Maggie May - Rod Stewart

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This is my first post to the guitar newsgroup. So please be kind. These are
what I think are the chords to Maggie May. Corrections welcomed. By the way
can anyone tab the main riff in this song.

Enjoy
SONG:  MAGGIE MAY


[Verses]
             
Wake up, Maggi

             
e, I think I g

              
ot some-thing 

   
to say to you:
             
It's late Sept

             
ember and I re

              
ally should be

 
 back at schoo

l.
             
I know I keep 

             
you amused,   

             
 but I feel I'

        
m being used.
            
Oh, Maggie, I 

              
couldn't have 

          
tried any more


.
            
You lured me a

              
way from home,

             
    just to sa

  
ve you from be

ing alone.
           
    You stole 

             
my heart and t

hat's what rea

lly hurts.
            
    The mornin

              
g sun, when it

             
's in your fac

         
e really shows

 your age.
             
But that don't

             
 worry me none

              
; in my eyes y

      
ou're everythi

ng.
             
I laughed at a

             
ll of your jok

        
es, my love yo

u didn't need 

to coax,
           
    Oh, Maggie

              
 I couldn't ha

   
ve tried any m

ore.
            
You lured me a

              
way from home,

           
    just to sa

ve you from be

ing alone.
           
      You stol

              
e my soul that

   
's a pain I ca

n do without.
            
      All I ne

             
ed was a frien

            
d to lend a gu

iding hand.
             
But you turned

              
 into a lover 

             
and Mother wha

              
t a lover your

 
 wore me out.
             
All you did wa

             
s wreck my bed

             
, and in the m

orning kick me

 in the head,
           
       Oh, Mag

              
gie I couldn't

            
 have tried an

   
y more.
          
       You lur

              
ed me away fro

        
m home,     'c

ause you did'n

t want to be a

lone.
           
       You sto

              
le my heart I 

         
couldn't leave

 you if I trie

d.
            
       I suppo

              
se I could col

             
lect my books 

        
and get back t

o school.
             
Or steal my da

              
ddy's cue and 

             
make a living 

       
out of playing

 pool.
             
Or find myself

              
 a rock and ro

             
ll band that n


eeds a helping

 hand,
           
     Oh, Maggi

              
e, I wish I'd 

            
never seen you

   
r face.
              
You made a fir

              
st class fool 

        
out of me,
            
but I'm as bli

              
nd as a fool c

       
an be.
            
You stole my h

             
eart, but I lo

       
ve you anyway.
             
Maggie, I wish

            
 I never seen 

      
your face.
             
        I'll g

            
et on back hom

              
e one of these

 
 days.



Version 2

             
Wake up Maggie

             
 I think I've 

              
got something 

   
to say to you
             
It's late sept

             
ember and I re

              
ally should be

 
 back at schoo

l
             
I know I keep 

             
you amused But

             
 I feel I'm be

    
ing used
                                     

Oh Maggie I couldn`t have tried any more
            
You lured me a

             
way from home 

            
just to save y

              
ou from being 


alone
            
You stole my h

             
eart, and that

              
's what really

 
 hurts

             
The morning su

             
n when it's in

              
 your face rea

    
lly shows your

 age
             
But that don't

             
 worry me none

              
, in my eyes y

      
ou're everythi

ng
             
I laughed at a

             
ll your jokes,

             
 my love you d

              
idn't need to 


coax
            
Oh Maggie I co

            
uldn`t have tr

             
ied any more
            
You lured me a

             
way from home 

            
just to save y

              
ou from being 


alone
            
You stole my s

             
oul that's a p

              
ain I can do w

   
ithout

             
All I needed w

             
as a friend to

        
 lend a guidin

g hand
             
But you turned

              
 into a lover 

             
and mother wha

              
t a lover you 


wore me out
             
All you did wa

             
s wreck my bed

             
 And in the mo

              
rning kick me 

       
in the head
            
Oh Maggie I co

            
uldn`t have tr

             
ied any more
            
You lured me a

             
way from home 

            
'cause you did

              
n't want to be

 
 alone
            
You stole my h

              
eart I couldn'

             
t leave you if

   
 I tried

             
I suppose I sh

             
ould collect m

              
y books and ge

  
t back to scho

ol
             
Or steal my da

             
ddy's cue make

              
 a living out 

   
of playing poo

l
             
Or find myself

              
 a rock and ro

            
ll band that n

              
eeds a helping

 
 hand
            
Oh Maggie, I w

           
ish I'd never 

                
seen your face
            
You made a fir

              
st class fool 

             
out of me, but

            
 I'm as blind 

              
as a fool can 


be
            
You stole my h

             
eart but I lov

      
e you anyway