Verse
A
One trip to Amsterdam
Aaug
4 trips around the sun
D E
Has it really been that long?
A D
Since your name was on my tongue?
[Bridge]
F#m E5 E
[Verse 2]
A
Down at the grocery mart
Aaug
I pray I see your mom
D E
Cause if I could get back to the place
A D
The place where you came from
D
Think I could bring you back
F#m E5
Body and soul intact
E
You be the bird behind the drapes
[Chorus]
F#m7 A
I’ll be the magician
E D
I’ll be the magician
F#m7 A
The magician
E
I’ll be the magician
E
You be the bird
A
I’ll be a magician
[Verse 3]
A
Get to the gig on time
Aaug
Play all the notes you like
D E
I put your full name on the list
A D
I keep the doorman in my sight
[Bridge]
F#m E5 E
[Verse 4]
A
I should be used to this
Aaug
I’m not new to loneliness
D E
And waking up to find the kitchen
A D
In its emptiness
D
Your heart and soul unmatched
F#m E5
God, could you spare me half
E
You be the girl inside the crate
[Chorus]
F#m7 A
I’ll be the magician
E D
I’ll be the magician
F#m7 A
The magician
E
I’ll be the magician
E
You be the bird
A
I’ll be a magician
E D
I’ll be the magician
F#m A
The magician
E
I’ll be the magician
E
You be the bird
A
I’ll be a magician
[Bridge]
A
I would wait all night, glass-eyed
Aaug
By the back door like the way we did
D
Meet me at midnight
F#m E5 E
Crack me up good like the way you did
D
I would wait all night
F#m E5
By the back door like the way we did
E
Like the way we did
E
Like the way we did
[Bridge and Chorus]
F#m7
I would wait all night, glass-eyed
A
By the back door like the way we did
E
Meet me at midnight
D
Crack me up good like the way you did
A
I would wait all night
F#m E5
By the back door like the way we did
E
Like the way we did
E
Like the way we did
[Outro]
F#m7 A
E D
F#m7 A
E E
A
Aaug
D F#m E
D F#m E5 G