Intro
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Verse
C G C
In a dusty old tent, 7 miles out of town
C G C
I set up my cards, and the wind knocks them down
Am C F
And I try for the people who want to believe...
C G C
In miracles, and magic, and life's mysteries
C G C
Now I was born early, I always feel late
C G C
I can never catch up to the promises I make
C G C
And my mama she cried when I ran away
C G C
And when her tears dried it was just another day.
F G
And I made my living pulling rabbits out of hats
C Am
Girls on white ponies and balancing acts
F
Now I have grown tired
G Am
No more tricks up my sleeve
C
And for my last number
G C
I think I’ll just leave
Verse
C C C
I once had a girl and I loved her a lot
C G C
She knew my mistakes and she sweetly forgot
Am C F
Well I tried hard to keep her, I wanted her here
C G C
But all good magicians make things disappear
F G
And I made my living pulling rabbits out of hats
C Am
Girls on white ponies and balancing acts
F
Now I have grown tired
G Am
No more tricks up my sleeve
C
And for my last number
G C
I think I’ll just leave
Refrain
F G C Am
And I put that smile on the face of young girls and boys wandered into this place
F G
The red velvet curtain hides all of my fears
Am D F G
And when the show is over they all reappear
Verse
C G C
Please, show me something, I want to believe
C G C
This life of illusion, it's myself I have deceived
Am C F
And a younger man's daydreams are quickly forgot
C G C
The tents all come down on a cold empty lot
F G
And I made my living pulling rabbits out of hats
C Am
Girls on white ponies and balancing acts
F
Now Time's made me tired,
G Am
Took the tricks from my sleeve
C
And for my last number
G C
I think I’ll just leave