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Magic

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[Intro]
Dm      C   F
Dm      C   F   Bb   C
F/A     Bb   C
[Verse]
DmFrom the back of your biCg brown eFyes
DmI knew you'd be goCne as Fsoon aBbs you couCld
F/AAnd I Bbhoped you wouldC  
DmWe could see that you wCeren't yoursFelf
DmAnd the lines on your fCace did tFell
It'Bbs just as Cwell
F/AYou'd never Bbbe yourselCf agaiFn
D7(addb9)         Gm7
Saw you last night
Dance by the Gm7/Clight of the moonF/A  F/Bb  
BbStars in your eyesGm7  
Free from the Clife that you knewDm  
[Chorus]
DmSha la la la la Cla la lFa,
DmSha la la Cla la la Fla la lBba la la lCa
F/ALa la lBba la Cla
[Chorus]
DmYou're the magic that holdCs the sky Fup fBbrom the groCund
DmYou're the breath thatblows Cthese cooFl winds Bb'roundC  
DmTrading places witCh an aFngel nBbowC  Dm  
D7(addb9)               Gm7
Saw you last night
Dance by the ligGm7/Cht of the moonF/A  
BbStars in your eGm7yes
Free from the lGm7/Cife that you kneF/AwBb  
Saw you last niGm7ght
Stars in your eC7yes
Smiled in my rFoom

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Magic

by Ben Folds

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F/A

Gm7/C

F/Bb

Gm7

[Intro]

Dm C F

Dm C F Bb C

F/A Bb C

[Verse]

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/A 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/A Bb C F

You'd never be yourself again

D7(addb9) Gm7

Saw you last night

Gm7/C F/A F/Bb

Dance by the light of the moon

Bb Gm7

Stars in your eyes

C Dm

Free from the life that you knew

[Chorus]

Dm C F

Sha la la la la la la la,

Dm C F Bb C

Sha la la la la la la la la la la la

F/A Bb C

La la la la la

[Chorus]

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 thatblows these cool winds 'round

Dm C F Bb C Dm

Trading places with an angel now

D7(addb9) Gm7

Saw you last night

Gm7/C F/A

Dance by the light of the moon

Bb Gm7

Stars in your eyes

Gm7/C F/A Bb

Free from the life that you knew

Gm7

Saw you last night

Stars in your eyes

Smiled in my room

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