Chords for Donna Summer MacArthur Park 1978 Lyrics
Tempo:
131.05 bpm
Chords used:
D
C
A
G
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[C]
[Am] [Em]
[G]
[C]
[F] [D] [Bm] Spring was never waiting [A] for us dear
It ran one [C] step ahead as we followed [Em] in the dance
[G]
[D] [C]
[F] [C]
[Bm] Between the body pages [D] we were pressed
[A] In [D] love's hot [C] fevered iron like a striped pair [Em] of feathers
[G]
[F] [G]
[A] The carpet's pot is melting in the dark
All the sweet green icing's blowing down
[D] Someone left the cadence in the rain
I
[A]
[Bm] probably cooked them all
[A] to [D] be a game
[C]
[Am]
[E]
[A]
[Em]
[A] [Em]
[Bm] I recall the yellow [D] cotton dress
Foaming like [G] a wave [C] on the ground beneath [Em] your knees
[Bm] Birds like tender babies [D] in your hand
And the old man [C] playing shiny striker [Em] by the tree
[A] The carpet's pot is melting in the dark
All the sweet green icing's blowing down
[D] Someone left the cadence in the rain
[A]
[Bm] Caught in jokes on
[C#m] the retro TV
[D]
[C] [B]
[Am]
[E]
[B]
[G] [F#m]
[G] [F#m]
[C] [F#m]
[C] [F#m]
[E] [Em] [A]
[D] There'll be another song for me and [G] I will sing it
[Gm] There'll be another dream for me someone [D] will bring it
At
[G] [C#]
[F#m] the start [Em] and after all of [E]
[D] [G] us we'll [C] be the ones
[A] I [D] will take my life into my hands and [G] I will use it
I [Gm] will win the world to be in there and [D] I will lose it
[C#]
[F#m]
[Em] Oh man I [E]
[D] [G] will [C] still be the one [E] and I'll ask [Bm] myself why
[D]
[C]
[Em] [Bm]
[D]
[C]
[Em]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[Bm]
[A]
[D]
[C] [B]
[Am]
[Em] [E] I will still
[B] be the one and I'll ask myself why
The [A] carpet's pot is melting in the dark
All the sweet green icing's blowing down
[D] Someone left the cadence in the rain
[A] Caught [Bm] in jokes on the
[A] retro TV [D] Oh yeah
[C] [B]
[Am]
[Em] [F]
[Am]
[Em] [B]
[Bm]
[A] [D]
The [G] carpet's pot is melting in the dark
All the sweet green
[F] icing's [G] blowing [Dm] down
[C] Someone left the cadence in the rain
I
[Em] don't think that I
[G]
[C#] could be [Cm] your
[G]
[A#] girl
[D#]
[D]
[Am] [A]
[Em] [E]
[Am]
[E]
[G] [F#m]
[G] [E]
[N]
[C]
[Am] [Em]
[G]
[C]
[F] [D] [Bm] Spring was never waiting [A] for us dear
It ran one [C] step ahead as we followed [Em] in the dance
[G]
[D] [C]
[F] [C]
[Bm] Between the body pages [D] we were pressed
[A] In [D] love's hot [C] fevered iron like a striped pair [Em] of feathers
[G]
[F] [G]
[A] The carpet's pot is melting in the dark
All the sweet green icing's blowing down
[D] Someone left the cadence in the rain
I
[A]
[Bm] probably cooked them all
[A] to [D] be a game
[C]
[Am]
[E]
[A]
[Em]
[A] [Em]
[Bm] I recall the yellow [D] cotton dress
Foaming like [G] a wave [C] on the ground beneath [Em] your knees
[Bm] Birds like tender babies [D] in your hand
And the old man [C] playing shiny striker [Em] by the tree
[A] The carpet's pot is melting in the dark
All the sweet green icing's blowing down
[D] Someone left the cadence in the rain
[A]
[Bm] Caught in jokes on
[C#m] the retro TV
[D]
[C] [B]
[Am]
[E]
[B]
[G] [F#m]
[G] [F#m]
[C] [F#m]
[C] [F#m]
[E] [Em] [A]
[D] There'll be another song for me and [G] I will sing it
[Gm] There'll be another dream for me someone [D] will bring it
At
[G] [C#]
[F#m] the start [Em] and after all of [E]
[D] [G] us we'll [C] be the ones
[A] I [D] will take my life into my hands and [G] I will use it
I [Gm] will win the world to be in there and [D] I will lose it
[C#]
[F#m]
[Em] Oh man I [E]
[D] [G] will [C] still be the one [E] and I'll ask [Bm] myself why
[D]
[C]
[Em] [Bm]
[D]
[C]
[Em]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[Bm]
[A]
[D]
[C] [B]
[Am]
[Em] [E] I will still
[B] be the one and I'll ask myself why
The [A] carpet's pot is melting in the dark
All the sweet green icing's blowing down
[D] Someone left the cadence in the rain
[A] Caught [Bm] in jokes on the
[A] retro TV [D] Oh yeah
[C] [B]
[Am]
[Em] [F]
[Am]
[Em] [B]
[Bm]
[A] [D]
The [G] carpet's pot is melting in the dark
All the sweet green
[F] icing's [G] blowing [Dm] down
[C] Someone left the cadence in the rain
I
[Em] don't think that I
[G]
[C#] could be [Cm] your
[G]
[A#] girl
[D#]
[D]
[Am] [A]
[Em] [E]
[Am]
[E]
[G] [F#m]
[G] [E]
[N]
Key:
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[Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] Spring was never waiting [A] for us dear
It ran one [C] step ahead _ as we followed [Em] in the dance
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Bm] Between the body pages [D] we were pressed
_ [A] In [D] love's hot [C] fevered iron _ like a striped pair [Em] of feathers _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[A] The carpet's pot is melting in the dark
All the sweet green icing's blowing down _ _
[D] _ Someone left the cadence _ in the rain
_ I _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] probably cooked them all _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ to [D] be a game _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Bm] I recall the yellow _ [D] cotton dress
_ _ _ Foaming like [G] a wave [C] on the ground beneath [Em] your _ knees _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ Birds like tender babies [D] in your hand
And the old man [C] playing _ _ shiny striker _ [Em] by the tree _ _ _ _
[A] The carpet's pot is melting in the dark
All the sweet green icing's blowing down _ _ _
[D] _ Someone left the cadence _ in the rain _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] Caught in jokes on _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ the retro TV
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[G] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] There'll be another song for me and [G] I will _ sing it _ _ _
[Gm] There'll be another dream for me someone [D] will bring it
At _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ the start _ _ [Em] and after all of _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ us we'll [C] be the ones
[A] _ _ I [D] will take my life into my _ _ hands and [G] I will _ use it
_ I [Gm] will win the world to be in there and _ _ [D] I will _ lose it _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] Oh man I _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ will [C] still be the one [E] _ and I'll ask [Bm] myself _ why _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [E] _ _ I will _ _ _ _ _ _ _ still _ _
[B] _ _ _ be the one and I'll _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ask myself why
The [A] _ carpet's pot is melting in the dark
_ All the sweet green _ icing's blowing down _ _ _ _
[D] Someone left the cadence in the rain _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ Caught [Bm] in jokes on the _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ retro TV [D] Oh yeah _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ The [G] _ carpet's pot is melting _ in the dark
_ All the sweet green _
[F] icing's [G] blowing _ [Dm] down _ _
[C] _ Someone left the cadence in the rain
I _ _ _
[Em] don't think that I _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ could be [Cm] your _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A#] girl _ _ _ _ _ _
[D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] Spring was never waiting [A] for us dear
It ran one [C] step ahead _ as we followed [Em] in the dance
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Bm] Between the body pages [D] we were pressed
_ [A] In [D] love's hot [C] fevered iron _ like a striped pair [Em] of feathers _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[A] The carpet's pot is melting in the dark
All the sweet green icing's blowing down _ _
[D] _ Someone left the cadence _ in the rain
_ I _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] probably cooked them all _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ to [D] be a game _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Bm] I recall the yellow _ [D] cotton dress
_ _ _ Foaming like [G] a wave [C] on the ground beneath [Em] your _ knees _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ Birds like tender babies [D] in your hand
And the old man [C] playing _ _ shiny striker _ [Em] by the tree _ _ _ _
[A] The carpet's pot is melting in the dark
All the sweet green icing's blowing down _ _ _
[D] _ Someone left the cadence _ in the rain _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] Caught in jokes on _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ the retro TV
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] There'll be another song for me and [G] I will _ sing it _ _ _
[Gm] There'll be another dream for me someone [D] will bring it
At _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ the start _ _ [Em] and after all of _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ us we'll [C] be the ones
[A] _ _ I [D] will take my life into my _ _ hands and [G] I will _ use it
_ I [Gm] will win the world to be in there and _ _ [D] I will _ lose it _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] Oh man I _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ will [C] still be the one [E] _ and I'll ask [Bm] myself _ why _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [E] _ _ I will _ _ _ _ _ _ _ still _ _
[B] _ _ _ be the one and I'll _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ask myself why
The [A] _ carpet's pot is melting in the dark
_ All the sweet green _ icing's blowing down _ _ _ _
[D] Someone left the cadence in the rain _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ Caught [Bm] in jokes on the _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ retro TV [D] Oh yeah _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ The [G] _ carpet's pot is melting _ in the dark
_ All the sweet green _
[F] icing's [G] blowing _ [Dm] down _ _
[C] _ Someone left the cadence in the rain
I _ _ _
[Em] don't think that I _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ could be [Cm] your _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A#] girl _ _ _ _ _ _
[D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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