Prestidigitation chords by Stephen Schwartz
Verse 1
Am
C
He lived upstairs from me,
Eaug
on the fifth floor
Bb
Of a walk -up on MacDougall Street,
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Am
above a bar
C
His name was Mario,
Fm
Eaug
and in his prime
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Bbaug
He ran a traveling magic show,
Bb
Am
he was the star
A
F
He talked of death and chess,
G
and of the times
Em
He toured the nation,
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G
Am
displaying powers only
C
He wore a purple robe with
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C
rhinestone moon s
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Bbaug
Embroidered round a silver globe
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Am
He owned three cats
C
His room was full of screens
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and gypsy scarves
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And dusty yellow magazines
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Am
And old silk hats
F
I'd bring him cigarettes
G
And share my wine
Em
And conversation
He paid me back with tricks
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A child could guess
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G
He called them feat s of press
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Dedication
La, la, la, la, la
G
Dm
Am
G
Am
La, la, la, la, la
C
And then one night last fall,
Eaug
I came home late
Bb
Bbaug
And two men jumped me in the hall
Bb
Am
They smelled of gin
C
One held me like a vice
Eaug
One pulled the knife
Bbaug
And giggled as he took a slice
Am
Out of my chin
A
F
He pressed it to my throat
G
And I never knew
Em
Such desperation
Bb
Just like a sinking ship that's in distress
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G
With no one to S .O
Am
.S. and no salvation
C
When all so suddenly
Eaug
Fm
we heard the roar
Eaug
Bb
Of a beast with fur like
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Bb
Am
ebony and razor claws
C
It dropped those men like stones,
Eaug
and the air was filled with the sound
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Bbaug
of screams and breaking bones,
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Am
in brutal jaws.
F
And then it disappeared
G
Em
into the night of its creation,
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leaving behind a grim and bloody mess.
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G
To please the most
Am
grotesque imagination
G
La la la la la, la la la la la
Dm
Am
La la la la la la la la la
G
Am
La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la
C
Eaug
And why I'll never know, but right away
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Bbaug
Am
I ran upstairs to Mario to tell my tale.
C
He lay there on the bed,
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the room was dark,
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Bbaug
but I could see that he was dead.
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Am
He looked so frail.
F
And on his withered face
G
Em
there was a smile of such elation,
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Not even death could deal his happiness
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G
At one last great beat of
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press
Am
Digitation
G
La la la la la, la la la la la la
Dm
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La la la la la, la la la la la
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La la la la la, la la la la la la
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G
Dm
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La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
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la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, you
Prestidigitation
Stephen Schwartz
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