Verse
D
One trip to Amsterdam
Daug
4 trips around the sun
G A
Has it really been that long?
D G
Since your name was on my tongue?
[Bridge]
Bm A5 A
[Verse 2]
D
Down at the grocery mart
Daug
I pray I see your mom
G A
Cause if I could get back to the place
D G
The place where you came from
G
Think I could bring you back
Bm A5
Body and soul intact
A
You be the bird behind the drapes
[Chorus]
Bm7 D
I’ll be the magician
A G
I’ll be the magician
Bm7 D
The magician
A
I’ll be the magician
A
You be the bird
D
I’ll be a magician
[Verse 3]
D
Get to the gig on time
Daug
Play all the notes you like
G A
I put your full name on the list
D G
I keep the doorman in my sight
[Bridge]
Bm A5 A
[Verse 4]
D
I should be used to this
Daug
I’m not new to loneliness
G A
And waking up to find the kitchen
D G
In its emptiness
G
Your heart and soul unmatched
Bm A5
God, could you spare me half
A
You be the girl inside the crate
[Chorus]
Bm7 D
I’ll be the magician
A G
I’ll be the magician
Bm7 D
The magician
A
I’ll be the magician
A
You be the bird
D
I’ll be a magician
A G
I’ll be the magician
Bm D
The magician
A
I’ll be the magician
A
You be the bird
D
I’ll be a magician
[Bridge]
D
I would wait all night, glass-eyed
Daug
By the back door like the way we did
G
Meet me at midnight
Bm A5 A
Crack me up good like the way you did
G
I would wait all night
Bm A5
By the back door like the way we did
A
Like the way we did
A
Like the way we did
[Bridge and Chorus]
Bm7
I would wait all night, glass-eyed
D
By the back door like the way we did
A
Meet me at midnight
G
Crack me up good like the way you did
D
I would wait all night
Bm A5
By the back door like the way we did
A
Like the way we did
A
Like the way we did
[Outro]
Bm7 D
A G
Bm7 D
A A
D
Daug
G Bm A
G Bm A5 G