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      MAGGIE   

Time signature 4/4,  
Typical tempo ~ 60 bpm                                
Lyrics by George Johnson;
​Music by James Butterfield

Either row:  Buttons 5 to 10*  (sounds better on outside row)
Inside row:  Buttons 2 to 6* (plus button o3* on outside row)

Key:Verse 1 (of 2)

.7  |  .8       '"7    '7*    .6     '"7*   '6   |  :6     "5*     .6
.4  |  .5       '"4    '3*    .3     '"3*   '3   |  :3    "o3*    .3

 
I    wan-dered  to - day    to   the    hill,  Mag - gie,   /        

  "5*  |    .5       .6      .7       .8   |  .:7*
"o3*  |    .2       .3      .4       .5   |  .:3*

  To     watch  the  scene  be -  low - /


  .8   |    .8      '"7   '7*   .6     '"7*  '6   |   :6     "5*     .6
  .5   |    .5      '"4   '3*   .3     '"3*  '3   |   :3    "o3*    .3
   

The   creek and  the  old   rus - ty     mill,  Mag - gie,  /

    '5*     '5*   |   .5   "6   "7      .8      '"7*   '7   |  .:6
   'o3*   'o3*  |   .2   "3   "4      .5      '"3*   '4   |  .:3

Where  we      sat   in  the  long,  long   a  -   go.   /


  .6   |    .9*     '"9*    '9*    .8*     '"9*    '9*  |  :8    "7      .8
  .3   |    .5*     '"5*    '5*    .4*     '"5*    '5*  |  :5    "4      .5  

The   green  grove  is  gone  from  the    hill, Mag - gie,   /         
   "7     |   .7*    .8     "8  "7  "10* "9*  |    .:8
   "4     |   .3*    .5     "5  "4  "6*   "5*  |    .:5    

Where   first  the    dais  -   ies          sprung;  /


  .8   |    .8    '"7    '7*   .6    '"7*  '6  |   :6      "5*     .6
  .5   |    .5    '"4    '3*   .3    '"3*  '3  |   :3     "o3*    .3  
 

The     old   rus - ty   mill     is         still,  Mag - gie, 

  "5*    |    .5     '"6  '7    .8    '"7*  '7  |    .:6
 "o3*   |    .2     '"3  '4    .5    '"3*  '4  |    .:3       

Since     you    and        I     were       young.   /


Embedded youTube VIDEOS

Key:  D

Tempo ~ 85 bpm.

Singer:  Tom Roush

​Posted by:  Tom Roush






Key: E

Tempo: ~ 60 bpm

Singer:  John McDermott

Posted by: LadyGreyCarolyn
​

Key:  G

Tempo ~ 60 bpm.

Singer: Henry Burr

​Posted by:  edmundusrex

Key:  E

Tempo:  ~ 50 bpm.

Group:  Foster and Allen

​Posted by:  Napknicker99

Key:  G

Tempo ~ 65 bpm.

Players:  Australians Hector Awol on button accordion & Rob Hornett on piano accordion.

​Posted by:  bertosvids




Key:  C

Tempo:  ~ 85 bpm

Guitarists: Fred Carter Jr. and
                 his daughter Deana

​Posted by:  James Stiltner

The late Mr. Carter was a brilliant guitarist;  he died in Nashville in 2010.

Key:  F

Tempo:  ~ 55 bpm.

Pianist: ? maggiefay1 ?

​Posted by:   maggiefay1



Key:  D

Tempo: ~ 60 bpm

Group:  Irish Rovers

Singer:  Jimmy Ferguson

​Posted by:  John Kenton

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