Magic chords by Be Well

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Dsus4
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Am
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Intro 1

If I could count

Verse 1
Em 
C 
 (E minor) to  ten  (C major) 
Em 
C 
 (E minor) Open my eye (C major) s  and have it
Em 
C 
 (E minor) all start over again  (C major) 
Take back all the things I said,
that I never meant
And I prayed that one day
Em 
you would forget  (E minor) 
C 
Em 
It's fucked  (C major) up in  (E minor) my  head
C 
Em 
C 
 (C major) I say  (E minor) things I don't mean  (C major) and
Em 
C 
moments  (E minor) later I am  (C major) filled with regret
I wouldn't blame you if you left,
it probably makes more sense
D 
Dsus4 
And I deserve to be alone  (D major)  (Dsus4) 

Verse 2

I hide it well, I'm like a magician

But it haunts my thoughts, keeps me lost,

and it blurs my vision

I lie awake,

Verse 3
Em 
 (E minor) totally afraid
C 
Of all the thoughts in my head  (C major) and the
Em 
C 
thing (E minor) s that I'll never face  (C major) 
There's got to be a better way,
Em 
but I'll drink enough to put it off for another day  (E minor) 
C 
Em 
A fresh  (C major) coat of  (E minor) paint,
C 
the broom swept emptiness looks like a new place  (C major) 
We just covered the stains,
D 
they're not  (D major) gone

Verse 4
Em 
C 
D 
 (E minor) Sorry I  (C major) led you on,  (D major) I'm not brave,
C 
Em 
 (C major) I'm not strong  (E minor) 
C 
I am barely  (C major) hanging on
D 
C 
At the  (D major) end of a rope and most  (C major) of
D 
Em 
my hope  (D major) is gone  (E minor) 
C 
Please take this  (C major) bitter pill,
D 
C 
Em 
 (D major) and know my dear  (C major) I miss you still  (E minor) 
G 
Your flowers have begun to  (G major) wilt,
D 
 (D major) my love

Verse 5
Em 
 (E minor) It wasn't a momentary lapse
C 
Em 
 (C major) So many  (E minor) things in my past that
C 
Em 
C 
 (C major) I  can  (E minor) never take back  (C major) 
Slipping slowly and failing fast
Is there part of me that's always
Em 
going to make you sad?  (E minor) 
C 
Em 
C 
Let's  (C major) stop keep (E minor) ing track  (C major) 
Am 
Em 
Of  (A minor) all the  (E minor) things that you know that
C 
you need that  (C major) I'll never have
Please don't be mad,
D 
Am 
D 
when I'm  (D major) gone  (A minor)  (D major) 

Verse 6
Em 
C 
D 
 (E minor) Sorry I  (C major) led you  (D major) on, I'm not brave,
C 
Em 
 (C major) I'm not strong  (E minor) 
C 
I am barely  (C major) hanging on
D 
C 
At the  (D major) end of a rope and most  (C major) of
D 
Em 
my hope  (D major) is gone  (E minor) 
C 
Please take this  (C major) bitter pill,
D 
C 
Em 
 (D major) and know my dear  (C major) I miss you still  (E minor) 
C 
D 
Your flowers have begun to  (C major)  (D major) wilt,
Em 
my  (E minor) love

Interlude 1

Verse 7
C 
Even when it's  (C major) sunny there's
Em 
a chance of rain  (E minor) 
C 
It's followed me,  (C major) everywhere,
Em 
D 
C 
every (E minor) day  (D major)  (C major) 
Em 
I left a note and I signed my  (E minor) name
D 
It will be  (D major) on the kitchen table
when you wake
C 
D 
 (C major)  (D major) 

Verse 8
Em 
 (E minor) 
I gave it my best shot,
F 
Em 
but I could never see straight and I  (F major) got lost  (E minor) 
C 
Em 
C 
Em 
C 
D 
I hate it  (C major)  (E minor) so  (C major) much,  (E minor) is  (C major) too late now?  (D major) 
C 
Em 
C 
D 
C 
Em 
C 
For me  (C major)  (E minor) to  (C major)  (D major)  (C major) learn  (E minor)  (C major) 
D 
C 
 (D major)  (C major) 
D 
Em 
C 
D 
C 
Em 
D 
 (D major)  (E minor)  (C major)  (D major)  (C major)  (E minor)  (D major) how?
Em 
 (E minor) 