Ishmael And Maggie
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Chords
G = 320033
Cadd2 = x32033
Dsus4 = xx0233
C = x32010
C/B = x2x010
C/A = x02010
C/G = 3xx010
D = xx0232
Main riff
G Cadd2 Dsus4
v v v v v v ^ v ^ v v
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e|----3------------3-3-3----3------3-----|
B|----3------------3-3-3----3------3-----|
G|----0---------0--0-0-0----0------2-----|
D|----0-------0----0-0-0----2------0-----|
A|----2-----2------2-2-2----3------------|
E|-3------3--------3-3-3-----------------|
Intro
G Cadd2 Dsus4
G Cadd2 Dsus4
Verse
G Cadd2 Dsus4
Hello my name is Ishmael
G Cadd2 Dsus4
Forget the one about the whale
G Cadd2 Dsus4
I'll tell you of a broken-hearted
G Cadd2 Dsus4
sailor
G Cadd2 Dsus4
Maggie took my loyalty
G Cadd2 Dsus4
I treated her like royalty
G Cadd2 Dsus4
What starts out with such promise ends in
G Cadd2 Dsus4
failure
[Refrão]
Chorus
G Cadd2 Dsus4 G Cadd2 Dsus4
Oh my love I can't stand to be alone
G Cadd2 Dsus4 G Cadd2 Dsus4
But I been drinkin' too much, I better go home
G Cadd2 Dsus4 G Cadd2 Dsus4
And I think here I'm better off alone
G Cadd2 Dsus4 G Cadd2 Dsus4
But I been thinking too much, I better go home
Verse
G Cadd2 Dsus4
All hail the Queen of cruelty, she has
G Cadd2 Dsus4
duly been anointed
G Cadd2 Dsus4
These final words "her majesty" had
G Cadd2 Dsus4
to say
G Cadd2 Dsus4
"He who expects nothing never
G Cadd2 Dsus4
will be disappointed" Nothing's
G Cadd2 Dsus4
what she left me so I guess i'm
G Cadd2 Dsus4
okay
[Refrão]Chorus
G Cadd2 Dsus4 G Cadd2 Dsus4
Oh my love I can't stand to be alone
G Cadd2 Dsus4 G Cadd2 Dsus4
But I been drinkin' too much, I better go home
G Cadd2 Dsus4 G Cadd2 Dsus4
And I think here we all stand alone
G Cadd2 Dsus4 G Cadd2 Dsus4
But I been thinking too much, I better go home
Bridge
C C/B C/A C/G D
Lie lie lie lie lie
C C/B C/A C/G D
Lie lie lie lie lie
Verse
G Cadd2 Dsus4
A promise made to a tab unpaid
G Cadd2 Dsus4
It's home I wade to my bed unmade
G Cadd2 Dsus4
A fool to think that I could ever
G Cadd2 Dsus4
change her
G Cadd2 Dsus4
A king upon my barstool throne
G Cadd2 Dsus4
I vow to never drink alone
G Cadd2 Dsus4
I only drink with friends or total
G Cadd2 Dsus4
strangers
Bridge
G* x x x x Cadd2 Dsus4
We're all broken hearted here
G* x x x x Cadd2 Dsus4
We're all broken hearted here
G* x x x x Cadd2 Dsus4
We're all broken hearted here
G* x x D
We're all broken
[Refrão]Chorus
G Cadd2 Dsus4 G Cadd2 Dsus4
Oh my love I can't stand to be alone
G Cadd2 Dsus4 G Cadd2 Dsus4
But I been drinkin' too much, I better go home
G Cadd2 Dsus4 G Cadd2 Dsus4
And I think here we all stand alone
G Cadd2 Dsus4 G Cadd2 Dsus4
But I been thinking too much, I better go home
Cadd2 Dsus4 G
I better go home
Cadd2 Dsus4 G
I better go home
Cadd2 Dsus4 G
I better go home
Cadd2 Dsus4 G
I better go home
Cadd2 Dsus4 G
I better go home
Outro
G Cadd2 Dsus4
G Cadd2 Dsus4
G Cadd2 Dsus4
G Cadd2 Dsus4
G
Legend
v = Downstroke
^ = Upstroke
* = Strum once
x = Strum muted strings
How to play Ishmael And Maggie
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.