Maggie May
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
A7 D7 E
A7 D7 E
[Chorus]
A E
Oh, Maggie, Maggie May, They have taken her away
E B7
And she'll never walk down Lime street anymore.
E A
Well, that judge he guilty found her,for robbin' a homeward-bounder,
E B7 E
You dirty robbin' no good Maggie Mae.
[Verse 1]
A7 E
Now I was paid off at the Pool,in the port of Liverpool.
E B7
Well, three pound ten a week that was my pay.
E A
With a pocket full of tin,I was very soon taken in,
E B7 E
By a gal with the name of Maggie May.
[Verse 2]
A7 E
Now, the first time I saw Maggie she took my breath away,
E B7
She was cruisin' up and down in Canning Place.
E A
She had a figure so divine her voice was so refined
E B7 E
Well, being a sailor I gave chase.
[Verse 3]
A7 E
Now, in the morning I awoke,I was flat and stony broke.
E B7
No jacket, trousers, waistcoat did I find.
E A
Oh, and when I asked her "where?" She said "My very dear sir
E B7 E
They're down in Kelly's pawnshop number nine".
[Verse 4]
A7 E
To the pawnshop did I go, no clothes there did I find
E B7
And the police they took that gal away from me.
E A
And the judge he guilty found her of robbin' a homeward-bounder
E B7 E
She'll never walk down Lime street anymore.
[Chorus]
A E
Oh, Maggie, Maggie Mae, they have taken her away
E B7
And she'll never walk down Lime street anymore.
E A
Well, that judge he guilty found her,for robin' a homeward-bounder,
E B7 E E
You dirty robbin' no good Maggie May.
How to play Maggie May
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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