MacArthur Park
Richard Harris, Donna Summer, Carrie Underwood, Waylon Jennings
UNDER CONSTRUCTION (this one's tough)

Lead in: ("C" Harp)  | 8 5 8 5 -9 5 9 -8 7 | -10 -6 -10 -6 10 -6 9 -9 |
          |-8 -4 -8 -4 -8 | -8 -8 7 -8 -4 7 -7 | -6 3 -6 3 -7 3 -6 6 -5 |
          | -6 3 -6 3 -7b 3 -6 | 6 -5 6 | -6 -6 -7b 4 -4 |

"F" Harp:
     5    5   5 5   -5  5   -4  4     5     5     5  -5  5   -4  4
| Spring was never waiting for us,| girl (dear), it ran one step a |
   -4  -4 -4  -4  -4   4  -3     -2              -6 -2 -6 -2 -7 -2 -6 6 -5
| head as we followed in the | dance. | 3/4 time                           |
 
|-6 -2 -6 -2 -7 -2 -6 | -6 -6 -7 7 -8 -2    5    5    5 5  -5  5 -4   4
                       4/4 time       Be |tween the parted pages we were |
      5    5   -5    5   -4  4     -4-4  -4 -4   -4      4  -3b     -2
| pressed in love's hot, fevered | iron like a striped pair of  | pants. |   |

| 10 -10 9 -9   8 -8 7 -7    7 -7 -6 6    -5 6 -6 7 |

    -3   -3    -3  -3  -3 -3   3  -2  -3----> -3  -3   4      -3   3 -2
| MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark, | all the sweet, green icing |
    -4 5   -5       5  5    5   5   -5   5  -4  4      5   5  -5b
| flowing down. | Someone left the cake out in the | rain. I don't |
    6     6  6 -5b  -6   6    5   -5     6   6   6 -5b  -6   6  5   -5
| think that I can take it 'cause it | took so long to bake it and I'll |
   6 6    6   -4  -6 6 6 -6    -7    7    -8
| never have that recipe a  | gain. Oh, | no! |     |     |

  5  5  5   5   -5 5   -4 4      5    5-5 5   -4  4    -4  -4  -4   -4  -4  4    -3b
| I recall the yellow cotton | dress foaming like a | wave on the ground around your |
     3               RR R r 3      5      5  5  5  -5  5  -4   4   
| knees. |    |     |      The | birds like tender babies in your |
    5     5   -5  5   -4   4  -4  -4  -4   -4 -4   4 -3b     3
| hands. And the old men playing Chinese Checkers by the | trees. |     |

| 10 -10 9 -9   8 -8 7 -7    7 -7 -6 6    -5 6 -6 7 |


    -3   -3    -3  -3  -3 -3   3  -2  -3----> -3  -3   4      -3   3 -2
| MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark, | all the sweet, green icing |
    -4 5   -5       5  5    5   5   -5   5  -4  4      5   5  -5b
| flowing down. | Someone left the cake out in the | rain. I don't |
    6     6  6 -5b  -6   6    5   -5     6   6   6 -5b  -6   6  5   -5
| think that I can take it 'cause it | took so long to bake it and I'll |
   6 6    6   -4  -6 6 6 -6    -7    7    -8
| never have that recipe a  | gain. Oh, | no! |     |     |    
 

[break]
    5    5    5  5 5 -4   4   -5   5   -4 4  -4     5 4 -4---->
| There will be another song for | me and I will | sing it. |     |
    -4   -4  -4 -4 -4 4   -3   4    -4     4  -3   4    -4 3   4--> 5   6
| There will be another dream for | me - someone will | bring it. | I will |
    -6   -6  -6    -6  -6 -6    -6   -6 -6 6   -5    6  -5  5  -5  6 --> R r  5
| drink the wine while it is | warm and never let | you ca at tch me |       lo |
  -5 -5 -5  -5 -5 5 -4   -4  5    -5 r R    5   5    5    5 5 -4 4 4 -4    5 -5 5 -4 4
| oking at the su u un. And af | ter     | all the loves of m y  y l if | fe, o f  m y |
   -4   RR R 4 -4    5   5   5 -4  4 -4     5   -4 4 -4     5   -4  4   -4
| life |    after | all the loves of my | life, you'll  | still be the one. |     |

  -4 -4   -4  -4  -4  4 -3  4    -4    4  -3  4    -4 3  3   4
| I will take my life into my | hands and I will | us se se it. |
I will win the worship in their eyes and I will lose it.
I will have the things that I desire.
And my passion flow like rivers through the sky.
And after all the loves of my life, after all the loves of my life,
I'll be thinking of you  and wondering why.

[extended break]

    -3   -3    -3  -3  -3 -3   3  -2  -3----> -3  -3   4      -3   3 -2
| MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark, | all the sweet, green icing |
    -4 5   -5       5  5    5   5   -5   5  -4  4      5   5  -5b
| flowing down. | Someone left the cake out in the | rain. I don't |
    6     6  6 -5b  -6   6    5   -5     6   6   6 -5b  -6   6  5   -5
| think that I can take it 'cause it | took so long to bake it and I'll |
   6 6    6   -4  -6 6 6 -6    -7    7    -8
| never have that recipe a  | gain. Oh, | no! | Oh, no
No, no Oh no!!

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From June 30, 2006

      
Donna Summer                                                                                                                               Richard Harris

    
Carrie Underwood                                                                                                          Waylon Jennings (must see version!)

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