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The Old Magician - Prefab Sprout
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Prefab Sprout
The Old Magician (2013)
(McAloon)
From: "Crimson/Red"
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CHORDS/SPECIAL VOICINGS
Gmaj7 [E-A-D-G-B-E]3-x-0-0-0-2
Dmaj7 x-x-0-2-2-2
Bm/A x-0-4-4-3-2
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Capo 2nd fret
Time signature in the verses 4 x [7/4] + 1 x [3/4]
|4/4 D | % |
The [D]old magician takes the [Gmaj7]stage
His [A]act does not improve with [D]age[Dmaj7]
Ob[Em7]serve the shabby hat and [A]gloves
The [Em7]tired act that [A]no-one [Bm]loves[Bm/A]
Em7 A [D]
There was a time he produced doves
|4/4 D | % |
A [D]mirror and a puff of [Gmaj7]smoke
His [A]mysteries are now a [D]joke[Dmaj7]
His [Em7]poor assistant black and [A]blue
She's [Em7]tired of being [A]sawn in [Bm]two[Bm/A]
Em7 A [D]
She's tired of being sawn in two
|4/4 D | % |
[D]Hidden trapdoor, velvet [Gmaj7]cape
[A]Still from death there's no es[D]cap[Dmaj7]e
[Em7]Words of sympathy and [A]tact
[Em7]Only under[A]line the [Bm]fact[Bm/A]
Em7 A [D]
Death is a lousy disappearing act
|4/4 D | % |
[7/4]| D Gmaj7 | A D Dmaj7 | Em7 A | Em7 A Bm Bm/A |3/4 Em7 A |
|4/4 D | % |
[D]Lord have mercy and be [Gmaj7]kind
[A]When our faculties un[D]wind[Dmaj7]
[Em7]Overlook the hat and [A]gloves
The [Em7]tired act that [A]no-one [Bm]loves[Bm/A]
There [Em7]was a time we [A]produced [D]doves[Dmaj7]
[Em7]Overlook the hat and [A]gloves
The [Em7]tired act that [A]no-one [Bm]loves[Bm/A]
Em7 A [D]
There was a time we produced doves
|4/4 D | % |
The [D]old magician takes the [Gmaj7]stage
With [A]sleight of hand he?ll disen[D]gage[Dmaj7]
As [Em7]dignified as you?ll al[A]low
He?ll [Em7]take his last, his [A]final [Bm]bow[Bm/A]
He?s l[Em7]ost all his i[A]llusions [D]now[Dmaj7]
As [Em7]dignified as you?ll al[A]low
He?ll [Em7]take one last, one [A]final [Bm]bow[Bm/A]
He?s l[Em7]ost all his i[A]llusions [D]now
