Rod Stewart

Released: May 28, 1971

Songwriter: Rod Stewart

Producer: Rod Stewart

[Verse 1]
Wake up, Maggie
I think I got something to say to you
It's late September and
I really should be back at school

[Chorus 1]
I know I keep you amused
But I feel I'm being used
Oh, Maggie, I couldn't have tried anymore
You led me away from home
Just to save you from being alone
You stole my heart and that's what really hurts

[Verse 2]
The morning sun, when it's in your face
Really shows your age
That don't worry me none
In my eyes, you're everything

[Chorus 2]
I laughed at all of your jokes
My love you didn't need to coax
Oh, Maggie, I couldn't have tried anymore
You led me away from home
Just to save you from being alone
You stole my soul and that's a pain I can do without

[Verse 3]
All I needed was a friend
To lend a guiding hand
But you turned into a lover, and mother what a lover!
You wore me out

[Chorus 3]
All you did was wreck my bed
And in the morning kick me in the head
Oh, Maggie, I couldn't have tried anymore
You led me away from home
'Cause you didn't want to be alone
You stole my heart, I couldn't leave you if I tried

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 4]
I suppose I could collect my books
And get on back to school
Or steal my daddy's cue
And make a living out of playing pool

[Chorus 4]
Or find myself a rock & roll band
That needs a helping hand
Oh, Maggie, I wished I'd never seen your face
You made a first-class fool out of me
But I'm as blind as a fool can be
You stole my heart, but I love you anyway

[Instrumental Interlude]

[Outro]
Maggie, I wished I'd never seen your face
I'll get on back home one of these days, ooh, ooh, ooh

A legend in the rock-n-roll genre, Roderick “Rod” Stewart has sold over 100 million records worldwide with a career spanning over 60 years. He has had 6 consecutive number one albums in the UK, and his tally of 62 UK hit singles includes 31 that reached the top ten, six of which gained the #1 position, including has had 16 top ten singles in the US, with four reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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From the albums

The Best of Soft Rock: Into The Night
Every Picture Tells a Story (1971)
Sing It Again Rod (1973)
Greatest Hits, Volume 1 (1979)
The Best of Rod Stewart (1989)
The Rolling Stone Collection - 25 Years Of Essential Rock (1993)
Unplugged... and Seated (1993)
Have a Nice Decade: The 70s Pop Culture Box (1998)
Dogtown and Z-Boys (O.G. Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2002)
Ultimate Seventies: 1971 (2003)
Lords of Dogtown: Music From the Motion Picture (2005)
You Wear It Well - The Collection (2011)
NOW That’s What I Call Legends [UK] (2014)
20 #1's: Classic Rock (2015)
NOW That’s What I Call 70s [UK] (2016)
The Greatest Seventies Album (2018)
Handbags & Gladrags: The Essential Rod Stewart (2018)
70s Mixtape (2018)
NOW That’s What I Call Dad Rock [UK] (2018)
The Ultimate Classic Rock Album Vol. 2 (2019)

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