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Magic Town

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                              "Magic Town"
                      (Barry Mann - Cynthia Weil)
Intro:
	 D/E/ / / /  / / / /
Verse 1:
	D/EThey told me the streets were all paved with gold
	                                                C#m7/E  
	But these dirty sidewalks are gray and concrete cold
	They G/Asaid neon lights were a beautiful sight
	But how 'bout the one blinking in
	My room all niCghtE7sus4  E7  
Chorus:
	And where's thC#m7e magF#m7ic in Bm7this magic tEown?
	Where's the C#m7good F#m7life they Bm7said could be foEund?
	           C#m7    F#m7    Bm7/ C#/ D  D#m7-5            D/E  
	Where's the magic to make all my  big  dreams come true
	           (D/E)
	1: I gotta find it, girl, before I send for you (to verse 2)
	           (D/E)                               A  
	2: I gotta find it, girl    before I send for you (to piano solo)
		   (D/E)
	3: I gotta find it, girl, if it can be found
	                         [N.C.]
	   Before I bring you to (to coda)
Verse 2:
	They said in this town you get rich in no time
	But here I am and I'm down to my last dime
	I just don't know why I bother to try
	When nobody here gives a hang
	If I live or die
[repeat chorus]
Piano solo:
	piano [4X]:
	           A/ C#     D         E     D  E  
	 v   v   v   v      v   v   v   v
	-r--/--/--/--/--/-|-/-------/---/---
	 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  [4: and where's the]
             3      3
Coda (chords as per piano solo):
	                A/ C#   D  E  
	This magic town
	       D     E      A/ C#   D  E  
	This magic town           (repeat to fade)

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Magic Town

by The Vogues

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/E

C#m7

G/A

E7sus4

F#m7

Bm7

D#m7

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"Magic Town"

(Barry Mann - Cynthia Weil)

Intro:

D/E

/ / / / / / / /

Verse 1:

D/E

They told me the streets were all paved with gold

C#m7 E

But these dirty sidewalks are gray and concrete cold

G/A

They said neon lights were a beautiful sight

But how 'bout the one blinking in

C E7sus4 E7

My room all night

Chorus:

C#m7 F#m7 Bm7 E

And where's the magic in this magic town?

C#m7 F#m7 Bm7 E

Where's the good life they said could be found?

C#m7 F#m7 Bm7 C# D D#m7 D/E

/ / -5

Where's the magic to make all my big dreams come true

D/E

()

1: I gotta find it, girl, before I send for you (to verse 2)

D/E A

()

2: I gotta find it, girl before I send for you (to piano solo)

D/E

()

3: I gotta find it, girl, if it can be found

[N..]

Before I bring you to (to coda)

Verse 2:

They said in this town you get rich in no time

But here I am and I'm down to my last dime

I just don't know why I bother to try

When nobody here gives a hang

If I live or die

[repeat chorus]

Piano solo:

piano [4X]:

A C# D E D E

v v v v v v v v

-r--/--/--/--/--/-|-/-------/---/---

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ [4: and where's the]

3 3

Coda (chords as per piano solo):

A C# D E

This magic town

D E A C# D E

This magic town (repeat to fade)

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