The Animals - Maudie: Guitar Chords

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

Learn Maudie Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Animals

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

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

E
"This song was written by John Lee Hooker
About his wife, her name is Maudie
Everytime he has an arguement with her
He has to write a new verse to keep her happy
He was over here at London a short while back
And he taught me this song ?"

E
Oh Maudie, baby, I love you
A                  E
Mmm, baby, I love you
                   B
Yeah, you've been gone so long
A                 E
Girl, I miss you so

Chorus:
E
Oh Maudie, why did you hurt me?
A                                E
Mmm, Maudie, I said why did you hurt me?
            B                    A
You know I need your sweet lovin' like
                    E
a flower needs the rain

E
Sometimes when they'd have an argument
He'd take her by the hand and say
"Maudie, you know I love you
You know I need you
And I got just one thing to say baby.ho!"

Chorus:
Hey Maudie, baby don't you know I love you
Oh, Maudie, I said baby don't you know I love you
I've been gone so long, God,
I miss you so much

Sometimes Johns old lady
She'd turn around to him and say
"John, if you don't quit your messin' around baby
I'm gonna walk right outta that door
With my bag in my hand."
John would say, "Hey!"

Chorus:
Well, Maudie, sweet little girl, baby
Oh Maudie, be my sweet little girl, baby
When you touch my hand
My head is all in a whirl now baby

E
I love you Maudie
I said I love you Maudie
      A
Oh, love you Maudie
      E
Ooh, love you Maudie
            B               A           E
You know I need, I need, I need, need, yeah

I said Maudie, baby, I love you
Oh Maudie, baby, I love you
I love you Maudie
You've been gone so long
How I've missed you too much
I love you


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

E

Guitar chord E

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar 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 "Maudie" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Maudie" by The Animals.

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