Maggie Colin Hay
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]When I f[D]irst set eyes on y[Em]ou[C] [C/B] [Am]
First you [Em]beat me up, [G]then you kissed me t[D]oo
[Em]We'd throw s[D]tone into the s[Em]ea[C] [C/B] [Am]
There were no o[Em]thers there, j[G]ust you and m[D]e
[Em]I crossed the [D]bridge and down th[Em]e lane[C] [C/B] [Am]
I knew I lov[Em]ed you then, [G]you said you did the s[D]ame
Chorus:
[C]Oh[G] Maggie,[C] what have yo[G]u done?
[C]I should've seen it[G] coming, and to your side I'd[D] run
[C]Oh [G]Maggie, [C]come to m[G]e tonight
[C]I will[G] wait up for you, make sure you're[D] alright
[Em]I miss yo[D]u[Em] [C] [C/B] [C] [Em] [G] [D]
Verse 2
[Em]you taught me h[D]ow to sink or s[Em]wim [C] [C/B] [Am]
when i was s[Em]cared that day
[G]you just pushed me [D]in
[Em]and when [D]nobody was ar[Em]ound [C] [C/B] [Am]
you let me k[Em]iss you then
[G]there the love i fo[D]und
[Em]i said i'd [D]never let you [Em]go [C] [C/B] [Am]
you just sm[Em]iled at me
[G]how was i to k[D]now?
[C]oh, mag[G]gie, [C]what am i to [G]do?
[C]how i can live with only mem[G]ories of y[D]ou?
[C]oh, mag[G]gie, t[C]ell me the tr[G]uth
[C]when your sh[G]ip was sinking
d[D]id you [C]think it through?
[Em]i miss yo[D]u [Em] [C] [C/B] [C] [Em] [G] [D]
verse 3
[Em]you were the fo[D]untain of my yo[Em]uth [C] [C/B] [Am]
and when i f[Em]umbled
[G]you showed me what to do [D]
[Em]and when we were bo[D]th sev[Em]enteen [C] [C/B] [Am]
you left me [Em]standing there
[G]but you were never [D]mean
[Em]and when i [D]saw you out with h[Em]im [C] [C/B] [Am]
he looked much [Em]older
and y[G]ou looked very t[D]hin
Verse 4
[Em]i hadn't he[D]ard from you in ye[Em]ars [C] [C/B] [Am]
and then your m[Em]ama called
she co[G]uldn't speak for [D]tears
[Em]she said you l[D]eft me a n[Em]ote [C] [C/B] [Am]
inside my po[Em]cket burns
w[G]ith these words you wr[D]ote
Chorus:
[C]hey darling bo[G]y, don[C]'t you cry for [G]me
[C]i am fo[G]rever yours
[D]now that i am f[C]ree
[C]we'll be tog[G]ether
throw st[D]ones into the[C] sea
[C]they'll be no o[Em]thers there
j[G]ust you and me [D]
[Em]i miss yo[D]u [Em] [C] [C/B] [C] [Em] [G] [D]
[Em]maggie's [D]gone [Em] [C] [C/B] [C] [Em] [G] [D]
verse 5
[Em]i think you ca[D]me the other n[Em]ight [C] [C/B] [Am]
you stroked my b[Em]row
your e[G]yes were full of [D]light
[Em]may have only b[D]een a d[Em]ream [C] [C/B] [Am]
but i would w[Em]alk with you
to pla[G]ces i never have b[D]een
[Em]maggie's [D]gone[Em] [C] [C/B] [C] [Em] [G] [D]
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