Chris Stapleton - Maggie's Song: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Maggie's Song" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Maggie's Song ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Maggie's Song" smoothly on your ukulele.

G                  Em
Let me tell you a story
  C                 G
About an old friend of mine
G          D            Em          D
Somebody left her in a shopping cart
       C               D
In a parking lot for us to find
G                   Em
Just a fuzzy black pup
         C                   G  C
She was hungry and feeling alone
G                  Em
We put her in the back seat
     C                       G      C
And told her we were taking her home

Chorus:
 G           Bm
Run, Maggie run
          C                 G    C 
With the heart of a rebel child
     G           Bm
Oh, run, Maggie run
             C              G   C
Be just as free as you are wild

A few kids later
We moved out on the farm
And she followed those kids around
Yeah, she kept them safe from harm
And she loved to chase squirrels
And playin' out in the snow
She'd take off like a bullet
Man, you should have seen her go

Chorus

It was rainin' on a Monday
The day that Maggie died
She woke up and couldn't use her legs
So I laid down by her side
She put her head on my hand
Like she'd done so many times
I told her she was a good dog
Then I told her goodbye

Chorus

I had a revelation
As the tractor dug a hole
I can tell you right now
That a dog has a soul
And I thought to myself
As we buried her on the hill
I never knew me a better dog
And I guess I never will

Chorus - x2

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

C

Ukulele chord C

D

Ukulele chord D

Em

Ukulele chord Em

F#

Ukulele chord F#

G

Ukulele chord G

Bm

Ukulele chord Bm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Maggie's Song" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Maggie's Song" by Chris Stapleton.