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Chords used:
|--Dm1------C0------F1------Bb1-------F#dim2------------------------|
|--3------1------1------3-------1------------------------|
|--2------0------2------3-------2------------------------|
|--0------2------3------3-------1------------------------|
|---------3------3------1--------------------------------|
|----------------1---------------------------------------|
DmFrom the back of your Cbig brown Feyes
DmI knew you'd be Cgone as Fsoon Bbas you Ccould
FAnd I Bbhoped you Cwould
DmWe could see that you Cweren't Fyourself
DmAnd the lines on your Cface did Ftell
It's Bbjust as Cwell
You'd Fnever Bbbe yourCself aFgainF#dim  
Saw you last Bbnight
Dance by the Clight of the FmoonF#dim  
Stars in your Bbeyes
Free from the Clife that you Dmknew
Dm    C     F
Dm    C     F     Bb     C
F     Bb    C
DmYou're the magic that Cholds the Fsky up Bbfrom the Cground
DmYou're the breath that Cblows these Fcool winds Bb'roundC  
DmTrading places Cwith an Fangel BbnowC  
F     F#dim
Saw you last Bbnight
Dance by the Clight of the FmoonF#dim  
Stars in your Bbeyes
Free from the Clife that you FknewF#dim  
Saw you last Bbnight
Stars in your Ceyes
Smiled in my Dmroom
Dm    C     F
Dm    C     F    Bb    C
     F      Bb  C(let ring)

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Magic

by Ben Folds Five

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#dim

Chords used:

Dm C F Bb F#dim

|--1------0------1------1-------2------------------------|

|--3------1------1------3-------1------------------------|

|--2------0------2------3-------2------------------------|

|--0------2------3------3-------1------------------------|

|---------3------3------1--------------------------------|

|----------------1---------------------------------------|

Dm C F

From the back of your big brown eyes

Dm C F Bb C

I knew you'd be gone as soon as you could

F Bb C

And I hoped you would

Dm C F

We could see that you weren't yourself

Dm C F

And the lines on your face did tell

Bb C

It's just as well

F Bb C F F#dim

You'd never be yourself again

Saw you last night

C F F#dim

Dance by the light of the moon

Stars in your eyes

C Dm

Free from the life that you knew

Dm C F

Dm C F Bb C

F Bb C

Dm C F Bb C

You're the magic that holds the sky up from the ground

Dm C F Bb C

You're the breath that blows these cool winds 'round

Dm C F Bb C

Trading places with an angel now

F F#dim

Saw you last night

C F F#dim

Dance by the light of the moon

Stars in your eyes

C F F#dim

Free from the life that you knew

Saw you last night

Stars in your eyes

Smiled in my room

Dm C F

Dm C F Bb C

F Bb C

(let ring)

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