Maxwell Chords by The Infamous Stringdusters

Tempo:
108 bpm
Chords used:

Dm

Bb

D

Gm

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Infamous Stringdusters - Maxwell chords
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[D]
[F]
[Fm] [Gm]
[D]
[G]
[Gm]
[C] [Bb]
[F] [Bb] [D]
[Dm] [D]
[Dm]
Maxwell [F] was a measured man, [Gm] played his cards with a heavy [Dm] hand.
[Gm] Until the day his [F] fortune fell,
[Dm] ask how [D] I knew him well.
Born [Gm] into a [F] family, [Gm]
stumped in the place of a family [Dm] tree.
A [Gm]
lonely child [Bb] left [Gm] alone, [Dm] a mother dead [C] and his father [Dm] gone.
[G] [Bb] Max, will my [Am] momma be your [Dm] fave?
[G] [Dm] Oh, it's not too late.
[Bb] Max, will my [F] momma [Dm] be your fave?
[G] [D]
[F]
[G] [D]
[Dm] [Gm] [Bb]
[Dm] I have more [G] land than [F] you or [Gm] me, he owned them near [Dm] everything.
[Gm]
House was [C] on [Bb] highest [Dm] hill, standing [C] there [Dm] standing still.
Looking back as I neared [F] the end, [Gm] there's a woman there she [D] called her friend.
[Dm] All [Gm] he had was all [Bb] he [C] owned, [Dm] I'm as solid as a stone.
[Bb] Max, will my momma [Dm] be your [Am] fave?
[D] [G] Oh, it's [D] not too [G] [Dm] late.
[Bb] Max, will my [Dm] momma be your fave?
[G] [D]
[F] [Gm]
[Dm]
[Bb] [Dm]
[A]
[F] [Dm] [Gm] [Dm]
[Gm] [Bb]
[D] [Dm]
[C] [Bb] [Dm]
[G] [Dm]
[Bb]
[Dm] [G]
[D] [Dm]
Well, I used to be a [F] measured man, [G] played my cards with a [D] heavy [Dm] hand.
[G] Truest [Bb] love never known, [D] this lonesome tale is my [Dm] own.
When the night bird [F] sings its song, [Gm] man, I regret all I've [Dm] done.
[G] I recall [D] those [Bb] darkest days, and I thank the Lord that [D] a man can change.
[Em]
[Dm] [Bb] Max, will my [F] momma [Am] be [Dm] your fave?
[G] Oh, it's not too [Dm] late.
[Bb] Max, will my [F] momma [C] be [Dm] your [G] fave?
Oh, [Gm] it's [D] not too late.
[G] Oh, [Bb] it's not too late.
[F] [N]
Key:  
Dm
2311
Bb
12341111
D
1321
Gm
123111113
G
2131
Dm
2311
Bb
12341111
D
1321
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To start learning The Infamous Stringdusters - Maxwell chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Bb, Dm, G, Dm, F, Gm, Dm, D and Dm. Ease into the song by practicing at 54 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 108 BPM. Considering the song's key of D Minor, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Maxwell [F] was a measured _ man, [Gm] played his cards with a heavy [Dm] hand. _
_ [Gm] Until the day his [F] fortune fell, _
[Dm] ask how [D] I knew him well. _ _
Born [Gm] into a [F] family, _ _ [Gm]
stumped in the place of a family [Dm] tree.
A _ [Gm]
lonely child [Bb] left _ [Gm] alone, [Dm] a mother dead [C] and his father [Dm] gone.
_ [G] _ [Bb] Max, will my [Am] momma be your [Dm] fave? _ _
[G] _ [Dm] Oh, it's not too late. _
[Bb] Max, will my [F] momma [Dm] be your fave?
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ I have more [G] land than [F] you or _ _ [Gm] me, he owned them near [Dm] everything.
_ _ _ [Gm]
House was [C] on [Bb] highest [Dm] hill, _ standing [C] there [Dm] standing still.
_ _ Looking back as I neared [F] the _ end, [Gm] there's a woman there she [D] called her friend.
[Dm] _ All [Gm] he had was all [Bb] he _ [C] owned, [Dm] I'm as solid as a stone.
_ _ [Bb] Max, will my momma [Dm] be your [Am] fave?
[D] _ _ [G] Oh, it's [D] not too [G] [Dm] late.
_ _ [Bb] Max, will my [Dm] momma be your fave? _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[F] _ _ [Dm] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
Well, I used to be a [F] measured man, [G] played my cards with a [D] heavy [Dm] hand. _
[G] Truest [Bb] love never _ known, [D] this lonesome tale is my [Dm] own. _
When the night bird [F] sings its song, [Gm] man, I regret all I've [Dm] done.
_ _ [G] I recall [D] those [Bb] darkest days, and I thank the Lord that [D] a man can _ _ change.
_ [Em] _
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] Max, will my [F] momma [Am] be [Dm] your fave?
[G] _ Oh, it's not too [Dm] late.
_ [Bb] Max, will my [F] momma [C] be [Dm] your _ [G] fave?
Oh, [Gm] it's [D] not too late.
[G] Oh, _ [Bb] it's not too late.
_ [F] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Laws Of Gravity album.

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