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1/32

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 32Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Tuning: Standard, with Capo on 1st fret
PLAY EVERYTHING IN RESPECT TO THE CAPO ON THE 1ST FRET
   G735x46x
Amsus4 x02240
Also, use G barred on the 3rd fret
Intro: Strum these chords once (this song sounds even better when fingerpicked)
 F|  G7|  Am| Am  
 F|  G|  Am| Am  
Arpeggiating the first four notes of the chords will make it sound like the piano: e.g.
Play twice under violin scale:
e|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-------2-------2-------2------2-|-------0------0------0------0-----o-|
D|-----3-------3-------3------3---|-----3------3------3------3-------o-|
A|---3-------3-------3------3-----|---3------3------3------3-----------|
E|-1-------1-------1------1-------|-1------1------1------1-------------|
FMagpiDme, was it you who stole the weddiAmng ring? 
Or what other thievinFg bird would steal suDmch Amhope away? 
	  F  					                           Dm        Am   Am(x02200)
Magpie, I am lost among the hinterland, 
caught among the brFacken and the fern, 
		          			             DmAmsus4   Am  
and the boys who have no name.
AmThere’s No Name For Us 
But Still We Sing F  
 F|  G| Amsus4 | Am  
Oooooohh… etc.
 F|  Dm| Amsus4 |  Am|
And still we sing, 
FLittle boy, little boy, G  
Lost and blue, Am  
FListen now, let me tell Gyou what to do, Dm  
FYou can run on, run along or Dmhome 
Between the kneAmes of her, 
All among her braFcken and her ferns, 
And the boGy will have a name. Am  
 F|  G| Amsus4 |  Am|
 F|  G| Amsus4 |   Am   C|
FOne For Sorrow 
DmTwo For Joy 
Amsus4Three For A Girl 
AmFour For A Boy 
FFive For Silver 
GSix For Gold 
AmSeven For A Secret, Never To Be Told
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off

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Magpie

by Patrick Wolf

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

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Tuning: Standard, with Capo on 1st fret

PLAY EVERYTHING IN RESPECT TO THE CAPO ON THE 1ST FRET

35x46x

Amsus4 x02240

Also, use G barred on the 3rd fret

Intro: Strum these chords once (this song sounds even better when fingerpicked)

F G7 Am Am

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F G Am Am

| | |

Arpeggiating the first four notes of the chords will make it sound like the piano: e.g.

Play twice under violin scale:

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

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

G|-------2-------2-------2------2-|-------0------0------0------0-----o-|

D|-----3-------3-------3------3---|-----3------3------3------3-------o-|

A|---3-------3-------3------3-----|---3------3------3------3-----------|

E|-1-------1-------1------1-------|-1------1------1------1-------------|

F Dm Am

Magpie, was it you who stole the wedding ring?

F Dm Am

Or what other thieving bird would steal such hope away?

F Dm Am Am

(x02200)

Magpie, I am lost among the hinterland,

caught among the bracken and the fern,

Dm Am

Amsus4

and the boys who have no name.

There’s No Name For Us

But Still We Sing

F G Am

| | Amsus4 |

Oooooohh… etc.

F Dm Am

| | Amsus4 | |

And still we sing,

F G

Little boy, little boy,

Lost and blue,

F G Dm

Listen now, let me tell you what to do,

F Dm

You can run on, run along or home

Between the knees of her,

All among her bracken and her ferns,

G Am

And the boy will have a name.

F G Am

| | Amsus4 | |

F G Am C

| | Amsus4 | |

One For Sorrow

Two For Joy

Amsus4

Three For A Girl

Four For A Boy

Five For Silver

Six For Gold

Seven For A Secret, Never To Be Told

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

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