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Melanie Safka - What Have They Done to My Song Ma Chords

Chord reference G, Em, C, C7, A, A7, D7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[G]Look what they’ve done to my [Em]song, Ma [C]Look what they’ve done to my [C7]song Well it’s the [G]only thing I could [A]do half right And it’s [C]turning out all [A7]wrong, Ma [G]Look what they’ve [D7]done to my [G]song. [D7]

[G]Look what they’ve done to my [Em]brain, Ma [C]Look what they’ve done to my [C7]song Well they [G]picked it like a [A]chicken bone And I [C]think I’m half in[A7]sane, Ma [G]Look what they’ve [D7]done to my [G]song. [D7]

[G]I wish I could find a good [Em]book to live in, [C]Wish I could find a good [C7]book Well if [G]I could find a [A]real good book, I’d [C]never have to come [A7]out and look at [G]what they’ve [D7]done to my [G]song. [D7]

[G]Ils ont change ma chan[Em]son, Ma [C]Ils ont change ma chan[C7]son C’est la [G]seule chose que [A]je peux faire Et [C]ce n’est pas [A7]bon, Ma [G]Ils ont [D7]change ma chan[G]son. [D7]

[G]But maybe it’ll all be all [Em]right ma, [C]maybe it’ll all be [C7]OK Well [G]if the people are [A]buying tears, [C]I’ll be rich some[A7]day, ma [G]Look what they’ve [D7]done to my [G]song. [D7]

[G]Look what they’ve done to my [Em]song, Ma [C]Look what they’ve done to my [C7]song Well they [G]tied it up in a [A]plastic bag and they [C]turned it upside down [G]Look what they’ve [D7]to my [G]song.

[G]Look what they’ve done to my [Em]song, Ma [C]Look what they’ve done to my [C7]song Well it’s the [G]only thing I could [A]do all right, and they [C]turned it upside down [G]Look what they’ve [D7]to my [G]song.

Artist Melanie Safka
Album Candles in the Rain
Genres Folk, Folk Rock, Rock
Year 1970
Key G

How to Play What Have They Done to My Song Ma on Guitar?

Melanie Safka - What Have They Done to My Song Ma can be played in the key of G using the G, Em, C, C7, A, A7, D7 chords.

  • 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.
  • 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 C7, To play C7, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
  • For D7, To play D7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, D ring open.

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

You can play What Have They Done to My Song Ma with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.