Verse
C
One trip to Amsterdam
Caug
4 trips around the sun
F G
Has it really been that long?
C F
Since your name was on my tongue?
[Bridge]
Am G5 G
[Verse 2]
C
Down at the grocery mart
Caug
I pray I see your mom
F G
Cause if I could get back to the place
C F
The place where you came from
F
Think I could bring you back
Am G5
Body and soul intact
G
You be the bird behind the drapes
[Chorus]
Am7 C
I’ll be the magician
G F
I’ll be the magician
Am7 C
The magician
G
I’ll be the magician
G
You be the bird
C
I’ll be a magician
[Verse 3]
C
Get to the gig on time
Caug
Play all the notes you like
F G
I put your full name on the list
C F
I keep the doorman in my sight
[Bridge]
Am G5 G
[Verse 4]
C
I should be used to this
Caug
I’m not new to loneliness
F G
And waking up to find the kitchen
C F
In its emptiness
F
Your heart and soul unmatched
Am G5
God, could you spare me half
G
You be the girl inside the crate
[Chorus]
Am7 C
I’ll be the magician
G F
I’ll be the magician
Am7 C
The magician
G
I’ll be the magician
G
You be the bird
C
I’ll be a magician
G F
I’ll be the magician
Am C
The magician
G
I’ll be the magician
G
You be the bird
C
I’ll be a magician
[Bridge]
C
I would wait all night, glass-eyed
Caug
By the back door like the way we did
F
Meet me at midnight
Am G5 G
Crack me up good like the way you did
F
I would wait all night
Am G5
By the back door like the way we did
G
Like the way we did
G
Like the way we did
[Bridge and Chorus]
Am7
I would wait all night, glass-eyed
C
By the back door like the way we did
G
Meet me at midnight
F
Crack me up good like the way you did
C
I would wait all night
Am G5
By the back door like the way we did
G
Like the way we did
G
Like the way we did
[Outro]
Am7 C
G F
Am7 C
G G
C
Caug
F Am G
F Am G5 G