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Maginot Waltz - Ralph Mctell Chords

Chords: G#9, F#aug, C, C(2), G, A, D, Eb7, E, D)

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Genre: folk, rock, country


This is from the album Easy and without tab software I am restricted to

simply

posting the chords, so you will need to listen closely to get the picking

right.

The main thing is use a clear waltz rhythmn in the bass,picking strings 6/4/4

each

bar for the first two lines. The bass moves betwen 5/3/3 and 5/4/4 as the

chords

change.

I have tabbed it in G but I think (from memory as I have long since lost the

album) that Ralph uses a capo on the 1st fret.
G#9 F#aug
All off to Brighton in a charabanc
G#9 F#aug
Albert played his banjo and how we sang.
C C(2) G
The beer was expensive but the laughter was free
A D (D run)
Oh how we do love to all be beside the sea.
G#9 F#aug
Albert had a cousin named Marjorie
G#9 F#aug
And I had been noticing that she had noticed me.
C Eb7 G (Gmaj7) E
I quickly decided if she didn't mind
A D G (G run)
I would spend the day in her gay company.

We shared a plate of whelks strolling side by side.

I said she weren't too old to take a donkey ride

But I didn't mind when she laughed and said no

So we paused for a while and listened to the minstrel show.

There was a notice at the Palace Pier

It said there was to be a dance that night and it wasn't dear.

I explained of course that I could only waltz

And so we waltzed to every tune they played.

Instrumental break
C | C | G | G |
D | D) | G | G7 |
C | Eb7 | G (Gmaj7) | E |
A | D | G |(G run)

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