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      E   G   A    B     G     D    Em/     C    G/  /  C  
     As I lGie beside you, feCeling the lDife that we mBmade with our soCuls
                                                G    A   B(bass notes)
     Nothing like this ever happened to me
                          C                       G    A   B(bass notes)
     I seem to react to a vague memory
     ThCis is the way that she saGid it could bCeC/B  
                     Am7     G     D    Em/     C    G/  /  C  
     Having a magical child
     As I stGand before you, wCatching the lDove turn arBmound in my eCye
                                                     G    A   B(bass notes)
     I've waited for so long for someone to care
                                 C                     G    A   B(bass notes)
     I've waited for so long for someone aware
     I've waCited for so long for sGomeone to shCareC/B  
                     Am7     G     D    Em/     C    G/
     Having a magical child
     AmReally makes me wonder why I waited for so long to
                                         G    A   B(bass notes)
     Bring another life to this place
     AmThen I finally realised I was watching myself grow up
                                   G        D    Em/    C    G/
     Can you not see it in his face, your face
       G/     C     D     Bm    C/
       C/    G/    A   B(bass notes)
       C/    G/    A   B(bass notes)
       C/     G     C     C/B    Am7/     G     D    Em/     C    G/
     AmReally makes me wonder why I waited for so long to
                                         G    A   B(bass notes)
     Bring another life to this place
     AmThen I finally realised I was watching myself grow up
                                   G      D    Em/     C    G/
     Can you not see it in his face, my face
     As I lGie beside you, feCeling the lDife that we mBmade with our soCuls
                                                G    A   B(bass notes)
     Nothing like this ever happened to me
                                C                 G    A   B(bass notes)
     I seem to be reacting to a vague memory
                               C              G     C     C/B    Am7/
     This is the way that she said it could be
                     Am7     G       D    Em/     C  G  
     Having a magical child, child, child

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Magical Child

by Graham Nash

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

Am7

E G A B G D Em C G C

/ / /

G C D Bm C

As I lie beside you, feeling the life that we made with our souls

G A B

(bass notes)

Nothing like this ever happened to me

C G A B

(bass notes)

I seem to react to a vague memory

C G C C/B

This is the way that she said it could be

Am7 G D Em C G C

/ / /

Having a magical child

G C D Bm C

As I stand before you, watching the love turn around in my eye

G A B

(bass notes)

I've waited for so long for someone to care

C G A B

(bass notes)

I've waited for so long for someone aware

C G C C/B

I've waited for so long for someone to share

Am7 G D Em C G

/ /

Having a magical child

Really makes me wonder why I waited for so long to

G A B

(bass notes)

Bring another life to this place

Then I finally realised I was watching myself grow up

G D Em C G

/ /

Can you not see it in his face, your face

G C D Bm C

/ /

C G A B

/ / (bass notes)

C G A B

/ / (bass notes)

C G C C/B Am7 G D Em C G

/ / / /

Really makes me wonder why I waited for so long to

G A B

(bass notes)

Bring another life to this place

Then I finally realised I was watching myself grow up

G D Em C G

/ /

Can you not see it in his face, my face

G C D Bm C

As I lie beside you, feeling the life that we made with our souls

G A B

(bass notes)

Nothing like this ever happened to me

C G A B

(bass notes)

I seem to be reacting to a vague memory

C G C C/B Am7

This is the way that she said it could be

Am7 G D Em C G

Having a magical child, child, child

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