Magician (Internally) chords by Lou Reed

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Intro 1

Magician,

Verse 1
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magician  (E minor)  (A major) take  (E major) me upon  (A minor) your wings
Em 
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And  (E minor)  (A major)  (E major) gently  (B major) roll the clouds
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Em 
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Em 
away  (E major)  (E minor)  (E major)  (E minor) 
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Em 
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I'm  (A major) sorry,  (B major) so  (E minor)  (A major) sorry; I
Dm 
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 (D minor) have no  (A minor) incantations  (E minor) 
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B 
 (A major) Only  (B major) words to help sweep me away
E 
 (E major) 

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Verse 2

I want some magic to sweep me away

I want to count to five

Turn around and find myself gone

Fly through the storm

And wake up in the calm

Verse 3
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Em 
 (A major) Release me  (B major) from the body  (E minor) 
A 
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Am 
 (A major) From this  (C sharp major) bulk that  (A minor) moves
Em 
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beside me  (E minor)  (A major) 
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Let me leave  (B major) this body far
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Em 
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 (E major)  (E minor)  (A major) away
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Em 
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I'm sick  (E major) of look (B major) ing at me  (E minor)  (A major) 
Am 
Em 
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I hate this  (A minor) painful body  (E minor)  (A major) 
B 
That disease  (B major) has slowly worn away
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Em 
 (E major)  (E minor) 

Verse 4
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 (A major) Magician,  (B major) take my spirit  (E minor) 
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Am 
 (A major) Inside I'm  (A minor) young and vital
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In (E minor) side I'm  (A major)  (E major)  (B major) alive; please
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take me away  (E major)  (E minor) 
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So many thing (E major) s to  (B major) 
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do; it's too early  (E minor)  (A major) 
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Am 
Em 
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 (E major) For my  (A minor) life to be ending  (E minor)  (A major) 
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 (B major) For this body to simply rot away  (E major) 

Verse 5
Em 
 (E minor) I want some magic to keep me alive
E 
I want a  (E major) miracle; I don't
want to die
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I'm afraid  (A major) that if I go
to sleep I'll never wake
Em 
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I'll no longer exist  (E minor)  (E major) 
B 
I'll  (B major) close my eyes and disappear
A 
B 
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And  (A major) float  (B major) into the  (E major) mist

Interlude 1

Somebody,

Verse 6
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Em 
 (B major) please hear me  (E minor) 
A 
Am 
My  (A major) hand can't  (A minor) hold a cup of coffee
Em 
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My fin (E minor) gers are weak (E major) ,
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B 
E 
Em 
 (A major)  (B major) things just fall away  (E major)  (E minor) 
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B 
Em 
In (A major) side I'm  (B major) young and pretty  (E minor) 
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B 
Am 
Em 
A 
 (A major) Too many  (B major) things  (A minor) unfinished  (E minor)  (A major) 
B 
 (B major) My very breath taken away
E 
Em 
 (E major)  (E minor) 

Verse 7
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 (A major) Doc (B major) tor, you're no magician,
Em 
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B 
Am 
 (E minor)  (A major) and  (B major) I  am  (A minor) no  believer
Em 
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 (E minor) I need more than  (E major) faith  (B major) 
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can give me now  (E major)  (E minor)  (A major) 
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I  (E major) want to believe  (B major) in miracles,
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E 
Am 
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 (E minor)  (A major) not  (E major) just be (A minor) lief in numbers  (E minor) 
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Em 
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I need  (A major) some  (E minor) ma  gic  (B major) to take
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Em 
E 
Em 
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 (E major)  (E minor)  (E major)  (E minor) me away  (E major) 
Em 
I want some  (E minor) magic to sweep

Verse 8
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me  (E major) away
A 
 (A major) Visit on this starlit night
Replace the stars, the moon,
E 
the light; the sun's gone  (E major) 
B 
 (B major) Fly me through this storm
Am 
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And  (A minor) wake up in  (B major) the calm  (E major) 
E 
B 
 (E major) I fly  (B major) right through this storm
Am 
And I  (A minor) wake up in the calm