Macarthur Park chords by Donna Summer

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
B minorBm                A augmentedA
Spring was never waiting for us, dear.
         G+G              E minorEm   E minorEm D MajorD  D MajorD FF
It ran one step ahead, as we followed in the dance.

Chorus:
G+G  A augmentedA                Amaj7Amaj7
 MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark.
              A augmentedA
All the sweet green icing, flowing down.
D MajorD                 Dmaj7Dmaj7
Someone left the cake out, in the rain.
    A augmentedA
I don't think that I can take it.
     B minorBm
'Cause it took so long to bake it.
     A augmentedA            D MajorD
And I'll never have that recipe again...
  C majorC  A minorAm  E minorEm    E minorEm
Oh, no......, Agaaaah...

Verse 2:
B minorBm            D MajorD
I recall the yellow cotton dress,
         C majorC
foaming like a wave.
              E minorEm   E minorEm
On the ground beneath your knees.
B minorBm                D MajorD
Birds like tender babies in your hands
D MajorD
And the old men playing;
C majorC             E minorEm   E minorEm
 Chinese checkers by the tree.

Chorus:
  A augmentedA                Amaj7Amaj7
MacArthur's Park is melting, in the dark
              A augmentedA
All the sweet green icing, flowing down.
D MajorD                Dmaj7Dmaj7
Someone left the cake out in the rain.
    A augmentedA
I don't think that I can take it.
     Bm7Bm7
'Cause it took so long to bake it.
     A augmentedA            Dmaj7Dmaj7
And I'll never have that recipe again...
  C majorC  C majorC A minorAm A minorAm  E minorEm
Oh, no...........,Agaaaaah.

Interlude:
| F minorFm FF | A minorAm | A minorAm | E minorEm |
| E minorEm | B minorBm | B minorBm | D MajorD |
| D7D7 | D7D7 | D MajorD |

Chorus:
  G+G                Gmaj7Gmaj7
MacArthur's Park is melting, in the dark
              FF
All the sweet green icing, flowing down.
DmDm C majorC                Cmaj7Cmaj7
  Someone left my cake out, in the rain.
    E minorEm
I don't - think that I can take it.
     D MajorD          G+G
'Cause it took so long to bake it.
     C#dimC#dim      Am7Am7  C minorCm
And I'll never have that recipe again...
  G+G   A#Maj7A#maj7  D#Maj7D#maj7  Dsus4Dsus4  D MajorD  A minorAm
Oh, no.........................................

Outro:
| Am7Am7 | E minorEm | E minorEm | A minorAm |
Yes,
| A minorAm | E minorEm | E minorEm | C majorC |
| F# minorF#m |C majorC G+G A augmentedA