Ma Cherie chords by Palaye Royale, Kellin Quinn (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1
A 
C#m 
Well,  (A major) I  can't seem to make  (C sharp minor) you smile
F#m 
anymore,  (F sharp minor) anymore, yeah
A 
C#m 
What  (A major) happened to the dresses  (C sharp minor) 
F#m 
you wore before,  (F sharp minor) wore before, yeah
A 
C#m 
 (A major) Well, I see, I  (C sharp minor) see
F#m 
You dancing tonight  (F sharp minor) 
under, under his street light
A 
C#m 
 (A major) Well, I see, I  (C sharp minor) see
F#m 
You drifting away  (F sharp minor) from me baby

Chorus 1

Ma Cherie

Oh, time won't be enough

To make you even fall in love with me

Prefer the needle to me

Wanna hold you in my arms

But you want nothing to do with me

Ma Cherie

Verse 2
A 
C#m 
Well,  (A major) I  can't seem to make  (C sharp minor) you love me
F#m 
A 
today,  (F sharp minor) oh, today (oh, today)  (A major) 
C#m 
F#m 
Just want to  (C sharp minor) see that frown  (F sharp minor) go away
A 
(See that frown go away)  (A major) 
C#m 
Well, I see, I  (C sharp minor) see
F#m 
You dancing tonight  (F sharp minor) 
under, under his street light
A 
C#m 
 (A major) Well, I see  (C sharp minor) 
F#m 
You drifting away  (F sharp minor) 

Chorus 2
(You drifting away from me)
D 
A 
 (D major) Ma Cherie  (A major) 
C#m 
Oh,  (C sharp minor) time  won't be enough
F#m 
D 
To  (F sharp minor) make  you fall in love with  (D major) me
A 
The needle or me?  (A major) 
C#m 
Well, I loved  (C sharp minor) you
F#m 
D 
and you walked  (F sharp minor) away from me  (D major) 
A 
It's the little, little things  (A major) 
C#m 
That you  (C sharp minor) do    baby
F#m 
that make me  (F sharp minor) so    damn crazy
D 
A 
 (D major) Wanna see?  (A major) 
C#m 
Wanna  (C sharp minor) hold  you in my arms
F#m 
E 
but you want  (F sharp minor) nothing to do with me  (E major) 

Bridge 1
Bm 
F#m 
E 
 (B minor) Oh,  (F sharp minor) and you walked away  (E major) 
Bm 
F#m 
E 
 (B minor) Always re (F sharp minor) member that  (E major) day, oh
Bm 
F#m 
 (B minor) She couldn't love  (F sharp minor) me anymore
E 
 (E major) She just walked out the door
Bm 
F#m 
E 
 (B minor) I just need  (F sharp minor) her to stay,  (E major) baby
E 
E 
 (E major) Oh no,  (E major) yeah

Chorus 3
D 
A 
 (D major) Ma Cherie  (A major) 
C#m 
Oh,  (C sharp minor) time  won't be enough
F#m 
D 
To  (F sharp minor) make  you fall in love with  (D major) me
A 
The needle or me?  (A major) 
C#m 
Well, I loved  (C sharp minor) you
F#m 
D 
and you walked  (F sharp minor) away from me  (D major) 
A 
It's the little, little things  (A major) 
C#m 
That you  (C sharp minor) do    baby
F#m 
that make me  (F sharp minor) so    damn crazy
D 
A 
 (D major) Wanna see?  (A major) 
C#m 
Wanna  (C sharp minor) hold  you in my arms
F#m 
but you want  (F sharp minor) nothing to do with me

Chorus 4
D 
A 
 (D major) Ma Cherie  (A major) 
C#m 
Oh,  (C sharp minor) time  won't be enough
F#m 
D 
To  (F sharp minor) make  you fall in love with  (D major) me
A 
The needle or me?  (A major) 
C#m 
Well, I loved  (C sharp minor) you
F#m 
D 
and you walked  (F sharp minor) away from me  (D major) 
A 
It's the little, little things  (A major) 
C#m 
That you  (C sharp minor) do    baby
F#m 
that make me  (F sharp minor) so    damn crazy
D 
A 
 (D major) Wanna see?  (A major) 
C#m 
Wanna  (C sharp minor) hold  you in my arms
F#m 
but you want  (F sharp minor) nothing to do with me
D 
A 
 (D major) (The needle or me?)  (A major) 
C#m 
The needle or me?  (C sharp minor) 
F#m 
(The needle or me?)  (F sharp minor) 
D 
 (D major) (The needle or me?)
A 
C#m 
 (A major) ...Ma ma ma Cherie  (C sharp minor) 
F#m 
(The needle or me?)  (F sharp minor) 

Outro 1
D 
A 
 (D major) Ma Cherie  (A major) 
C#m 
Oh,  (C sharp minor) time  won't be enough
F#m 
To  (F sharp minor) make  you fall in love
D 
A 
 (D major) The needle or me?  (A major) 
C#m 
I  (C sharp minor) held  you in my arms
F#m 
A 
but you  (F sharp minor) want  nothing to do with me  (A major) 

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: A majorBPM: 145

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

A: x-0-2-2-2-0
C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x
F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x

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This is the definitive original version of Ma Cherie by Palaye Royale, Kellin Quinn, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A major. It suits players who want to learn Ma Cherie the way Palaye Royale, Kellin Quinn intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.