Verse
E
One trip to Amsterdam
Eaug
4 trips around the sun
A B
Has it really been that long?
E A
Since your name was on my tongue?
[Bridge]
C#m B5 B
[Verse 2]
E
Down at the grocery mart
Eaug
I pray I see your mom
A B
Cause if I could get back to the place
E A
The place where you came from
A
Think I could bring you back
C#m B5
Body and soul intact
B
You be the bird behind the drapes
[Chorus]
C#m7 E
I’ll be the magician
B A
I’ll be the magician
C#m7 E
The magician
B
I’ll be the magician
B
You be the bird
E
I’ll be a magician
[Verse 3]
E
Get to the gig on time
Eaug
Play all the notes you like
A B
I put your full name on the list
E A
I keep the doorman in my sight
[Bridge]
C#m B5 B
[Verse 4]
E
I should be used to this
Eaug
I’m not new to loneliness
A B
And waking up to find the kitchen
E A
In its emptiness
A
Your heart and soul unmatched
C#m B5
God, could you spare me half
B
You be the girl inside the crate
[Chorus]
C#m7 E
I’ll be the magician
B A
I’ll be the magician
C#m7 E
The magician
B
I’ll be the magician
B
You be the bird
E
I’ll be a magician
B A
I’ll be the magician
C#m E
The magician
B
I’ll be the magician
B
You be the bird
E
I’ll be a magician
[Bridge]
E
I would wait all night, glass-eyed
Eaug
By the back door like the way we did
A
Meet me at midnight
C#m B5 B
Crack me up good like the way you did
A
I would wait all night
C#m B5
By the back door like the way we did
B
Like the way we did
B
Like the way we did
[Bridge and Chorus]
C#m7
I would wait all night, glass-eyed
E
By the back door like the way we did
B
Meet me at midnight
A
Crack me up good like the way you did
E
I would wait all night
C#m B5
By the back door like the way we did
B
Like the way we did
B
Like the way we did
[Outro]
C#m7 E
B A
C#m7 E
B B
E
Eaug
A C#m B
A C#m B5 G