When Margaret Comes to Town chords by 
John Mellencamp 
N/A
Key: B major•
Intro 1
B
F#
G#m
F#
B
F#
G#m
F#
Verse 1
B
When you were
F#
G#m
F#
a kid you received no good instruction
B
F#
And your mother was nev er
G#m
F#
nowhere to be found
B
F#
This lies were yelled and the truth was
G#m
seldom spoken
C#
F#
That´s what you get when
C#
Margaret comes to town
F#
C#
She likes to keep things upside down
F#
G#
G#m
F#
When Margaret comes to town
B
When your thoughts are
F#
G#m
F#
twisted and distorted
B
F#
And your children are forced
G#m
F#
to choose sides and lie down
B
F#
And the kepper is screaming drunk
G#m
running around naked
C#
F#
It´s for your pleasure when
C#
Margaret comes to town
F#
C#
She likes to keep things upside down
F#
G#
G#m
E
When Margaret comes to town
F#
G#m
E
Oh, but those who believe in her
F#
They cut off their noses
G#m
E
to spite their faces
F#
Leaving you the little one
G#m
E
scared and lonely
F#
G#m
F#
Who really cares about you now
G#m
F#
G#m
F#
G#m
F#
B
F#
So if you see her coming man
G#m
F#
you´d bettertake cover
B
F#
She stays down at the dark
G#m
F#
end of a frown
B
F#
And just like the sirens that are
G#m
so sweet singing
C#
F#
It´s better just to leave when
C#
Margaret comes to town
F#
C#
When Margaret comes to town
F#
G#
C#
She likes to keep things upside down
F#
C#
When Margaret comes to town
F#
C#
She likes to keep things upside down
F#
When Margaret comes to town
Outro 1
G#
G#m
B
F#
G#m
F#
B
F#
G#m
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsB F# G#m C# G#...
B
F#
G#m
C#
G#
E
Capo: 4
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