MacArthur Park by Donna Summers

MacArthur Park by Donna Summers 

Originally by Richard Harris

Flute Notes by Fantastic Flute Notes

This song is dedicated to my amazing uncle who passed away on September 28th, 2019. The next couple uploads I will be doing are songs he loved which I am going to be playing at his funeral.

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Spring was ne-ver wait-ing for us, dear

Gb G  Gb  E   D  E

It ran one step a-head

 E   E   F      E     D  C     B

As we foll-owed in the dance

 C     Db Db    Db Db D     Db B  A    Db

Mc-Art-hur's park is melt-ing in the dark

 Db Db  D        Db  B   A    E     Gb   G

All the sweet green ic-ing flow-ing down

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Some-one left the cake out in the rain

Gb G#    A      A  A G#   B   A

I don't think that I can take it

  Gb    G# A   A    A   G# B    A

'Cause it took so long to bake it

 Gb  G# A  A    A     A    B A G# A  C

And I'll ne-ver have that re-c-ipe a-gain

G   A

A-gain

Gb Gb Gb Gb G Gb    E    D    Gb

I    re-call the yel-low cot-ton dress

 G       Gb  E   D  E     

Foam-ing like a wave

 D   E       F      E    D      C       B

On the ground be-neath your knees

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Birds like ten-der ba-bies in your hand

  E    Gb  G   Gb   E     D      E    E     E       E  D   C    B

And the old men play-ing Chin-ese check-ers by the trees

C     Db Db    Db Db D     Db B  A    Db

Mc-Art-hur's park is melt-ing in the dark

 Db Db  D        Db  B   A    E     Gb   G

All the sweet green ic-ing flow-ing down

  Gb     Gb Gb Gb   G    Gb E D     Gb

Some-one left the cake out in the rain

Gb G#    A      A  A G#   B   A

I don't think that I can take it

  Gb    G# A   A    A   G# B    A

'Cause it took so long to bake it

 Gb  G# A  A    A     A    B A G# A  C

And I'll ne-ver have that re-c-ipe a-gain

G    A

Oh noo

C     Db Db    Db Db D     Db B  A    Db

Mc-Art-hur's park is melt-ing in the dark

 Db Db  D        Db  B   A    E     Gb   G

All the sweet green ic-ing flow-ing down

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Some-one left the cake out in the rain

Gb G#    A      A  A G#   B   A

I don't think that I can take it

  Gb    G# A   A    A   G# B    A

'Cause it took so long to bake it

 Gb  G# A  A    A     A    B A G# A  C

And I'll ne-ver have that re-c-ipe a-gain

G    A

Oh noo