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so it may look a little sloppy. I don't really know if the names of the chords I wrote are 
the chords in the songs as well.
Chords used-
G:    3x0033
F#/G: 2x0033
Em/G: 02x033
D:    xx0232
C/G:  x3x033
Am/G: x02233
Intro:
   G  F#/   G  Em/G  
   G  F#/   G  Em/G  
   G  F#/   G   Em/G     D  C/G  
Verse:
             G  F#/  G  Em/G  
You watch every move
             G  F#/  G  Em/G  
and call it slight of hand
             G  F#/  G  Em/G  
you know it's what I do
but never who I Dam, never who C/GI am
            G  F#/  G  Em/G  
started on the street
            G  F#/  G  Em/G  
cards and dollar bills
        G  F#/  G  Em/G  
shuffling my feet
never could be Dstill, never could bC/Ge stillG  
Chorus:
    D       C/G            Em/G
anGd I am an orphan man but ain't we all
      D                   C/G    Em/G  F#/  G  G  
I can make myself disappear
       D              C/G           Em/G  F#/   G  G  
I am an orphan man but ain't we all
        D                      C/G    Em/G  F#/  G  G  
I could be somewhere worse than here
(Next two verses and all following choruses are the same)
I had a bride
sawed her in half
couple people cried
but most of them just laughed, most of them just laughed
and I had a son
strong of hand and will
taught him how to run
but never how to steal, never how to steal
I am an orphan man but ain't we all
I can't make myself reappear
I am an orphan man but ain't we all
I hope there's somewhere worse than here
Bridge:
Am/GI was called C/Gamazing
Am/GI make folks C/Gbelieve
Am/GWith nothing C/Gin my pockets
Am/GAnd nothing uC/Gp my sleeve
(solo/bridge chords same as verses)
I am an orphan man but ain't we all
I can make myself disappear
I am an orphan man but ain't we all
and I know there's somewhere worse than here
worse than here
worse than here

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The Magician

by Jason Isbell

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em/G

C/G

Am/G

so it may look a little sloppy. I don't really know if the names of the chords I wrote are

the chords in the songs as well.

Chords used-

: 3x0033

F# G

/: 2x0033

Em/G

: 02x033

: xx0232

C/G

: x3x033

Am/G

: x02233

Intro:

G F# G Em/G

G F# G Em/G D C/G

Verse:

G F# G Em/G

You watch every move

G F# G Em/G

and call it slight of hand

G F# G Em/G

you know it's what I do

D C/G

but never who I am, never who I am

G F# G Em/G

started on the street

G F# G Em/G

cards and dollar bills

G F# G Em/G

shuffling my feet

D C/G G

never could be still, never could be still

Chorus:

D C/G Em/G

and I am an orphan man but ain't we all

D C/G Em/G F# G G

I can make myself disappear

D C/G Em/G F# G G

I am an orphan man but ain't we all

D C/G Em/G F# G G

I could be somewhere worse than here

(Next two verses and all following choruses are the same)

I had a bride

sawed her in half

couple people cried

but most of them just laughed, most of them just laughed

and I had a son

strong of hand and will

taught him how to run

but never how to steal, never how to steal

I am an orphan man but ain't we all

I can't make myself reappear

I am an orphan man but ain't we all

I hope there's somewhere worse than here

Bridge:

Am/G C/G

I was called amazing

Am/G C/G

I make folks believe

Am/G C/G

With nothing in my pockets

Am/G C/G

And nothing up my sleeve

(solo/bridge chords same as verses)

I am an orphan man but ain't we all

I can make myself disappear

I am an orphan man but ain't we all

and I know there's somewhere worse than here

worse than here

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