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Intro             F#  
                   Em      G   Em     G    Am    C       G(x2)
Verse 1
EmSunsGhine stealing Emstage Dtime
From the Emmoon and Dstars Cabove
EmShe Gsaid leave me alone
EmI  Gsaid take me home
AmSixteen down Cliving in the hallowed Gground
Chorus
GNow the blue has Cturned to red (Amahh Madeline, Gbreathe)
GAll but given Cup for dead (Amahh Madeline, Gbreathe)
GOoh, CMadeline (AmMadeline, breathe) GMadeline, breathe!
Interlude              Em      G   Em     G    Am    C  G  
Verse 2
EmSkiff Grocked like a EmcradDle
And the Empoor girl fell DoverCboard
EmRope Gwrapped around her neck
EmTangled Gin her hair soaked wet
AmThey dragged the stream
The Cbody never to be Gfound
Chorus
GNow the blue has Cturned to red (Amahh Madeline, Gbreathe)
GAll but given Cup for dead (Amahh Madeline, Gbreathe)
GOoh, CMadeline (AmMadeline, breathe) GMadeline, breathe!
Bridge
F#The dirt in the stream
F#The body never to be found
F#Except for footprints Acaked
In the F#muddy ground beside where she Glay
Solo                   Em      G   Em     G    Am    C       G(x2)
Verse 3
EmMy Glife made the EmheadDlines
Beneath the EmwaterDlily Csky
EmShe Gsaid leave me alone
EmI  Gsaid take me home
AmSixteen down Cliving in the hallowed Gground
Chorus
GNow the blue has Cturned to red (Amahh Madeline, Gbreathe)
GAll but given Cup for dead (Amahh Madeline, Gbreathe)
GOoh, CMadeline (AmMadeline, breathe)G  
Chorus
GNow the blue has Cturned to red (Amahh Madeline, Gbreathe)
GAll but given Cup for dead (Amahh Madeline, Gbreathe)
GOoh, CMadeline (AmMadeline, breathe) GMadeline, breathe!
Outro                   Em      G   Em     G    Am    C  G  
                      (Reapeat and fade)

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Sixteen Down

by The Jayhawks

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Chords in this song · guitar

Intro

Em G Em G Am C G

(x2)

Verse 1

Em G Em D

Sunshine stealing stage time

Em D C

From the moon and stars above

Em G

She said leave me alone

Em G

I said take me home

Am C G

Sixteen down living in the hallowed ground

Chorus

G C Am G

Now the blue has turned to red (ahh Madeline, breathe)

G C Am G

All but given up for dead (ahh Madeline, breathe)

G C Am G

Ooh, Madeline (Madeline, breathe) Madeline, breathe!

Em G Em G Am C G

Interlude

Verse 2

Em G Em D

Skiff rocked like a cradle

Em D C

And the poor girl fell overboard

Em G

Rope wrapped around her neck

Em G

Tangled in her hair soaked wet

They dragged the stream

C G

The body never to be found

Chorus

G C Am G

Now the blue has turned to red (ahh Madeline, breathe)

G C Am G

All but given up for dead (ahh Madeline, breathe)

G C Am G

Ooh, Madeline (Madeline, breathe) Madeline, breathe!

Bridge

The dirt in the stream

The body never to be found

F# A

Except for footprints caked

F# G

In the muddy ground beside where she lay

Em G Em G Am C G

Solo (x2)

Verse 3

Em G Em D

My life made the headlines

Em D C

Beneath the waterlily sky

Em G

She said leave me alone

Em G

I said take me home

Am C G

Sixteen down living in the hallowed ground

Chorus

G C Am G

Now the blue has turned to red (ahh Madeline, breathe)

G C Am G

All but given up for dead (ahh Madeline, breathe)

G C Am G

Ooh, Madeline (Madeline, breathe)

Chorus

G C Am G

Now the blue has turned to red (ahh Madeline, breathe)

G C Am G

All but given up for dead (ahh Madeline, breathe)

G C Am G

Ooh, Madeline (Madeline, breathe) Madeline, breathe!

Em G Em G Am C G

Outro

(Reapeat and fade)

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