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Intro 1
Bm
Bm
2

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B
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Em
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G
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Verse 1
Bm
Bm
2

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Spring was never waiting for us,

girl, it ran one step ahead
C
C

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Em
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as we followed in the
G
G

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Am
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dance.
Bm
Bm
2

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D
D

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Between the parted pages of a crest
C
C

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In love's hot fevered eye
Em
Em

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Like a striped pair of
G
G

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C
C

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F
F

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G
G

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pants
A
A

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Parker Park is melting in the dark

All the sweet green icing
Em
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Asus4
Asus4

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flowing down
A
A

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D
D

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Someone left the cake out in the rain
E
E

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A
A

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I don't think that I can take it
Bm
Bm
2

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Cause it took so long to bake it
A
A

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You'll never have that recipe again,
D
D

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C
C

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Am
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G
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Am
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C
C

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oh no
Bm
Bm
2

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I recall the yellow cotton dress
D
D

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C

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Forming like a wave on the ground
Em
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Am
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around your knee
Bm
Bm
2

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D
D

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Birds like tender babies in your hands
C
C

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And the old men playin' checkers
Em
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G
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C
C

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F
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by the trees
G
G

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A
A

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From a park where the park

is meltin' in the dark
Em
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Asus4
Asus4

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All the sweet green ice is blowin' down
A
A

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D
D

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Someone left the cake out in the rain
E
E

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A
A

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I don't think that I can take it
Bm
Bm
2

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Cause it took so long to bake it
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A

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D
D

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C
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Am
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G
G

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And I'll never have that recipe again
C
C

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G
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Em
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F
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Dm
Dm

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Eb
Eb
6

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C
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F
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Bb
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C
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D
D

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course to the world.

There will be another song for me,
G
G

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for I will sing it.
Gm
Gm
3

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C
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There will be another dream for me,
Gm
Gm
3

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D
D

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F#m
F#m
2

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D
D

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someone will bring it.
G
G

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I will drink the wine while it's warm
Em
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C#dim
C#dim
4

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A
A

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And I will let you catch me
F#m
F#m
2

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Bsus4
Bsus4
2

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B
B
2

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looking at the sun
Bsus4
Bsus4
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B
B
2

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Em
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Asus4
Asus4

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And after all the loves of my life
A
A

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D
D

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G
G

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Yes, after all the loves of my life
C
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G
G

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Asus4
Asus4

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You'll still be the one.
D
D

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I will take my life into my hands,
G
G

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and I will use it.
Gm
Gm
3

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C
C

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I will win the worship in their eyes,
Gm
Gm
3

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D
D

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and I will lose it.
G
G

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I don't have the things that I desire
Em
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C#dim
C#dim
4

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A
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F#m
F#m
2

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And my pas sions float like rivers
Bsus4
Bsus4
2

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B
B
2

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Bsus4
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B
B
2

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to the sky
Em
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Asus4
Asus4

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An d after all the loves of my life
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A

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D
D

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G
G

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Yes, after all the loves of my life
C
C

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I'll be thinking of you
G
G

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Asus4
Asus4

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A
A

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An d wondering why
Interlude 1
Bm
Bm
2

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D
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C
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Em
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G
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Am
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C
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F
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Eb
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E
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Em
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E
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Em
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G
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F#m
F#m
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G
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F#m
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D
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C
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Gsus4
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E
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Abdim
Abdim
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Am
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Am
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Dm
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Eb
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F
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Verse 2
Gm
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C
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Bb
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Gm
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D
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The carpet

part is melting in the dark
Verse 3
Am
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Sweet green icing flowing down
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G
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Someone left the cake out in the rain
A
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Bm
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I don't think that I can take it
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Cause it took so long to bake it
G#dim
G#dim
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E
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And I'd rather have that recipe again
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Em
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Dm
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D#
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Oh no, oh no, oh no,
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oh no

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Bm

    2

  • D

  • C

  • Am

  • B

    2

  • Em

  • G

  • F

  • A

  • Asus4

  • E

  • Dm

  • Eb

    6

  • Bb

  • Gm

    3

  • F#m

    2

  • C#dim

    4

  • Bsus4

    2

  • Gsus4

  • Abdim

    6

  • G#dim

    6

  • D#

    6

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

0

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The original key of MacArthur Park by Ray Stevens is Bb major.

The primary chords used in MacArthur Park are Dm, F, Eb, Cm, D, Gm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Dm, F, Eb, Cm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of MacArthur Park is approximately 109 beats per minute.

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