For My Next Trick I'll Need A Volunteer Chords

KeyEm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays576

For My Next Trick I'll Need A Volunteer by Warren Zevon is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, G, C, D, Em7, Am, Bm and Am7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			For My Next Trick I’ll Need a Volunteer      Warren Zevon  

Capo first fret  

(Em)(G)(C)(G)(D)(G)(G) 

(Em)(G)(C)(G)(D) 

(G)I can (Em)saw a (C)woman in (G)two, 

But you (Em)won’t want to (G)look in the (D)box when I´m (G)through. 

I can make love(Em) (C)disap(G)pear, 

For my (Em)next (G)trick (C)I’ll (G)need a (D)volun(G)teer. 

(Em)(G)(C)(G)(D)  

I can (G)pull the rabbit(Em) (C)out of a (G)hat, 

I can (Em)pull it out,(G) but I (D)can’t put it (G)back. 

I can make love(Em) (C)disap(G)pear, 

For my (Em)next (G)trick (C)I’ll (G)need a (C)volunteer. 

(D)Step right up, for my (Em)next (G)trick (C)I’ll (G)need a (D)volun(G)teer. 

For my (Em)next (G)trick (C)I’ll (G)need a (C)volunteer. 

(D)Step right up, for my (Em)next (G)trick (C)I’ll (G)need a (D)volun(G)teer.  

It’s (Em)lonely up here when the (D)tricks have been played 

And the (Em7)spotlight has (Em)faded and the (Am)plans that we made 

Have (Em)fallen apart. 

It’s (Bm)lonely as hell, 

And there’s (Em)no magic (C)spell 

For a (Am7)broken (D)heart.  

(G)Put me in chains(Em) and (C)I will es(G)cape, 

Better (Em)not wait (G)up ’ cause I (D)might be (G)late. 

I can make love(Em), aw, (C)disap(G)pear, 

For my (Em)next (G)trick (C)I’ll (G)need a (D)volun(G)teer. 

(Em)  (C)  (G)  (Em)  (G)  (D)  (G) 

(Em)  (C)  (G) (Em)(G)(C)(G)(D) (G) 

(Em)(G)(C) (D)  

Well, it’s (Em)lonely up here when the (D)tricks have been played 

And the (Em7)spotlight has (Em)faded and the (Am)plans that we made 

Have (Em)fallen apart. 

It’s (Bm)lonely as hell, 

And there’s (Em)no magic (C)spell 

For a (Am7)broken (D)heart.  

(G)I can (Em)saw a (C)woman in (G)two, 

But you (Em)won’t want to (G)look in the (D)box when I´m (G)through. 

I can make love(Em) (C)disap(G)pear, 

For my (Em)next (G)trick (C)I’ll (G)need a (C)volunteer. 

(D)Step right up, for my (Em)next (G)trick (C)I’ll (G)need a (D)volun(G)teer. 

For my (Em)next (G)trick (C)I’ll (G)need a (C)volunteer. 

(D)Step right up, for my (Em)next (G)trick (C)I’ll (G)need a (D)volun(G)teer. 

(Em)(G)(C)(G)(C) (D)  (Em)(G)(C)(G)(D) 

(Em)(G)(C)(G)(C) (D)  (Em)(G)(C)(G)(D) (G)  

© Warren Zevon, All Rights Reserved 
    	

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