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Madeline

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Yo La Tengo
Madeline
And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out
Chords Used:
      EADGBe
 Gmaj7xx5432
 Dmaj7xx0222
    Em022000
  F#m7242222
   Em7022030
     G320003
   A/Dxx0655
   G/Dxx0433
 Asus4/Exx2030
[Intro]
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-----7-9-7-----|
A|-7/9-------9-7-|
E|---------------| x3
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|-----5h7-5-|
E|-0h5-------|
[Verse]
Gmaj7
     Dmaj7Madeline,Gmaj7  
     Dmaj7hair in your eyesGmaj7  
     Dmaj7With the G/Dvoice as soft as Dmaj7satinGmaj7  
     Dmaj7Madeline,Gmaj7  
     Dmaj7you'll surely findGmaj7  
     Dmaj7Smiles from inG/Dside a worried Dmaj7glance
[Chorus]
  EmYou F#m7always kept me Em7waitingDmaj7  
 GSomehow I F#m7never seem to A/DmindG/D  Dmaj7  
Asus4/EWhen the Dmaj7wind has A/Dcaught G/Dyour Dmaj7sail,A/D  G/D  Dmaj7  
Come back and Gmaj7see me, MadeDmaj7line
[Intro Riff]
[Verse 2]
Gmaj7
     Dmaj7Madeline,Gmaj7  
     Dmaj7after a whileGmaj7  
     Dmaj7They found your D/Gphoto in a Dmaj7drawerGmaj7  
     Dmaj7Madeline,Gmaj7  
     Dmaj7from another timeGmaj7  
     Dmaj7I caught you sG/Dtanding in a Dmaj7door
[Chorus 2]
  EmWhen you were F#m7asked if we were Em7sistersDmaj7,
 GYou repF#m7lied you weren't A/DsureG/D  Dmaj7  
Asus4/EIf the  Dmaj7fog should
A/Dev--G/Der  Dmaj7lift,A/D  G/D  Dmaj7  
Come back and Gmaj7see me, MadeDmaj7line
[Solo]
e|---------------|-----------|
B|---------------|-----------|
G|---------------|-----------|
D|-----7-9-7-----|-----------|
A|-7/9-------9-7-|-----5h7-5-|
E|---------------|-0h5-------|
 Gmaj7   Dmaj7x8
[Chorus 3]
  EmWill you F#m7always keep me Em7waiting?Dmaj7  
 GSomehow I'm F#m7running out of GtimeA/D  
Asus4/EWhen the Dmaj7wind has A/Dcaught G/Dyour Dmaj7sailsA/D  G/D  Dmaj7  
Come back and Gmaj7see me, MadeDmaj7lineGmaj7  
MadeDmaj7lineGmaj7  
MadeDmaj7lineGmaj7  
Dmaj7
Chorus Riff:
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-------0-0h2/4--0-0h2-0-|
A|-0-0-2------------------|
E|------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------0-0h2/4\2-0-----------|
A|-0-0-2-------------2-/5-2-/5-|
E|-----------------------------|
***********************************
| h  Hammer-on
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
***********************************

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Madeline

by Yo La Tengo

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gmaj7

Dmaj7

F#m7

Em7

A/D

G/D

Asus4/E

D/G

Yo La Tengo

Madeline

And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out

Chords Used:

EADGBe

Gmaj7

xx5432

Dmaj7

xx0222

022000

F#m7

242222

Em7

022030

320003

A/D

xx0655

G/D

xx0433

Asus4/E

xx2030

[Intro]

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

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

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

D|-----7-9-7-----|

A|-7/9-------9-7-|

E|---------------| x3

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

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

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

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

A|-----5h7-5-|

E|-0h5-------|

[Verse]

Gmaj7

Dmaj7 Gmaj7

Madeline,

Dmaj7 Gmaj7

hair in your eyes

Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 Gmaj7

With the voice as soft as satin

Dmaj7 Gmaj7

Madeline,

Dmaj7 Gmaj7

you'll surely find

Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7

Smiles from inside a worried glance

[Chorus]

Em F#m7 Em7 Dmaj7

You always kept me waiting

G F#m7 A/D G/D Dmaj7

Somehow I never seem to mind

Asus4/E Dmaj7 A/D G/D Dmaj7 A/D G/D Dmaj7

When the wind has caught your sail,

Gmaj7 Dmaj7

Come back and see me, Madeline

[Intro Riff]

[Verse 2]

Gmaj7

Dmaj7 Gmaj7

Madeline,

Dmaj7 Gmaj7

after a while

Dmaj7 D/G Dmaj7 Gmaj7

They found your photo in a drawer

Dmaj7 Gmaj7

Madeline,

Dmaj7 Gmaj7

from another time

Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7

I caught you standing in a door

[Chorus 2]

Em F#m7 Em7 Dmaj7

When you were asked if we were sisters,

G F#m7 A/D G/D Dmaj7

You replied you weren't sure

Asus4/E Dmaj7

If the fog should

A/D G/D Dmaj7 A/D G/D Dmaj7

ev--er lift,

Gmaj7 Dmaj7

Come back and see me, Madeline

[Solo]

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

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

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

D|-----7-9-7-----|-----------|

A|-7/9-------9-7-|-----5h7-5-|

E|---------------|-0h5-------|

Gmaj7 Dmaj7

[Chorus 3]

Em F#m7 Em7 Dmaj7

Will you always keep me waiting?

G F#m7 G A/D

Somehow I'm running out of time

Asus4/E Dmaj7 A/D G/D Dmaj7 A/D G/D Dmaj7

When the wind has caught your sails

Gmaj7 Dmaj7 Gmaj7

Come back and see me, Madeline

Dmaj7 Gmaj7

Madeline

Dmaj7 Gmaj7

Madeline

Dmaj7

Chorus Riff:

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

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

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

D|-------0-0h2/4--0-0h2-0-|

A|-0-0-2------------------|

E|------------------------|

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

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

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

D|-------0-0h2/4\2-0-----------|

A|-0-0-2-------------2-/5-2-/5-|

E|-----------------------------|

***********************************

| h Hammer-on

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

***********************************

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