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Marguerita Time
Status Quo
[Intro]
A   B   C#m   A
E   B   E   E E
[Verse 1]
ECaptured my heart, captured my Bmemory,
Captured a C#mtime for me, G#mI could see,
A F#mtime for me was Bgonna be.
Deep in my Eheart, deep in my Bmemory,
Deep in a C#mpart of me, G#mheart of me,
F#mMeant to be BHistory,
F#mCould it be that BI'm still wanderin'
[Chorus]
EI never knew what had Ahappened to me,
BI didn't think it was Etrue,
EThat I could be just like Aanyone else,
BI'll take my chance with Eyou.
[Link]
|  A|  B|  E|
[Verse 2]
Picture a Edream, picture a Bfantasy,
Picture the C#mmood of me, G#mmystery,
F#m          BB
You and me a mystery.
Lost in a Edream, lost in a Bfantasy,
Lost in what C#mseemed to be, G#mdreams to me,
F#mSeemed to be, Bhad to be,
F#mCouldn't find no Bother reason,
[Chorus]
EI never knew what had Ahappened to me,
BI didn't think it was Etrue,
EThat I could be just like Aanyone else,
BI'll take my chance with Eyou. 
[Instrumental]
|  A|  B|  C#m|  A|  E|  B|  E|
|  A|  B|  C#m|  A|  E|  B|  E|
[Verse 3]
Lets have a Edrink, it's marBguerita time,
It's marC#mguerita time G#mafter nine,
F#mSummer time, Banytime,
F#mYou'll still always Bfind me wanderin'
[Chorus]
EI never knew what had Ahappened to me,
BI didn't think it was Etrue,
EThat I could be just like Aanyone else,
BI'll take my chance with Eyou.
[Outro]
|  A|  A|   B|  E| 
|  A|  A|   B|  E| 
|  A|  A|   B|  E| 
|  B|  E|

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Marguerita Time

by Status Quo

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C#m

G#m

F#m

Marguerita Time

Status Quo

[Intro]

A B C#m A

E B E E E

[Verse 1]

E B

Captured my heart, captured my memory,

C#m G#m

Captured a time for me, I could see,

F#m B

A time for me was gonna be.

E B

Deep in my heart, deep in my memory,

C#m G#m

Deep in a part of me, heart of me,

F#m B

Meant to be History,

F#m B

Could it be that I'm still wanderin'

[Chorus]

E A

I never knew what had happened to me,

B E

I didn't think it was true,

E A

That I could be just like anyone else,

B E

I'll take my chance with you.

[Link]

A B E

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[Verse 2]

E B

Picture a dream, picture a fantasy,

C#m G#m

Picture the mood of me, mystery,

F#m BB

You and me a mystery.

E B

Lost in a dream, lost in a fantasy,

C#m G#m

Lost in what seemed to be, dreams to me,

F#m B

Seemed to be, had to be,

F#m B

Couldn't find no other reason,

[Chorus]

E A

I never knew what had happened to me,

B E

I didn't think it was true,

E A

That I could be just like anyone else,

B E

I'll take my chance with you.

[Instrumental]

A B C#m A E B E

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A B C#m A E B E

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[Verse 3]

E B

Lets have a drink, it's marguerita time,

C#m G#m

It's marguerita time after nine,

F#m B

Summer time, anytime,

F#m B

You'll still always find me wanderin'

[Chorus]

E A

I never knew what had happened to me,

B E

I didn't think it was true,

E A

That I could be just like anyone else,

B E

I'll take my chance with you.

[Outro]

A A B E

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A A B E

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A A B E

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B E

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