Macarthur Park
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[Intro]dução: Em G F Am F Am C C/B Em G F Am F Am C C/B
Em G
Spring was never waiting for us, girl
F Am F Am C C/B
It ran one step ahead as we followed in the dance
Em G
Between the parted pages and were pressed,
F Am F Am C C/B
In love's hot, fevered iron like a striped pair of pants
D D4 D D9 D D7M
MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark
D7/9+ D7M Dm7/9 D D7
All the sweet, green icing flowing down
G Am7 D9 G
Someone left the cake out in the rain
Em7 A7 D A7
I don't think that I can take it
Em7 F#m7
'Cause it took so long to bake it
Bm7 Bm7/E G G/F# F D7
And I'll never have that recipe again oh, no
Em G
I recall the yellow cotton dress
F Am F Am C C/B
Foaming like a wave on the ground around your knees
Em G
The birds, like tender babies in your hands
F Am F Am C C/B
And the old men playing checkers by the trees
D D4 D D9 D D7M
MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark
D7/9+ D7M Dm7/9 D D7
All the sweet, green icing flowing down
G Am7 D9 G
Someone left the cake out in the rain
Em7 A7 D A7
I don't think that I can take it
Em7 F#m7
'Cause it took so long to bake it
Bm7 Bm7/E G G/F# F D7
And I'll never have that recipe again oh, no
Interlude: Bb F7M Am7 G/B Am7 Em G F Am F Am C C/B Em G F Am F
Am C C/B
G G/F# Em Em7 C7M C7/9+
There will be another song for me, for I will sing it
Cdim D7 Cdim G9 G
There will be another dream for me someone will bring it
C7M
I will drink the wine while it is warm
Am7 Cdim Am7 Bm E7
And never let you catch me looking at the sun
Am Am7+ Am7 D7 Am7
And after all the loves of my life
G G/F# C7M C7/9+ F7M
After all the loves of my life you'll still be the one
Cdim G G/F# Em Em6 C7M C7/9+
I will take my life into my hands, and I will use it
Cdim D7 Cdim G9 G
I will win the worship in their eyes and I will lose it
C7M Am7
I will have the things that I desire
Cdim Am7 Bm E7
And my passion flow like rivers through the sky
Am Am7+ Am7 D7 Am7 G G/F# C7M
And after all the loves of my life after all the loves of my life
F7M Am Am7+ D7 Cdim Em
I'll be thinking of you and wondering why
A7 D D4 D D9 D D7M
MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark
D7M Dm7/9 D D7
All the sweet, green icing flowing down
G Am7 D9 G
Someone left the cake out in the rain
Em7 A7 D A7 Em7 F#m7
I don't think that I can take it. 'Cause it took so long to bake it
Bm7 Bm7/E G G/F# F A7 D9 Am7 D9
And I'll never have that recipe again oh, no, oh no
How to play Macarthur Park
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Em. 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.