Lady Magdalene Chords
by Neil Diamond
Lady Magdalene by Neil Diamond is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, E/B, D, A/E, E, Aadd9, E/A and D/A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
A E/B D A/E
A E/B D A/E
A E/B D A/E
A E/B D A/E
A E/B D A/E
A E/B D A/E
A E/B D A/E
A E/B D E
Aadd9
Verso 1:
A E Aadd9
The man on the right is a man undone.
A D
He'd give you his soul if you asked him for some.
A
A child in his way for he needs to believe.
E Aadd9
That love is a song for each man to sing.
Verso 2:
A E Aadd9
The man on the left is a prize unwon.
A D
A candle unlit and a song unsung.
A
Believing that love is a dreamer's dream.
E Aadd9
The man on the left the me in between.
A
Lady Magdelene,
E A E/A D/A A
I can hear your distant trumpet,
E A E/A D/A A
Calling from the morning mountain,
E A E/A D/A A
Singing to the passing river,
D
Take me home.
A
Show me peaceful days before my youth has gone.
Interlude
A E/B D A/E
A E/B D A/E
A E/B D A/E
A E/B D E
Aadd9
Verso 3:
A E Aadd9
The man in between waits between the two.
A D
Not hearing the lie and not seeing the true.
A
Unknowing what is and denying what seems.
E Aadd9
And there he will sleep the man in between.
A
Lady Magdelene,
E A E/A D/A A
I can hear your distant trumpet,
E A E/A D/A A
Calling from the morning mountain,
E A E/A D/A A
Singing to the passing river,
D
Take me home.
A
Show me peaceful days before my youth has gone.
A
Lady Magdelene,
E A E/A D/A A
Make the sound of silent thunder,
E A E D/A A
Calling from the lips of Abraham,
E A E/A D/A A
Make a sound that we may wonder,
D
Where we are,
A
Take us to your soul for we have wandered far.
Interlude
A E/B D A/E
A E/B D A/E
A E/B D A/E
A E/B D A/E
A E/B D A/E
A E/B D A/E
A E/B D A/E
A E/B D E
Aadd9
Verso 4:
A E A
The man on the right was a man undone.
A D
The man on the left like a prize unwon.
A
And God only knows what their time will bring.
E Aadd9 A
Or what will become of the man in between