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Harry And Maggie
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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
Harry and Maggie (Swervedriver)
General Notes:
Standard Tuning. Adapted from a live bootleg of Adam playing acoustic guitar
(12/10/2000, Copenhagen). Standard 4/4 time.
Verse:
E||--G3-----3-----D2-----2-----Em0-----0-----0--Em70000---|
B||--3-----3-----3-----3-----0-----0-----0--3330---|
G||.-0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0--0000---|
D||.-0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2--2222---|
A||--2-----2-----------------2-----2-----2-----2---|
E||--3-----3-----------------0-----0-----0-----0---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
I was born on a close street down a hill
Mauve and so did my hands Oh and the
E|-F1-----1--11-1-----1-----C0-----0--00-B/C0-----0----|
B|-1-----1--11-1-----1-----1-----1--11-1-----1----|
G|-2-----2--22-2-----2-----0-----0--00-0-----0----|
D|-3-----3--33-3-----3-----2-----2--22-0-----0----|
A|-------------------------3-----3-----2-----2----|
E|------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
The trees that lined the street could sense the winter change they felt the
Sound… There was no sound and I’m freezing in the
E|-Em0-----0-----0--Em70000-----C0-----0--00-B/C0-----0----|
B|-0-----0-----0--3330-----1-----1--11-1-----1----|
G|-0-----0-----0--0000-----0-----0--00-0-----0----|
D|-2-----2-----2--2222-----2-----2--22-0-----0----|
A|-2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----3-----2-----2----|
E|-0-----0-----0-----0----------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
chill they ducked and dived and so we knew that they were alive
sun Nobody cares to hide the dopeheads and the suicides
1st time through
F C B/Crep. 2X
E|-1-----1--11-1-----1-----0-----0--00-0-----0--00--||
B|-1-----1--11-1-----1-----1-----1--11-1-----1--11--||
G|-2-----2--22-2-----2-----0-----0--00-0-----0—-00-.||
D|-3-----3--33-3-----3-----2-----2--22-0-----0—-00-.||
A|-------------------------3-----3-----2-----2------||
E|--------------------------------------------------||
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Until the year the silver rain came down the trees turned
2nd time through
F Crep. 4X
E|-1-----1--11-1-----1----||--00---00----00--00-022---||
B|-1-----1--11-1-----1--—-||--11---11----11--11-111---||
G|-2-----2--22-2-----2----||.-00---00----00--00-0----.||
D|-3-----3--33-3-----3----||.-2----2-----2---2--2----.||
A|------------------------||--3----3-----3---3--3-----||
E|------------------------||--------------------------||
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Cause everyone freezes in the sun
Verse 2:
Basically, the same structure of the first verse, but the order of the chords is
flipped. Each line below = 1 bar
EmI kicked Em7around with
CHarry who lived near B/CSalisbury Plain
FHe worked on the cathedral there
Cevery now and aB/Cgain he worked with
Gstone, Dcarved with stone
EmOdd jobs on the telepEm7hone
FOne sunny day he was sent to the
CHouses of B/CParliament
Emchippin' away at Em7gargoyles
CUnder the B/Cblistering sun
FHe carved out "Maggie Sucks" on the
Cbacks of every B/Cone
GAnd so in five-hDundred years
EmThere's gonna be some hisEm7tory here
FAfter it all subsides in the Csun
Chorus:
Play the riff on the C chord from the end of the first verse 4X, and over the last
two times through, sing:
And it's fallin' away
Verse:
This one is the same chord changes from the first verse.
GAnother day, Danother loon
EmA new pied piper cEm7alls the
FTune so blow it up, watch it explode
CNoah's ark on B/Coverload
EmWrestle with the resEm7ults and
Cthrow 'em round the B/Cring
FEverybody knows there
Cain't no rules in B/Cwrestling
GThe Dreferee's a dupe
EmWho only old ladieEm7s and children be-
F-lieve,
CI'm getting B/Cup now to leave
EmI'll go back to that street soEm7meday
CThe air's better there B/Canyway
FThough the trees are still gonna freeze in the Csun
Chorus/Outro:
Use the Riff from the first chorus, but on F where noted.
And it's fallin' away
And I don't wanna Fknow
I'm glad I don't Cknow
What's Gdraggin' it Dun Emder
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Harry And Maggie
by Swervedriver
Chords in this song · guitar
G
D
Em
Em7
F
C
B/C
Harry and Maggie (Swervedriver)
General Notes:
Standard Tuning. Adapted from a live bootleg of Adam playing acoustic guitar
(12/10/2000, Copenhagen). Standard 4/4 time.
Verse:
G D Em Em7
E||--3-----3-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0--0000---|
B||--3-----3-----3-----3-----0-----0-----0--3330---|
G||.-0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0--0000---|
D||.-0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2--2222---|
A||--2-----2-----------------2-----2-----2-----2---|
E||--3-----3-----------------0-----0-----0-----0---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
I was born on a close street down a hill
Mauve and so did my hands Oh and the
F C B/C
E|-1-----1--11-1-----1-----0-----0--00-0-----0----|
B|-1-----1--11-1-----1-----1-----1--11-1-----1----|
G|-2-----2--22-2-----2-----0-----0--00-0-----0----|
D|-3-----3--33-3-----3-----2-----2--22-0-----0----|
A|-------------------------3-----3-----2-----2----|
E|------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
The trees that lined the street could sense the winter change they felt the
Sound… There was no sound and I’m freezing in the
Em Em7 C B/C
E|-0-----0-----0--0000-----0-----0--00-0-----0----|
B|-0-----0-----0--3330-----1-----1--11-1-----1----|
G|-0-----0-----0--0000-----0-----0--00-0-----0----|
D|-2-----2-----2--2222-----2-----2--22-0-----0----|
A|-2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----3-----2-----2----|
E|-0-----0-----0-----0----------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
chill they ducked and dived and so we knew that they were alive
sun Nobody cares to hide the dopeheads and the suicides
1st time through
F C B/C
rep. 2X
E|-1-----1--11-1-----1-----0-----0--00-0-----0--00--||
B|-1-----1--11-1-----1-----1-----1--11-1-----1--11--||
G|-2-----2--22-2-----2-----0-----0--00-0-----0—-00-.||
D|-3-----3--33-3-----3-----2-----2--22-0-----0—-00-.||
A|-------------------------3-----3-----2-----2------||
E|--------------------------------------------------||
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Until the year the silver rain came down the trees turned
2nd time through
F C
rep. 4X
E|-1-----1--11-1-----1----||--00---00----00--00-022---||
B|-1-----1--11-1-----1--—-||--11---11----11--11-111---||
G|-2-----2--22-2-----2----||.-00---00----00--00-0----.||
D|-3-----3--33-3-----3----||.-2----2-----2---2--2----.||
A|------------------------||--3----3-----3---3--3-----||
E|------------------------||--------------------------||
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Cause everyone freezes in the sun
Verse 2:
Basically, the same structure of the first verse, but the order of the chords is
flipped. Each line below = 1 bar
Em Em7
I kicked around with
C B/C
Harry who lived near Salisbury Plain
F
He worked on the cathedral there
C B/C
every now and again he worked with
G D
stone, carved with stone
Em Em7
Odd jobs on the telephone
F
One sunny day he was sent to the
C B/C
Houses of Parliament
Em Em7
chippin' away at gargoyles
C B/C
Under the blistering sun
F
He carved out "Maggie Sucks" on the
C B/C
backs of every one
G D
And so in five-hundred years
Em Em7
There's gonna be some history here
F C
After it all subsides in the sun
Chorus:
Play the riff on the C chord from the end of the first verse 4X, and over the last
two times through, sing:
And it's fallin' away
Verse:
This one is the same chord changes from the first verse.
G D
Another day, another loon
Em Em7
A new pied piper calls the
F
Tune so blow it up, watch it explode
C B/C
Noah's ark on overload
Em Em7
Wrestle with the results and
C B/C
throw 'em round the ring
F
Everybody knows there
C B/C
ain't no rules in wrestling
G D
The referee's a dupe
Em Em7
Who only old ladies and children be-
F
-lieve,
C B/C
I'm getting up now to leave
Em Em7
I'll go back to that street someday
C B/C
The air's better there anyway
F C
Though the trees are still gonna freeze in the sun
Chorus/Outro:
Use the Riff from the first chorus, but on F where noted.
And it's fallin' away
F
And I don't wanna know
C
I'm glad I don't know
G D Em
What's draggin' it un der
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