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Magic Marker

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1/34

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 34Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Capo on 3rd fret
[Intro]
e|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------1-------1-|-------1-------1-|---------1-------1-|---------1-------1-|
G|---0-------0-----|---2-------2-----|---2---------2-----|---2---------2-----|
D|-----2-------2---|-3---3---3---3---|-----0h2-------2---|-----0h2-------2---|
A|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-0---------0-------|-0---------0-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
(repeat tChroughout first verFse)Am  Am  
[Verse 1]
 CBend over backwards
 With Fhands holding on tight to the swAming
 CAn effort so little
 But Fwe could turn the world upside doAmwn
 CPlay mummies and daddies
 PreFtend the cat was our baby soAmn
 CWe didn't worry
 'Cause Fall we knew was how to have Amfun
[Chorus]
Tattoo your Fname right here on my chest with your magic Ammarker
So when we Fhide in our hands we're invisible to all of our AmfriendsG/B  
How did we Fgrow up so fast I thought it'd be everlAmasting
The only Abeverlasting lBbaughs are in photogrCaphs
[Verse 2]
 CDid we forget about
 The Fchild we all once used to bAme
 CHow we could look at things
 When Fnow it's so much harder to sAmee
 But still the Csun and the shadows are Fplaying in the meadows
 I'm Amholding you tight and I'm G/Bnot gonna let you gFo
 Lets go back once mAmore
[Chorus]
Tattoo your Fname right here on my chest with your magic Ammarker
So when we Fhide in our hands we're invisible to all of our AmfriendsG/B  
How did we Fgrow up so fast I thought it'd be everlAmasting
The only Abeverlasting lBbaughs are in photogrCaphs
Tattoo your Fname right here on my chest with your magic Ammarker
So when we Fhide in our hands we're invisible to all of our AmfriendsG/B  
How did we Fgrow up so fast I thought it'd be everlAmasting
The only Abeverlasting lBbaughs are in photogrCaphs
The only Abeverlasting lBbaughs are in photogrCaphs

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Magic Marker

by David Benjamin

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

Capo on 3rd fret

[Intro]

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

B|-------1-------1-|-------1-------1-|---------1-------1-|---------1-------1-|

G|---0-------0-----|---2-------2-----|---2---------2-----|---2---------2-----|

D|-----2-------2---|-3---3---3---3---|-----0h2-------2---|-----0h2-------2---|

A|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-0---------0-------|-0---------0-------|

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

C F Am Am

(repeat throughout first verse)

[Verse 1]

Bend over backwards

F Am

With hands holding on tight to the swing

An effort so little

F Am

But we could turn the world upside down

Play mummies and daddies

F Am

Pretend the cat was our baby son

We didn't worry

F Am

'Cause all we knew was how to have fun

[Chorus]

F Am

Tattoo your name right here on my chest with your magic marker

F Am G/B

So when we hide in our hands we're invisible to all of our friends

F Am

How did we grow up so fast I thought it'd be everlasting

Ab Bb C

The only everlasting laughs are in photographs

[Verse 2]

Did we forget about

F Am

The child we all once used to be

How we could look at things

F Am

When now it's so much harder to see

C F

But still the sun and the shadows are playing in the meadows

Am G/B F

I'm holding you tight and I'm not gonna let you go

Lets go back once more

[Chorus]

F Am

Tattoo your name right here on my chest with your magic marker

F Am G/B

So when we hide in our hands we're invisible to all of our friends

F Am

How did we grow up so fast I thought it'd be everlasting

Ab Bb C

The only everlasting laughs are in photographs

F Am

Tattoo your name right here on my chest with your magic marker

F Am G/B

So when we hide in our hands we're invisible to all of our friends

F Am

How did we grow up so fast I thought it'd be everlasting

Ab Bb C

The only everlasting laughs are in photographs

Ab Bb C

The only everlasting laughs are in photographs

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