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Reba McEntire - Maggie Creek Road
CAPO: 3rd Fret
INTRO:  Em    Am   Em    D   Em    Am   Em  D  
Mama Cstood on the front porch ringing her handsEm  
Watched the Ctail lights fading on his black Trans AmEm  
With her Cprecious little baby taking off insideEm  
CStaring at him with stars in her eyesEm  
She tried to Ctell her, but the girl might as well have been deafEm  
She Cwasn't gonna listen to a word she saidEm  
CHORUS:
Don't go down GMaggie Creek AmRoad Em  
With a boy Clooking like Dthat Em  
He'll tell ya things that you Gwanna AmhearEm  
And there'll be no Cturning DbackEm  
There's an oak tree Gdown by the Amlake Em  
In the shade where the Cwild Dflowers grow Em  
What'll happen only Gheaven Amknows
So Cdon't go B7down Maggie Creek EmRoad
INSTRUMENTAL:   Am   Em    D   Em    Am   Em  D  
Was a Cstill black night as dark as coalEm  
NoCbody heard her when she said 'No'Em  
She Ckicked and screamed and got free somehowEm  
Tore her Cdress on the door when he pushed her outEm  
She walked Cthirteen miles on the gravel roadEm  
With Ctears in her eyes, twenty years agoEm  
CHORUS:
Don't go down GMaggie Creek AmRoad Em  
With a boy Clooking like Dthat Em  
He'll tell ya things that you Gwanna AmhearEm  
And there'll be no Cturning DbackEm  
There's an oak tree Gdown by the Amlake Em  
In the shade where the Cwild Dflowers grow Em  
What'll happen only Gheaven Amknows
So Cdon't go B7down Maggie Creek EmRoad
INSTRUMENTAL:   D   C    D    C   B  
              Em Am  Em D  Em Am  Em D
CSomehow mamas always know Em  
'Cause they Cshould have been home an hour agoEm  
When Cshe pulled up, it was just going down Em  
She turned her Cheadlights off, didn't make a sound Em  
She heard her Cbaby crying 'No', but he wouldn't stop Em  
Her Cheart went cold and her blood ran hot Em  
With a Cpistol in her hand, she opened his doorEm  
You don't Cwanna see mama go to warEm  
CHORUS:
Don't go down GMaggie Creek AmRoad Em  
With a boy Clooking like Dthat Em  
He'll tell ya things that you Gwanna AmhearEm  
And there'll be no Cturning DbackEm  
There's an oak tree Gdown by the Amlake Em  
In the shade where the Cwild Dflowers grow Em  
What'll happen only Gheaven Amknows
So Cdon't go B7down, I say, Cdon't go B7down
TAG:
Maggie Creek EmRoadAm  Em  D  Em  Am  Em  
DOh, don't go EmdownG  Am  Em  C  
MagDgie Creek EmRoadG  Am  Em  
GOh, don't G/F#go   EmdownG  Am  Em  C  
MagDgie Creek EmRoadG  Am  C  B7  
Maggie Creek Road
OUTRO:    (## repeat and fade to end ##)
       Em Am  Em D

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Maggie Creek Road

by Reba McEntire

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

Reba McEntire - Maggie Creek Road

CAPO: 3rd Fret

Em Am Em D Em Am Em D

INTRO:

C Em

Mama stood on the front porch ringing her hands

C Em

Watched the tail lights fading on his black Trans Am

C Em

With her precious little baby taking off inside

C Em

Staring at him with stars in her eyes

C Em

She tried to tell her, but the girl might as well have been deaf

C Em

She wasn't gonna listen to a word she said

CHORUS:

G Am Em

Don't go down Maggie Creek Road

C D Em

With a boy looking like that

G Am Em

He'll tell ya things that you wanna hear

C D Em

And there'll be no turning back

G Am Em

There's an oak tree down by the lake

C D Em

In the shade where the wild flowers grow

G Am

What'll happen only heaven knows

C B7 Em

So don't go down Maggie Creek Road

Am Em D Em Am Em D

INSTRUMENTAL:

C Em

Was a still black night as dark as coal

C Em

Nobody heard her when she said 'No'

C Em

She kicked and screamed and got free somehow

C Em

Tore her dress on the door when he pushed her out

C Em

She walked thirteen miles on the gravel road

C Em

With tears in her eyes, twenty years ago

CHORUS:

G Am Em

Don't go down Maggie Creek Road

C D Em

With a boy looking like that

G Am Em

He'll tell ya things that you wanna hear

C D Em

And there'll be no turning back

G Am Em

There's an oak tree down by the lake

C D Em

In the shade where the wild flowers grow

G Am

What'll happen only heaven knows

C B7 Em

So don't go down Maggie Creek Road

D C D C B

INSTRUMENTAL:

Em Am Em D Em Am Em D

C Em

Somehow mamas always know

C Em

'Cause they should have been home an hour ago

C Em

When she pulled up, it was just going down

C Em

She turned her headlights off, didn't make a sound

C Em

She heard her baby crying 'No', but he wouldn't stop

C Em

Her heart went cold and her blood ran hot

C Em

With a pistol in her hand, she opened his door

C Em

You don't wanna see mama go to war

CHORUS:

G Am Em

Don't go down Maggie Creek Road

C D Em

With a boy looking like that

G Am Em

He'll tell ya things that you wanna hear

C D Em

And there'll be no turning back

G Am Em

There's an oak tree down by the lake

C D Em

In the shade where the wild flowers grow

G Am

What'll happen only heaven knows

C B7 C B7

So don't go down, I say, don't go down

TAG:

Em Am Em D Em Am Em

Maggie Creek Road

D Em G Am Em C

Oh, don't go down

D Em G Am Em

Maggie Creek Road

G G/F# Em G Am Em C

Oh, don't go down

D Em G Am C B7

Maggie Creek Road

OUTRO: (## repeat and fade to end ##)

Em Am Em D

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