D)mused, but I
(G)feel I'm being (A)used
Oh,
(Em)Maggie, I couldn't have
(D/F#)tried any
(Em)more
(Em)
You (Em)led me away from
(A)home, just to
(Em)save you from being a(A)lone
You (Em)stole my heart, and (A)that's what really
(D)hurts
(D)
Verse 2 -
|A - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|A - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|G - - - |D - - - |G - - - |A - - - |
|Em - - - |D/F# - - - |Em - - - |Em - - - |
|Em - - - |A - - - |Em - - - |A - - - |
|Em - - - |A - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
The (A)morning sun, when it's
(G)in your face really
(D)shows your age (D)
But
(A)that don't worry me
(G)none in my eyes, you're
(D)everything
(D)
I
(G)laughed at all of your
(D)jokes, my
(G)love you didn't need to
(A)coax
Oh, (Em)Maggie, I couldn't have
(D/F#)tried any (Em)more (Em)
You
(Em)led me away from (A)home, just to (Em)save you from being a(A)lone
You
(Em)stole my soul, and that's a (A)pain I can do with(D)out (D)
Verse 3 -
|A - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|A - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|G - - - |D - - - |G - - - |A - - - |
|Em - - - |D/F# - - - |Em - - - |Em - - - |
|Em - - - |A - - - |Em - - - |A - - - |
|Em - - - |A - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
(A)All I needed was a (G)friend to lend a (D)guiding hand
(D)
But you
(A)turned into a lover, and, (G)mother, what a lover you
(D)wore me out
(D)
(G)All you did was wreck my
(D)bed, and in the
(G)morning, kick me in the
(A)head
Oh,
(Em)Maggie, I couldn't have (D/F#)tried any
(Em)more (Em)
You (Em)led me away from
(A)home 'cause you (Em)didn't wanna be a(A)lone
You
(Em)stole my heart, I couldn't
(A)leave you if I
(D)tried (D)
Solo 1 -
|Em - - - |A - - - |D - - - |G - - - |
|Em - - - |G - A - |D - - - |D - - - |
Verse 4 -
|A - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|A - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|G - - - |D - - - |G - - - |A - - - |
|Em - - - |D/F# - - - |Em - - - |Em - - - |
|Em - - - |A - - - |Em - - - |A - - - |
|Em - - - |A - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
(A)I suppose I could (G)collect my books and get on
(D)back to school
(D)
Or
(A)steal my daddy's (G)cue and make a living out of
(D)playing pool
(D)
Or (Em)find myself a rock 'n' roll (D)band that
(Em)needs a helping
(A)hand
Oh,
(Em)Maggie, I wished I'd
(D/F#)never seen your
(Em)face
(Em)
You made a
(Em)first-class fool out of (A)me
But I'm as (Em)blind as a fool can
(A)be
You
(Em)stole my heart, but I (A)love you any(D)way
(D)
Solo 2 -
|Em - - - |A - - - |D - - - |G - - - |
|Em - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|Em - - - |A - - - |D - - - |G - - - |
|Em - - - |G - - - |
Ending -
||D - - - |Em - - - |G - - - |D - - - ||x4
||D - - - |Em - - - |G - - - |D - - - ||(Fade)
(D)Maggie, I
(Em)wished I'd
(G)never seen your
(D)face
(D) (Em) (G)(D)
I'll
(D)get on back
(Em)home (G)one of these
(D)days
(D) Ooh,
(Em)ooh, ooh (G) (D)
Final Chord Strum: D
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Maggie May Chords And Strumming - Rod Stewart
Open Chords:
Open Chords D, G, A, Em
& Open F#m Chord: 2x2200
Tempo:
129 bpm
Key: D
Strumming:
"The Bouncer*":
|D D U D |
"The Miss 2*":
|D (m) D D |
"The Miss 2**":
|D (m) D (m) |
"The Driver":
|D D D U D U |
Intro -
|D - - - |Em - - - |G - - - |D - G - |
(Bouncer*/Bouncer*/Bouncer*/Miss2**)
|D - - - |Em - - - |G - - - |D - G - |
(Bouncer*/Bouncer*/ Bouncer* / Miss2*)
Verse 1 (A) -
|A - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|A - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|G - - - |D - - - |G - - - |A - - - |
|Em - - - |F#m - - - |Em - - - |Em - - A|
|Em - - - |A - - - |Em - - - |A - - - |
|Em - - - |A - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
(Driver) x 24
(A)Wake up Maggie, I (G)think I got something to (D)say to you (D)
It's (A)late September and I (G)really should be (D)back at school (D)
I (G)know I keep you a(D)mused, but I (G)feel I'm being (A)used
Oh, (Em)Maggie, I couldn't have (F#m)tried any (Em)more (Em) (A)
You (Em)led me away from (A)home, just to (Em)save you from being a(A)lone
You (Em)stole my heart, and (A)that's what really (D)hurts (D)
Verse 2 (B) -
|A - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|A - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|G - - - |D - - - |G - - - |A - - - |
|Em - - - |F#m - - - |Em - - - |Em - - A|
|Em - - - |A - - - |Em - - - |A - - - |
|Em - - - |A - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
(Driver) x 24
The (A)morning sun, when it's (G)in your face really (D)shows your age (D)
But (A)that don't worry me (G)none in my eyes, you're (D)everything (D)
I (G)laughed at all of your (D)jokes, my (G)love you didn't need to (A)coax
Oh, (Em)Maggie, I couldn't have (F#m)tried any (Em)more (A)
You (Em)led me away from (A)home, just to (Em)save you from being a(A)lone
You (Em)stole my soul, and that's a (A)pain I can (G)do with(D)out (D)
Verse 3 (B)-
|A - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|A - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|G - - - |D - - - |G - - - |A - - - |
|Em - - - |F#m - - - |Em - - - |Em - - A|
|Em - - - |A - - - |Em - - - |A - - - |
|Em - - - |A - G - |D - - - |D - - - |
(Driver) x 24
(A)All I needed was a (G)friend to lend a (D)guiding hand (D)
But you (A)turned into a lover, and, (G)mother, what a lover you (D)wore me out (D)
(G)All you did was wreck my (D)bed, and in the (G)morning, kick me in the (A)head
Oh, (Em)Maggie, I couldn't have (F#m)tried any (Em)more (A)
You (Em)led me away from (A)home 'cause you (Em)didn't wanna be a(A)lone
You (Em)stole my heart, I couldn't (A)leave you (G)if I (D)tried (D)
Solo 1 -
|Em - - - |A - - - |D - - - |G - - - |
|Em - - - |G - A - |D - - - |D - - - |
(Driver) x 8
Verse 4 (A) -
|A - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|A - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|G - - - |D - - - |G - - - |A - - - |
|Em - - - |F#m - - - |Em - - - |Em - - A|
|Em - - - |A - - - |Em - - - |A - - - |
|Em - - - |A - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
(Driver) x 24
(A)I suppose I could (G)collect my books and get on (D)back to school (D)
Or (A)steal my daddy's (G)cue and make a living out of (D)playing pool (D)
Or (Em)find myself a rock 'n' roll (D)band that (Em)needs a helping (A)hand
Oh, (Em)Maggie, I wished I'd (F#m)never seen your (Em)face (Em) (A)
You made a (Em)first-class fool out of (A)me
But I'm as (Em)blind as a fool can (A)be
You (Em)stole my heart, but I (A)love you (G)any(D)way (D)
Solo 2 -
|Em - - - |A - - - |D - - - |G - - - |
|Em - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|Em - - - |A - - - |D - - - |G - - - |
|Em - - - |G - - - |
(Driver) x 14
Ending -
||D - - - |Em - - - |G - - - |D - - - ||x4
(Bouncer*) x16
||D - - - |Em - - - |G - - - |D - - - ||(Fade)
(Driver) x 4
(D)Maggie, I (Em)wished I'd (G)never seen your (D)face
(D) (Em) (G)(D)
I'll (D)get on back (Em)home (G)one of these (D)days
(D) Ooh, (Em)ooh, ooh (G) (D)
Final Chord Strum: D
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