
Rod Stewart-Maggie May
[Intro - BPM 129 - No drums](playing 7th fret of G chord - move left hand up and use
other fingers to mute lower bass strings so high B really stands out)
[Tab]E x--3-0---3-7--7--3--
B 3--2-0---0-0--3--0--
G 2--3-0---0-0--2--0--
D 0----2---0-0--0--0--
A -----2---x-x-----x--
E -----0---3-x-----3--
E x--3-0---3-3s5s7--7--3-3
B 3--2-0---0-0-0-0--3--0-0
G 2--3-0---0-0-0-0--2--0-0
D 0----2---0-0-0-0--0--0-0
A -----2---x-----x-----x-x
E -----0---3-----x-----3-3
Dr---------------------S-S
[Chords - alternative to tab]D x x Dsus2 - Em x x Em7 - G x A7sus4 G/B - D/A D/A G G
D x x Dsus2 - Em x x Em7 - G x A7sus4 G/B - D/A D/A (drums in) G G
[Verse 1] [A] Wake up Maggie I
[G] think I've got something to
[D] say to you
It's
[A] late September and I
[G] really should be
[D] back at school
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
[Dsus2/F#] 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
[Verse 2] The
[A] morning sun when it's
[G] in your face really
[D] shows your age
But
[A] that don't worry me
[G] none, in my eyes you're
[D] everything
I
[G] laughed at all 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
[Dsus2/F#] (optional to add at end of previous line - DM9/F# 200220 A7sus2/E 002000)
You led
[Em] me away from
[A] home just to
[Em] save you from being
[A] alone
You
[Em] stole my soul that's a
[A] pain I can
[G] do with
[D] out
[Verse 3] [A] All I needed was a
[G] friend to lend a
[D] guiding hand
But you
[A] turned into a lover and
[G] mother what a lover you
[D] wore me out
[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
[Dsus2/F#] You
[Em] led me away from
[A] home 'cause you
[Em] didn't want to be a
[A] lone
You
[Em] stole my heart I couldn't
[A] leave you
[G] if I
[D] tried
[Guitar Solo] Em A D G
Em G D D
[Verse 4] [A] I suppose I could
[G] collect my books and get on
[D] back to school
Or
[A] steal my daddy's
[G] cue and make a living out of
[D] playing pool
Or
[G] find myself a rock and roll
[D] band that
[G] needs a helping
[A] hand
Oh
[Em] Maggie, I wish I'd
[F#m] never seen your
[Em] face
[Dsus2/F#] 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
[Guitar Solo - Play chords higher up to make more interesting] Em A D G
Em G D D
Em A D G
Em G
[Mandolin Solo - Strum tremelo - bass drum on just first note of bar] (slightly mute - especially lower notes so more like a mandolin)
Play Em with 3rd finger on top 3 notes and 2nd finger playing low E
[D] [Em] [G] [D] x 4
E 10----12-12------15-----14-12-10-
B 10----10-12------12-----12-12-10-
G 11----11-12------0------------11-
D 0-----0--X------(0)------------0-
A ---------X-----------------------
E ---------12----------------------
[Outro] [D] Maggie, I
[Em] wish I'd
[G] never seen your
[D] face
[G] D Em7 G6 D G D
[Dsus2] I'll
[D] get on back
[Em7] home,
[G6] one of
[G] these
[D] days
[G] [D] D Em7 G6 D G D
D Em7 G6 D G D
(fade out)