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Magdalena by The Smashing Pumpkins

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Key: D
Tuning: E A D G B E

Verse 1:
A                          A7                  A6
  Magdalena, what faith is better than the next?
A                          A7  A6
  Fortune lies the will unfresh
Dsus2 D          Dsus4 D  Dsus2  Asus4
      I felt you love  ly and    I held you as a wretch
A                    Bm F#5
Oh Magdalena, August ends
 
Chorus:
              A       Bmadd11
Wish it got a problem
                         F#m7
Wish it got a one wave heart
             A     Bmadd11
Wish it got dreamy
                      F#m7
Wish it got a blazing buzz
               A         Bmadd11
Never would’ve sustained us
                         F#m7
Never wanted what they thought
                A       Bmadd11
Wish it got the best of times
                          Dadd9
You forgot the things you lost

Break:
D
 
Verse 2:
A                       A7               A6
  Magdalena, watchwords open up the page
A                        A7   A6
  A code’s mysterium and beige
A                      A7               A6
  Lances ever westwind dancing in the drain
A                        A7   A6
  Oh Magdalena, weep and bleed
Dsus4 D               Dsus4 D     Dsus2 D  Asus4
      I’ve taught the ze    nith, and   I  rushed a passions end
A                      Bm  F#5
  Oh Magdalena, August ends
 
Chorus:
              A       Bmadd11
Wish it got a problem
                         F#m7
Wish it got a one wave heart
             A     Bmadd11
Wish it got dreamy
                      F#m7
Wish it got a blazing buzz
               A         Bmadd11
Never would’ve sustained us
                         F#m7
Never wanted what they thought
                A       Bmadd11
Wish it got the best of times
                          Dadd9
You forgot the things you lost
 
Break:
D
 
A Bmadd11 F#m7 x2
 
Bridge:
             A   Bmadd11
Never wanted easy
                       F#m7
Never wanted what they thought
                A       Bmadd11
Wish it got the best of times
                          Dadd9
You forgot the things you lost
 
Chorus:
              A       Bmadd11
Wish it got a problem
                         F#m7
Wish it got a one wave heart
             A     Bmadd11
Wish it got dreamy
                      F#m7
Wish it got a blazing buzz
               A         Bmadd11
Never would’ve sustained us
                         F#m7
Never wanted what they thought
                A       Bmadd11
Wish it got the best of times
                          Dadd9
You forgot the things you lost

Magdalena Chords Info

Published: July 9, 2026

Last Updated: July 9, 2026

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Chords: D, E, A, G, B, A7, A6, Dsus2, Dsus4, Asus4, Bm, F#5, F#m7, Dadd9