Levi Stubbs "Macarthur Park" Chords

Tempo:
159.15 bpm
Chords used:

F

Bb

C

Eb

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Levi Stubbs "Macarthur Park" chords
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[F]
[Eb]
[Dm] [Gm]
[Bb]
[F]
[Eb]
[Dm]
[F]
It ran one [Eb] step ahead [Dm] as we [Gm] followed in a dance.
[Bb]
[Eb]
[D] [Dm]
Between parted pages and [F]
repressed, and love's hot [Eb] fevered eye, [Dm] like [A] a [Gm] striped pair of pants.
[Bb]
[Ab]
[Bb] [C]
MacArthur pop is melting in the dark, all the sweet green [Gm] icing [Bb] flowing down.
[F]
Someone left the cake out in the rain.
[G] I [C] don't think that I can take it, [Dm] cause it took so long to bake it.
[C] And I'll never have that recipe [F] again.
[Eb] Oh no!
[Cm]
[Db] [F]
[Db] [Dm] I still see the yellow [F] cotton dress, foaming like a wave [Eb] on the ground [Dm] around [Gm] your knees.
[Bb]
[Eb]
[D] And [Dm] the birds like tender baby [F] on your hand, and the old man [Eb] playing checkers [Dm] [A] by [Gm] the trees.
[Bb]
[Ab]
[Bbm] [C]
MacArthur pop is melting in the dark, all the sweet green icing flowing down.
[F]
Someone left the cake out in the rain.
[G] [C]
I don't think that I can take it, [Dm] cause it took so long to bake it.
[C] And I'll never have that recipe [F]
again.
Oh [Eb]
no!
I [Cm] still see the yellow [Ab] cotton [Bb] [Dm] [Am]
[Bm] [E] [C]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Ebm] [F]
dress, foaming like a wave on the ground around your knees.
I don't know [Bb] what to say, for me it's a [F] fire breeze.
[Bb]
We'll drink the wine while [E] it is warm, and never [Am] let you catch me looking at the [G] sun.
[D] [C] [D] Oh, [Gm]
but after all the loves [Bb] of my life, [C] [F] after all the [Bb] loves of my life, you'll [Eb] still be the [C] one.
[F]
[Dm]
[Bb]
[Bb]
[Db] [F] And
[Am]
[E]
my passions flow [Am] like rivers in the sky, yeah.
[D]
[Db] [C] Oh, [D] [Gm] but after all the loves, after all the [Bb] loves of my life, [C] oh, [F] after all the loves, the loves [Bb] of my life,
you're still gonna [Eb] be the one.
[C]
Baby, you keep on wondering, [Dm] wanna know why.
[F]
[Eb]
[A]
[Gm]
[Bb] [C] [F]
[Eb] [C] [Eb]
[Am] [Eb] [Bb]
[Am] [Bb]
[Db]
[F]
[Ab]
[C]
MacArthur pop is melting in the dark, all the sweet green [Gm] icing flowing down.
[C] [F] Then I saw someone left the cake, left it in the rain.
[Bb] I [Am] don't think that I can take it, [C] cause it took so long to bake it.
[Gb] And I'll never have, never have that recipe [Fm]
again.
Oh [C] no!
[G]
[Eb]
[Cm]
[Db]
[F]
[Bb]
[F]
[N]
Key:  
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
Eb
12341116
Dm
2311
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
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To learn Four Tops - (Album Version / Pts 1 & 2) Macarthur Park chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Eb, Dm, F, Eb, Gm, Bb, F, C, F and Bb in sequence. A good strategy is to initiate at 79 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 159 BPM. With F Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
It _ ran one [Eb] step ahead _ [Dm] as we [Gm] followed in a _ _ dance.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Dm]
Between _ parted pages and _ [F]
repressed, _ and love's hot [Eb] fevered _ eye, _ [Dm] like [A] a [Gm] striped pair of _ _ _ _ pants.
[Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _
MacArthur pop _ is melting in the dark, _ _ all the sweet green [Gm] icing _ [Bb] flowing down.
_ _ _ [F] _ _
Someone left the cake out in the _ rain.
_ _ _ [G] I [C] don't think that I can take it, [Dm] cause it took so long to bake it.
[C] And I'll never have that recipe _ _ [F] again.
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Oh no!
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ [F] _
_ _ [Db] _ _ [Dm] _ I still see the yellow _ [F] cotton dress, _ foaming like a wave [Eb] on the _ ground [Dm] _ around [Gm] your knees. _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ And [Dm] the birds like tender baby [F] on your _ hand, and the old man [Eb] playing _ _ checkers [Dm] _ [A] by [Gm] the _ _ trees.
_ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
MacArthur pop is melting in the dark, _ _ all the sweet green icing flowing down.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
Someone left the cake out in the rain.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
I don't think that I can take it, _ [Dm] cause it took so long to bake it.
_ [C] And I'll never have that recipe _ [F] _
again.
_ _ _ _ Oh [Eb]
no!
I _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] still see the yellow _ _ _ [Ab] cotton [Bb] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ dress, _ foaming like a wave on the ground around your knees.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I don't know [Bb] what to say, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ for me it's _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a [F] fire _ breeze. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
We'll drink the wine while [E] it is warm, _ and never [Am] let you catch me looking at the [G] sun. _
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] Oh, [Gm] _
but after all the loves [Bb] of my life, _ [C] _ _ _ [F] after all the _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] loves of my life, _ you'll [Eb] still be the _ _ _ [C] _ one. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [F] And
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ my passions flow [Am] like rivers in the sky, _ yeah.
[D] _ _
[Db] _ [C] Oh, _ [D] _ [Gm] but after all the loves, after all the [Bb] loves of my life, _ [C] _ oh, _ [F] after all the loves, the loves [Bb] of my life,
_ you're still gonna [Eb] be the one.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
Baby, you keep on wondering, [Dm] wanna know why.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ MacArthur pop is melting in the dark, _ all the sweet green [Gm] icing flowing down.
_ _ _ [C] _ [F] Then I saw someone left the cake, left it in the rain.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] I [Am] don't think that I can take it, _ [C] cause it took so long to bake it.
_ [Gb] And I'll never have, never have that recipe [Fm] _
_ again.
_ _ Oh [C] no!
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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