MacArthur Park
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Intro: Dm Dm/C Eb/Bb Cm7 Bb F Gm Bb G# Bb Gm G# C# Eb
Dm Dm/C
Spring was never waiting, for us girl
Eb/Bb
it ran one step a head
Gm Bb G# Bb Gm G# C# Eb
As we followed in the dance
Dm Dm/C
Between the parted pages and were pressed
Eb/Bb
In love's hot fevered iron
Gm Bb G# Bb
Like a striped pair of pants
C Cmaj7
MacArthur Park is melting in the dark
Gm7 C7
All the sweet green icing, flowing down
F Fmaj7
Someone left the cake out in the rain
C/E
I don't think that I can take it
Dm7
Cause it took so long to bake it
C/E Fmaj7
And I'll never have that recipe again
Eb Cm7 C# Eb C#
Oh, no
Dm Dm/C
I recall the yellow cotton dress
Eb/Bb
Foaming like a wave
Gm Bb G# Bb Gm G# C# Eb
On the ground, around your knees
Dm Dm/C
The birds like tender babies, in your hands
Eb/Bb
And the old men playing checkers
Gm Bb G# Bb
By the trees
C Cmaj7
MacArthur Park is melting in the dark
Gm7 C7
All the sweet green icing, flowing down
F Fmaj7
Someone left the cake out in the rain
C/E
I don't think that I can take it
Dm7
Cause it took so long to bake it
C/E Fmaj7
And I'll never have that recipe again
Eb
Oh, no
Instrumental
Cm7 G# Bb Dm7 C Am7 Bm7 Em7
F Bb Eb G# G#maj7 G#7 C# Eb F
Fmaj7
There will be another song for me
Bbmaj7 Bb6 Bbmaj7 Bb6
For I will sing it
Gº
There will be another dream for me
Am7 F
Someone will bring it
Bbmaj7
I will drink the wine while it is warm
Em7(5b) Am7 D7/4 D7 C D7
And never let you catch me looking at the sun
Gm C4/7 C7
And after all the loves of my life
Fmaj7 Bbmaj7
After all the loves of my life
Ebmaj7 C4/7 C7
You'll still be the one
F Fmaj7
I will take my life into my hands
Bbmaj7 Bb6 Bbmaj7 Bb6
And I will use it
Gº
I will win the worship in their eyes
Am7 F
And I will lose it
Bbmaj7
I will have the things that I desire
Em7(5b) Am7 D7/4 D7 C D7
And my passion flow like rivers through the sky
Gm C4/7 C7
And after all the loves of my life
Fmaj7 Bbmaj7
Oh, after all the loves of my life
Ebmaj7 C7/4 Dm C4/7 C7
I'll be thinking of you, and wondering why
F Fmaj7
MacArthur Park is melting in the dark
Cm7 F7
All the sweet green icing, flowing down
Bb Bbmaj7
Someone left the cake out in the rain
F/A
I don't think that I can take it
Gm7
Cause it took so long to bake it
F/A Bmaj7
And I'll never have that recipe again
F G# Fm F# Bb
Oh, no, oh no...
How to play MacArthur Park
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Dm. 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.