Maggie's Song original guitar chords by
Chris Stapleton

2020•Country•3.8K views•

Key: G major•

Verse 1

C/G

C/G

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G

G

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Em

Em

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Let me tell you a story

C

C

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G

G

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C/G

C/G

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About an old friend of mine

G

G

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D/F#

D/F#

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Em

Em

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D

D

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Somebody left her in a shopping cart

C

C

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D

D

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In a parking lot for us to find

G

G

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Em

Em

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Just a fuzzy black pup

C

C

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G

G

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C/G

C/G

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She was hungry and feeling alone

G

G

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Em

Em

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We put her in the back seat

C

C

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G

G

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C/G

C/G

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Told her we were taking her home

Chorus 1

G

G

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G/B

G/B

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Run, Maggie run

C

C

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G

G

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C/G

C/G

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With the heart of a rebel child

G

G

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Bm

Bm

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Oh, run, Maggie run

C

C

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G

G

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C/G

C/G

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Be just as free as you are wild

Verse 2

G

G

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Em

Em

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A few kids later

C

C

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G

G

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C/G

C/G

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We moved out on the farm

G

G

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D/F#

D/F#

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Em

Em

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D

D

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She followed those kids around

C

C

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D

D

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Yeah, she kept them safe from harm

G

G

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Em

Em

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And she loved to chase squirrels

C

C

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G

G

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C/G

C/G

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And playing out in the snow

G

G

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Em

Em

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She'd take off like a bullet

C

C

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G

G

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C/G

C/G

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Man, you should have seen her go

Chorus 2

G

G

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G/B

G/B

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Run, Maggie run

C

C

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G

G

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C/G

C/G

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With the heart of a rebel child

G

G

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Bm

Bm

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Oh, run, Maggie run

C

C

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G

G

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C/G

C/G

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Be just as free as you are wild

Solo 1

G

G

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G/B

G/B

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C

C

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G

G

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G

G

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Bm

Bm

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C

C

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G

G

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Verse 3

G

G

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Em

Em

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It was raining on a Monday

C

C

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G

G

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C/G

C/G

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The day that Maggie died

G

G

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D/F#

D/F#

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Em

Em

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D

D

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She woke up up and couldn't use her legs

C

C

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D

D

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So I laid down by her side

G

G

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Em

Em

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She put her head on my hand

C

C

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G

G

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C/G

C/G

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Like she'd done so many times

G

G

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Em

Em

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I told her she was a good dog

C

C

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G

G

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C/G

C/G

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Then I told her goodbye

Chorus 3

G

G

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G/B

G/B

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Run, Maggie run

C

C

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G

G

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C/G

C/G

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With the heart of a rebel child

G

G

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Bm

Bm

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Oh, run, Maggie run

C

C

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G

G

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Be just as free as you are wild

Verse 4

G

G

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Em

Em

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I had a revelation

C

C

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G

G

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C/G

C/G

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As the tractor dug a hole

G

G

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D/F#

D/F#

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Em

Em

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D

D

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I can tell you right now

C

C

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D

D

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That a dog has a soul

G

G

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Em

Em

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And I thought to myself

C

C

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G

G

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C/G

C/G

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As we buried her on the hill

G

G

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Em

Em

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I never knew me a better dog

C

C

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G

G

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C/G

C/G

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And I guess I never will

Chorus 4

G

G

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G/B

G/B

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Run, Maggie run

C

C

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G

G

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C/G

C/G

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With the heart of a rebel child

G

G

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Bm

Bm

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Oh, run, Maggie run

C

C

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G

G

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C/G

C/G

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Be just as free as you are wild

Chorus 5

G

G

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D/F#

D/F#

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Em7

Em7

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D

D

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Run, Maggie run

C

C

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G

G

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C/G

C/G

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With the heart of a rebel child

G

G

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Em7

Em7

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Oh, run, Maggie run

C

C

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G

G

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Be just as free as you are wild

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

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G ₃

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C ₂

G ₂

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D ₄

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E ₅

G ₃

G ₃

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E ₄

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C ₃

G ₃

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Chords

C/G
G
Em
C
D/F#
D
G/B
Bm
Em7

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Maggie's Song by Chris Stapleton is G major.

The primary chords used in Maggie's Song are C, G, Em, D, G/B, Bm.

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