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Magna Of Illusion chords by
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Key: A major•
Intro 1
G
G

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Em
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Verse 1
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Em

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Cornwall and the harbor

Where witches went mad
A
A

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more than once and

Until this day

In dreams at least
Bm
Bm
2

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The lighthouse at lost Christabel
G
G

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Em
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Squat and hugely tilts
D
D

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Upon the strand where
A
A

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granddad's house was built
D
D

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G
G

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And having stood the test of time
C
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D
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G
G

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The starry gale the bloody tide
Em
Em

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Grandad's house though
A
A

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gaped with hooks
Em
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A
A

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And filled with books
C
C

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Could stand no more until

A certain prophecy
Bm
Bm
2

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Once read - now stood
B
B
2

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Bm
Bm
2

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Before the world fulfilled
G
G

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Verse 2
A
A

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Am
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A
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Now of these books in

granddad's keep

Some of them were new but

mostly they were old
Bm
Bm
2

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And the oldest was a scroll

A prophecy that read
A
A

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G
G

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When the riddle begins
Em
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The story will end
G
G

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August the first
Verse 3
A
A

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1892

And in the guise of destiny
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F#m
F#m
2

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Grandad quit Cornwall
A
A

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I'm a captain of a ship
Em
Em

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F#m
F#m
2

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My ship is charmed,
A
A

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Em
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and called Plutonia.
Verse 4
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A
A

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Em
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Stories on land, storms at sea
D
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Em

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'tween 1892 and '93

When grandad sailed
Interlude 1

for Mexico
A
A

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D
D

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Verse 5
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Em

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Ships charmed and ordinary
A
A

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Sailed the glidepath to the sun
Am
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And when the sun proved false

As it always does
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Bm
Bm
2

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Some of them would be lost
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A

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Em
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And some would sail back home
D
D

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It was no star
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A
A

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Em
Em

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But a magna of illusion
D
D

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G
G

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I mean by that

The mirror found
C
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D
D

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In the chamber of jade
G
G

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grown like a seed
Em
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Deep within the ground
A
A

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The mirror found
Verse 6
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A
A

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By one man
C
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D
D

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So on and off again
C
C

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He sailed the Europe's rim
Bm
Bm
2

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On and off, off and on
B
B
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Until his time had come
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Verse 7

A
A

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Am
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Through tears and smiles
A
A

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The last domain
Am
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A
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The rods of broken crystal
Bm
Bm
2

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On and off, and off again

Until his time had come
A
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G
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Late to the story that had been
Em
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But early to the riddle not yet begun
Verse 8
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G
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A
A

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August the first 1893
G
G

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The charmed ship Plutonia
Em
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A
A

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Sailed like a ray into Cornwall
Em
Em

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And none too soon it seems
Verse 9
Em
Em

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That night the captain's

granddaughter

Would celebrate her birthday
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G

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I've come a long way,
D
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Em
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said the captain
D
D

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A
A

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From lost Christabel this night
Em
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Accompanied by my dog familiar
Em
Em

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To blast your rafters with my surprise!
D
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Em
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Granddaughter,
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it's a foreign mirror
Bm
Bm
2

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Em
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Taken from the jungle by crime!
Verse 10
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A
A

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Stories on land, storms at sea
Em
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'tween 1892 and '93
E
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Em
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When grandad sailed for Mexico
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Em
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Verse 11
G
G

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When tables collapse
D
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And floors have filled
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D
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Em
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And the party's over, it's all over
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G

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Sea- dogs and rockers
D
D

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will dwell on doom
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D
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I've warped the stuff of ground
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What seems to be is not
G
G

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Behind closed eyes
D
D

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Realize your sight
Em
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Mine, granddaughter, proves a surprise

More light than sun

More dark than night then
D
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More a snare than lust
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Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • Em

  • A

  • Bm

    2

  • D

  • C

  • B

    2

  • Am

  • F#m

    2

  • E

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Magna Of Illusion by Blue Öyster Cult is A major.

The primary chords used in Magna Of Illusion are A, F#m, B, C#m, E, D.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like A, F#m, B, C#m, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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