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Magdalena

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G*                                 G/F#  Em  
Well the morning is fading.... to the day
G*                                    G/F#  Em  
And I lie here and watch as you.... fade away
AmAnd the stillness holds me dEmown like a thief
AmAnd it robs me of my pEmeace
GBut it's all for the lAmove.... of MGagdalena
G*                     G/F#  Em  
And she is a river.... for my eyes
G*                         G/F#  Em  
I grasp at her beauty.... she floats right on by
AmAny man should know.... Emsuch sorrow
AmYeah my tears they know Emno pain, ooooh
GIt's all for the lAmove.... of MGagdalena
                                            B7                      Cadd9  G*   
And her scent that she leaves behind, well it tempts me where I lay yeah
                                B7                Cadd9  G*   
Empty promises leave me wondering where she went astray
                     Cadd9  G*            Am*          G*   
And she flickers, and she fades oooh oh she fades, hey.... 3 4
G*              G/F#  Em  
G*              G/F#  Em  
AmOoooh  OoEmooh
AmOoooh  OoEmooh
G     Am      G
G*                       G/F#  Em  
The morning is fading.... to the day
G*                                G/F#  Em  
And I lie here and watch....  as you fade, as you fade away, hey
AmLeave the things as they nEmeed to be yeah
AmOoooh but some things are nEmot for me yeah, but its uh
GBut it's all for the lAmove....
It's all for the lGove, yeaah It's all for the lAmove
It's all for the loGve, it's all for the lAmove, yeah
          E A D G B E
G         3 2 0 0 0 3
G*        3 2 0 0 3 3
G/F#      2 2 0 0 3 3
Em        0 2 2 0 0 0
Am        0 0 2 2 1 0
Am*       5 7 7 5 5 5
Cadd9     x 3 2 0 3 3
He throws in a high barre G chord (root on the 10th fret of A string) at the end of the first verse 
also this little fill he does as he's transitioning from Em's to the next chord:
e -----------------------|
B -----------------------|
G -----------------------|
D -----------------------|
A -----------2-----------|
E --0--2--3--------------|

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Magdalena

by Ian Moore

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G/F#

Cadd9

G G/F# Em

Well the morning is fading.... to the day

G G/F# Em

And I lie here and watch as you.... fade away

Am Em

And the stillness holds me down like a thief

Am Em

And it robs me of my peace

G Am G

But it's all for the love.... of Magdalena

G G/F# Em

And she is a river.... for my eyes

G G/F# Em

I grasp at her beauty.... she floats right on by

Am Em

Any man should know.... such sorrow

Am Em

Yeah my tears they know no pain, ooooh

G Am G

It's all for the love.... of Magdalena

B7 Cadd9 G

And her scent that she leaves behind, well it tempts me where I lay yeah

B7 Cadd9 G

Empty promises leave me wondering where she went astray

Cadd9 G Am G

* * *

And she flickers, and she fades oooh oh she fades, hey.... 3 4

G G/F# Em

Am Em

Ooooh Ooooh

Am Em

Ooooh Ooooh

G Am G

G G/F# Em

The morning is fading.... to the day

G G/F# Em

And I lie here and watch.... as you fade, as you fade away, hey

Am Em

Leave the things as they need to be yeah

Am Em

Ooooh but some things are not for me yeah, but its uh

G Am

But it's all for the love....

G Am

It's all for the love, yeaah It's all for the love

G Am

It's all for the love, it's all for the love, yeah

E A D G B E

G 3 2 0 0 0 3

G* 3 2 0 0 3 3

G/F# 2 2 0 0 3 3

Em 0 2 2 0 0 0

Am 0 0 2 2 1 0

Am* 5 7 7 5 5 5

Cadd9 x 3 2 0 3 3

He throws in a high barre G chord (root on the 10th fret of A string) at the end of the first verse

also this little fill he does as he's transitioning from Em's to the next chord:

e -----------------------|

B -----------------------|

G -----------------------|

D -----------------------|

A -----------2-----------|

E --0--2--3--------------|

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