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The Magician

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Riff 1]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--9--9--9--9-----9--10-7-----7--9--5-----5--7--------5-----------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------6--------7--6--4--------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------7--6--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 2]
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--5--5--5--7--8--9--|
(repeat Riff 1)
[Riff 3]
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--5--5--5--7--9--7--|
[Intro]
DMaj7
[1st Verse]
BmDo you find
it gets a little eDMaj7asier each time you make it A7disappDMaj7ear
BmOh fools
the magician bends the rDMaj7ules
as the crowd watches his A7every mDMaj7ove
[Pre-chorus]
just a Ashaking hC#mand without a cA7oncrete pDMaj7lan
[Chorus]
DMaj7Doo do doo do do do doo
Doo do doo do do do doo
 A-  C#- DMaj7  
[2nd Verse]
BmSidesteps to a death defying fF#eat
Wait for him to A7reapDMaj7pear
BmLook close and see him sweat the mF#ost
Each time his options A7disapDMaj7pear
Just a Ashaking C#mhand without a cA7oncrete pDMaj7lan
Just a Ashaking C#mhand without a cA7oncrete pDMaj7lan
I'm a sAhaking hC#mand without pDMaj7lan
[2nd Chorus x4]
Doo do doo do do do doo
Doo do doo do do do doo
 A-  C#7- DMaj7  
Ending
 A-  C#7- DMaj7  

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The Magician

by Andy Shauf

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

DMaj7

C#m

C#7

[Riff 1]

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|--9--9--9--9-----9--10-7-----7--9--5-----5--7--------5-----------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------6--------7--6--4--------|

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------7--6--|

A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Riff 2]

e|--------------------|

B|--------------------|

G|--------------------|

D|--------------------|

A|--------------------|

E|--5--5--5--7--8--9--|

(repeat Riff 1)

[Riff 3]

e|--------------------|

B|--------------------|

G|--------------------|

D|--------------------|

A|--------------------|

E|--5--5--5--7--9--7--|

[Intro]

DMaj7

[1st Verse]

Do you find

DMaj7 A7 DMaj7

it gets a little easier each time you make it disappear

Oh fools

DMaj7

the magician bends the rules

A7 DMaj7

as the crowd watches his every move

[Pre-chorus]

A C#m A7 DMaj7

just a shaking hand without a concrete plan

[Chorus]

DMaj7

Doo do doo do do do doo

A C# DMaj7

- -

[2nd Verse]

Bm F#

Sidesteps to a death defying feat

A7 DMaj7

Wait for him to reappear

Bm F#

Look close and see him sweat the most

A7 DMaj7

Each time his options disappear

A C#m A7 DMaj7

Just a shaking hand without a concrete plan

A C#m A7 DMaj7

Just a shaking hand without a concrete plan

A C#m DMaj7

I'm a shaking hand without plan

[2nd Chorus x4]

Doo do doo do do do doo

A C#7 DMaj7

- -

Ending

A C#7 DMaj7

- -

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