{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":833712,"song":"Maginot Waltz","artist":"Ralph McTell","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11598680-maginot-waltz-chords-by-ralph-mctell/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/833712?type=chord","rating":4.27279,"votes":7,"content":"This is from the album Easy and without tab software I am restricted to simply \r\nposting the chords, so you will need to listen closely to get the picking right. \r\nThe main thing is use a clear waltz rhythmn in the bass,picking strings 6/4/4 each \r\nbar for the first two lines. The bass moves betwen 5/3/3 and 5/4/4 as the chords \r\nchange.\r\n\r\nI have tabbed it in G but I think (from memory as I have long since lost the \r\nalbum) that Ralph uses a capo on the 1st fret.\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G#9[/ch]                      [ch]F#aug[/ch]  \r\nAll off to Brighton in a charabanc[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G#9[/ch]                         [ch]F#aug[/ch]  \r\nAlbert played his banjo and how we sang.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]C(2)[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe beer was expensive but the laughter was free[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch] ([ch]D[/ch] run)\r\nOh how we do love to all be beside the sea.  [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G#9[/ch]                       [ch]F#aug[/ch]  \r\nAlbert had a cousin named Marjorie[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G#9[/ch]                                  [ch]F#aug[/ch]  \r\nAnd I had been noticing that she had noticed me.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]Eb7[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]  ([ch]Gmaj7[/ch])  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI quickly decided if she didn't mind[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]   ([ch]G[/ch] run)\r\nI would spend the day in her gay company.[/tab]\r\n\r\nWe shared a plate of whelks strolling side by side.\r\nI said she weren't too old to take a donkey ride\r\nBut I didn't mind when she laughed and said no\r\nSo we paused for a while and listened to the minstrel show.\r\n\r\nThere was a notice at the Palace Pier\r\nIt said there was to be a dance that night and it wasn't dear.\r\nI explained of course that I could only waltz\r\nAnd so we waltzed to every tune they played.\r\n\r\nInstrumental break\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch] | [ch]C(2)[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch]         | [ch]G[/ch]  |\r\n[ch]D[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch])   | [ch]G[/ch]         | [ch]G7[/ch] |\r\n[ch]C[/ch] | [ch]Eb7[/ch]  | [ch]G[/ch] ([ch]Gmaj7[/ch]) | [ch]E[/ch]  |\r\n[ch]A[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch]    | [ch]G[/ch]         |([ch]G[/ch] run)\r\n\r\n\r\nNine o'clock come round we had to take the charabanc\r\nAlbert was too drunk to play the banjo but still we sang\r\nAll except Marjorie, I could tell at a glance\r\nBecause me and Albert was leaving for France.\r\n\r\nI said \"We'll both be home in a week or two\r\nMe and Albert and Lord Kitchener will teach the Hun a thing or two.\r\nI'm sure to return, after me do not yearn\r\nAnd we will waltz together all our lives through.\"\r\n\r\n\r\n[ch]G#9[/ch]     3x030x\r\n[ch]F#aug[/ch]   2x0332 \r\n[ch]C[/ch]       x32010\r\n[ch]C(2)[/ch]    x32013\r\n[ch]Eb7[/ch]     xx1323\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]D run   2 0 - - - - - - - -|[/tab]\r\n[tab]        3 - 3 2 1 - 0 1 2 3|\r\n        2 - - - - 2 - - - -|   \r\n        0 - - - - - - - - -|\r\n        - - - - - - - - - -|\r\n        - - - - - - - - - -|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]G run   - - - - 0 3|\r\n        - - 0 3 - -|\r\n        0 3 - - - -|   \r\n        0 - - - - -|\r\n        - - - - - -|\r\n        3 - - - - 3|[/tab]","plain_text":"This is from the album Easy and without tab software I am restricted to simply \nposting the chords, so you will need to listen closely to get the picking right. \nThe main thing is use a clear waltz rhythmn in the bass,picking strings 6/4/4 each \nbar for the first two lines. The bass moves betwen 5/3/3 and 5/4/4 as the chords \nchange.\n\nI have tabbed it in G but I think (from memory as I have long since lost the \nalbum) that Ralph uses a capo on the 1st fret.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe shared a plate of whelks strolling side by side.\nI said she weren't too old to take a donkey ride\nBut I didn't mind when she laughed and said no\nSo we paused for a while and listened to the minstrel show.\n\nThere was a notice at the Palace Pier\nIt said there was to be a dance that night and it wasn't dear.\nI explained of course that I could only waltz\nAnd so we waltzed to every tune they played.\n\nInstrumental break\n\nC | C(2) | G         | G  |\nD | D)   | G         | G7 |\nC | Eb7  | G (Gmaj7) | E  |\nA | D    | G         |(G run)\n\n\nNine o'clock come round we had to take the charabanc\nAlbert was too drunk to play the banjo but still we sang\nAll except Marjorie, I could tell at a glance\nBecause me and Albert was leaving for France.\n\nI said \"We'll both be home in a week or two\nMe and Albert and Lord Kitchener will teach the Hun a thing or two.\nI'm sure to return, after me do not yearn\nAnd we will waltz together all our lives through.\"\n\n\nG#9     3x030x\nF#aug   2x0332 \nC       x32010\nC(2)    x32013\nEb7     xx1323","chords":["G","G#9","F#aug","C","C(2)","A","D","Eb7","Gmaj7","E","G7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]},"Gmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,2]}}}