Standard tuning Capo - 1st fret
Chords used:
Em - 022000
D - XX0232
C - X32010 (or Cadd9 in the chorus if you prefer: X32033)*
C/B - X20010
Am: X02210
G - 320033
Intro - Em - D - Em - C - C/B - Am - Em - G(hammer on the A string) - D
Verse:
Em D Em C C/B Am
When I first set eyes on you
Em G D
First you beat me up, then you kissed me too
Em D Em C C/B Am
We'd throw stone into the sea
Em G D
There were no others there, just you and me
Em D Em C C/B Am
I crossed the bridge and down the lane
Em G D
I knew I loved you then, you said you did the same
Chorus:
C G C G
Oh Maggie, what have you done?
C G D
I should've seen it coming, and to your side I'd run
C G C G
Oh Maggie, come to me tonight
C G D
I will wait up for you, make sure you're alright
Em D Em C C/B C Em G D
I miss you
Verse 2
Em D Em C C/B Am
you taught me how to sink or swim
Em
when i was scared that day
G D
you just pushed me in
Em D Em C C/B Am
and when nobody was around
Em
you let me kiss you then
G D
there the love i found
Em D Em C C/B Am
i said i'd never let you go
Em
you just smiled at me
G D
how was i to know?
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/colin_hay/maggie_crd_ver_4.html ]
C G C G
oh, maggie, what am i to do?
C G D
how i can live with only memories of you?
C G C G
oh, maggie, tell me the truth
C G
when your ship was sinking
D C
did you think it through?
Em D Em C C/B C Em G D
i miss you
verse 3
Em D Em C C/B Am
you were the fountain of my youth
Em
and when i fumbled
G D
you showed me what to do
Em D Em C C/B Am
and when we were both seventeen
Em
you left me standing there
G D
but you were never mean
Em D Em C C/B Am
and when i saw you out with him
Em
he looked much older
G D
and you looked very thin
Verse 4
Em D Em C C/B Am
i hadn't heard from you in years
Em
and then your mama called
G D
she couldn't speak for tears
Em D Em C C/B Am
she said you left me a note
Em
inside my pocket burns
G D
with these words you wrote
Chorus:
C G C G
hey darling boy, don't you cry for me
C G
i am forever yours
D C
now that i am free
C G
we'll be together
D C
throw stones into the sea
C Em
they'll be no others there
G D
just you and me
Em D Em C C/B C Em G D
i miss you
Em D Em C C/B C Em G D
maggie's gone
verse 5
Em D Em C C/B Am
i think you came the other night
Em
you stroked my brow
G D
your eyes were full of light
Em D Em C C/B Am
may have only been a dream
Em
but i would walk with you
G D
to places i never have been
Em D Em C C/B C Em G D
maggie's gone
