MACARTHUR PARK

Words and Music by

JIMMY WEBB

Slowly, with feeling

F G/C Em F/C B /C C/D Bm
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Spring was nev - er wait - ing for us

Bm 7 /A C/G Em

dear, it ran one step a - head as we fol-lowed in the dance.

G/D F G A

Mac - Ar-thur’s Park is melt - ing in the

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Amaj 7 A7

dark, all the sweet green ic - ing flow - ing down.

D Dmaj 7

Some - one left the cake out in the rain. I don’t

A/C Bm 7

think that I can take it ’cause it took so long to bake it and I’ll

A/C Dmaj 7 C

nev - er have that re - ci - pe a - gain, oh no.

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Uptempo Disco groove

Am Em F m/E G/E F m/E Em F m/E G/E F m/E

Em F m/E G/E F m/E Em F m/E G/E F m/E Bm

I re - call the

Bm 7 /A

yel - low cot - ton dress foam - ing like a wave

C/G Em

on the ground be - neath your knees.

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Bm

Birds like ten - der ba - bies in your

Bm 7 /A C/G

hands and the old men play - ing Chin - ese

Em

check - ers by the trees. Mac -

A Amaj 7

-Ar - thur’s Park is melt - ing in the dark, all the

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A7

sweet green ic - ing flow - ing down.

D Dmaj 7

Some - one left the cake out in the rain.

A/C

I don’t think that I can take it ’cause it

Bm 7 A/C

took so long to bake it and I’ll nev - er have that

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Dmaj 7

re - ci - pe a - gain, oh

C C/B Am 7

no.

Em F m/E G/E F m/E Fm Gm/F A /F Gm/F

Am Bm/A C/A Bm/A Am Bm/A C/A Bm/A Em

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Bm D/B E/B Bm C m 7 /B D/B E/B

7fr 9fr 7fr

C/D D C/D D C/D D

C/D D G

Mac - Ar - thur’s Park is melt - ing in the

Gmaj 7 F/G

dark, all the sweet green ic - ing flow - ing down.

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F/G C

Some - one left my cake out in the

Cmaj 7 Em

rain. I don’t think that I can take

G/D

it ’cause it took so long to bake it and I’ll

C m7 5 Cm (add 7)

4fr 8fr

nev - er have that re - ci - pe a - gain,

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oh no,

B maj 7 E maj 7
3fr

D 7sus D7

Am Em G/E F m/E

yeah.

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Em F m/E G/E F m/E Am

Em G/E F m/E

Em F m/E G/E F m/E G/C

F m7 G/C Gmaj 7 F m

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