Intro
G C Am D7 G
Yes my love oh we are magicians you and I
C Am D7 G
And soon we'll see the cloud shapes in our eyes
C Am D7 G
are blind but fly forever just the same
C G
Verse
G Em
Oh you - you've been sleeping in the rough
A7 D7
a travelling man took you by the hand and i still wonder
G Em
Why girl - you've got a pocket full of snuff
A7 D7
a meek and mild ragtime child who sometimes wonders
C D7
Why the crowds all stare
G Em
Mrs Porters crying keep that kid away from my bear
C D7
ive got 10 bob on that one and ill not be having no
G Em
mad assed kid do me wrong
C D7
and suddenly the curtain falls
Verse:
G Em
Oh it -- it may well hap' to be
A7
That there's magic wed in ragged threads
D7
That you sleep under
G Em
To find – theres an comfort in melody
A7
To a mild and meek ragtime chic
D7
And i still wonder
C D7
Why the crowds all stare
G Em
Mrs Porters crying keep that kid away from my bear
C D7
ive got 10 bob on that one and ill not be having no
G Em
mad assed kid do me wrong
C D7
and suddenly the curtain falls
Bridge:
B7 Em
Marys just a poor girl
C D7
Turned alabaster call girl with bruised and pale pins
B7 Em C
Marys still a poor girl so through those gutters crawl girl
D7
Your secrets sleeping in
C D7
Why the crowds all stare
G Em
Mrs Porters crying keep that kid away from my bear
C D7
ive got 10 bob on that one and ill not be having no
G Em
mad assed kid do me wrong
C D7
and suddenly the curtain falls
intro/outro
G C Am D7 G
Yes my love oh we are magicians you and I
C Am D7 G
And soon we'll see the cloud shapes in our eyes
C Am D7 G
are blind but fly forever just the same