Colin Hay – Maggie chords

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  AmWhen I first set eyes on you

          Em          G                   DFirst you beat me up, then you kissed me too

Em          D              Em      C   C/B  AmWe'd throw stone into the sea

               Em            G            DThere were no others there, just you and me

Em            D                 Em      C   C/B   AmI crossed the bridge and down the lane

            Em           G                     DI knew I loved you then, you said you did the same


Chorus:

C G       C            GOh Maggie, what have you done?

C                  G                            DI should've seen it coming, and to your side I'd run

C  G       C        GOh Maggie, come to me tonight

C     G                                 DI will wait up for you, make sure you're alright

Em       D    Em    C   C/B   C   Em  G   DI miss you












Verse 2
Em             D              Em     C   C/B  Amyou taught me how to sink or swim 
            Em                            when i was scared that day 
G                  Dyou just pushed me in 
Em       D            Em     C   C/B  Amand when nobody was around 
            Em                             you let me kiss you then 
G                  D            there the love i found 
Em         D             Em     C   C/B  Ami said i'd never let you go 
           Em                        you just smiled at me 
G             Dhow was i to know?


C      G    C            Goh, maggie, what am i to do? 
C                           G         Dhow i can live with only memories of you? 
C      G     C            Goh, maggie, tell me the truth 
C           G                                 when your ship was sinking 
 D	Cdid you think it through? 
Em       D    Em    C   C/B   C   Em  G   Di miss you 


verse 3
Em             D              Em     C   C/B  Amyou 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  Amand when we were both seventeen 
            Em                           you left me standing there 
G                  Dbut you were never mean 
Em         D                 Em     C   C/B  Amand when i saw you out with him 
               Emhe looked much older 
     G               Dand you looked very thin 







Verse 4
Em         D                 Em     C   C/B  Ami hadn't heard from you in years 
               Em  and then your mama called 
      G		       Dshe couldn't speak for tears 
Em            D         Em      C   C/B  Amshe said you left me a note 
            Em  inside my pocket burns 
 G                     Dwith these words you wrote 


Chorus:
C             G     C              Ghey darling boy, don't you cry for me 
C      G         i am forever yours 
D              Cnow that i am free 
C           G                                 we'll be together 
        D     	     Cthrow stones into the sea 
C              Emthey'll be no others there 
 G		 Djust you and me 
Em       D    Em    C   C/B   C   Em  G   Di miss you 
Em       D    Em    C   C/B   C   Em  G   Dmaggie's gone 



verse 5
Em            D             Em     C   C/B  Ami think you came the other night 
                Em  you stroked my brow 
      G		       Dyour eyes were full of light 
Em             D      Em      C   C/B  Ammay have only been a dream 
             Em   but i would walk with you 
      G                 Dto places i never have been 
Em       D    Em    C   C/B   C   Em  G   Dmaggie's gone