How to Play Maggie May on Guitar?

Rod Stewart - Maggie May can be played in the key of C using the C, Dm, F, G, Em chords. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B. For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Maggie May with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Rod Stewart - Maggie May Chords

Chord reference C, Dm, F, G, Em

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C] [Dm] [F] [C] [G]Wake up Maggie I [F]think I’ve got something to [C]say to you It’s [G]late September and I [F]really should be [C]back at school I [F]know I keep you a[C]mused, but I [F]feel I’m being [G]used Oh [Dm]Maggie I couldn’t have [Em]tried any [Dm]more You [Dm]led me away from [G]home just to [Dm]save you from being a[G]lone You [Dm]stole my heart and [G]that’s what really [C]hurts

The [G]morning sun when it’s [F]in your face really [C]shows your age But [G]that don’t worry me [F]none in my eyes you’re [C]everything I [F]laugh at all of your [C]jokes, my [F]love you didn’t need to [G]coax Oh [Dm]Maggie I couldn’t have [Em]tried any [Dm]more You [Dm]led me away from [G] home just to [Dm]save you from being a[G]lone You [Dm]stole my soul and that’s a [G]pain I can do [C]without

[G] All I needed was a [F]friend to lend a [C]guiding hand But you [G]turned into a lover and [F]mother what a lover you wore [C]me out [F]All you did was wreck my [C]bed and in the [F]morning kick me in the [G]head Oh [Dm]Maggie I couldn’t have [Em]tried any [Dm]more You [Dm]led me away from [G]home ‘cause you [Dm]didn’t want to be a[G]lone You [Dm]stole my heart I couldn’t [G]leave you if I [C]tried

[Dm] [G] [C] [F] [Dm] [F] [G] [C] I [G]suppose I could [F]collect my books and get on [C]back to school Or [G]steal my daddy’s [F]cue and make a living out of [C]playing pool Or [F]find myself a Rock and Roll [C]band that [F]needs a helping [G]hand Oh [Dm]Maggie I wish I’d [Em]never seen your [Dm]face You made a [Dm]first class fool out of [G]me, but I’m as [Dm]blind as a fool can [G]be You [Dm]stole my heart but I [G]love you any[C]way

[Dm] [G] [C] [F] [Dm] [F] [G] [C] [C]Maggie I [Dm]wish I’d [F]never seen your [C]face

[C] [Dm] [F] [C] [C]I’ll get back [Dm]home one [F]of these [C]days

[C] [Dm] [F] [C] [C]Maggie I [Dm]wish I’d [F]never seen your [C]face

Artist Rod Stewart

Album Every Picture Tells a Story

Genres Rock

Year 1971

Key C

Rod Stewart - Maggie May can be played in the key of C using the C, Dm, F, G, Em chords.

For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Maggie May with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.