Reba McEntire - Maggie creek road

Mama ^Cstood on the front porch ringing her hands ^Em Watched the ^Ctail lights fading on his black Trans Am ^Em With her ^Cprecious little baby taking off inside ^{Em C}Staring at him with stars in her eyes ^Em She tried to ^Ctell her, but the girl might as well have been deaf ^Em She ^Cwasn't gonna listen to a word she said ^Em

Don't go down ^GMaggie Creek ^AmRoad ^Em With a boy ^Clooking like ^Dthat ^Em He'll tell ya things that you ^Gwanna ^Amhear ^Em And there'll be no ^Cturning ^Dback ^Em There's an oak tree ^Gdown by the ^Amlake ^Em In the shade where the ^Cwild ^Dflowers grow ^Em What'll happen only ^Gheaven ^Amknows So ^Cdon't go ^B7down Maggie Creek ^EmRoad

Was a ^Cstill black night as dark as coal ^Em No^Cbody heard her when she said 'No' ^Em She ^Ckicked and screamed and got free somehow ^Em Tore her ^Cdress on the door when he pushed her out ^Em She walked ^Cthirteen miles on the gravel road ^Em With ^Ctears in her eyes, twenty years ago ^Em

Don't go down ^GMaggie Creek ^AmRoad ^Em With a boy ^Clooking like ^Dthat ^Em He'll tell ya things that you ^Gwanna ^Amhear ^Em And there'll be no ^Cturning ^Dback ^Em There's an oak tree ^Gdown by the ^Amlake ^Em In the shade where the ^Cwild ^Dflowers grow ^Em What'll happen only ^Gheaven ^Amknows So ^Cdon't go ^B7down Maggie Creek ^EmRoad

^CSomehow mamas always know ^Em 'Cause they ^Cshould have been home an hour ago ^Em When ^Cshe pulled up, it was just going down ^Em She turned her ^Cheadlights off, didn't make a sound ^Em She heard her ^Cbaby crying 'No', but he wouldn't stop ^Em Her ^Cheart went cold and her blood ran hot ^Em With a ^Cpistol in her hand, she opened his door ^Em You don't ^Cwanna see mama go to war ^Em

Don't go down ^GMaggie Creek ^AmRoad ^Em With a boy ^Clooking like ^Dthat ^Em He'll tell ya things that you ^Gwanna ^Amhear ^Em And there'll be no ^Cturning ^Dback ^Em There's an oak tree ^Gdown by the ^Amlake ^Em In the shade where the ^Cwild ^Dflowers grow ^Em What'll happen only ^Gheaven ^Amknows So ^Cdon't go ^B7down, I say, ^Cdon't go ^B7down

Maggie Creek ^EmRoad ^{Am Em D Em Am Em D}Oh, don't go ^Emdown ^{G Am Em C} Mag^Dgie Creek ^EmRoad ^{G Am Em G}Oh, don't ^G/F#go ^Emdown ^{G Am Em C} Mag^Dgie Creek ^EmRoad ^{G Am C B7}