Tone: [B]
[B]Yes, my[Ab7] love, oh w[Db7]e are magi[Gb7]cians, you and I [B]
And [Ab7]soon we'll se[Db7]e, the cl[Gb7]oud shapes in our eyes[B]
are [Ab7]blind, but fl[Db7]y, foreve[Gb7]r just the same,[B]
fore[Gb7]forever just the s[B]same
Verse:
[B]Oh you - you've been sle[Ab7]sleeping in the rough
a [Db7]travelling man took you by the hand, and s[Gb7]still I wonder
[B]Why girl - you've got a [Ab7]pocket full of snuff
a [Db7]meek and mild, ragtime child who [Gb7]sometimes wonders
Chorus:
[Dbm]Why, the crowds all s[Gb7]stare
Mrs Porters crying, [B]keep that kid away, from my[Ab7]my bear
[Dbm]I've got 10 bob on that o[Gb7]one, and ill not be having no
[B]mad assed kid, do me [Ab7]wrong
and [Dbm]suddenly the curtain fa[Gb7]falls
Verse:
[B]Oh it - it may well h[Ab7]hap' to be
That there's[Db7]there's magic wed, in ragged threads
That y[Gb7]you sleep under
[B]To find – there's an com[Ab7]comfort in melody
To a mild and [Db7]meek, ragtime chic
And [Gb7]still I wonder
Chorus:
[Dbm]Why, the crowds all s[Gb7]stare
Mrs Porters crying, [B]keep that kid away, fro[Ab7]from my bear
[Dbm]I've got 10 bob on that o[Gb7]one, and ill not be having no
[B]mad assed kid do [Ab7]me wrong
and [Dbm]suddenly, the curtain f[Gb7]falls
Bridge:
[Eb7]Mary's just a p[Abm]poor girl
Turned alabaster [E]call girl, with bruised and [Gb7]pale pins
[Eb7]Mary's still a p[Abm]poor girl, so through those gutters cr[E]crawl girl
Your secrets sleeping[Gb7]sleeping in
Chorus:
[Dbm]Why the crowds all st[Gb7]stare
Mrs Porters crying, [B]keep that kid away from m[Ab7]my bear
[Dbm]I've got 10 bob on that [Gb7]one, and I'll not be having no
[B]mad assed kid do me[Ab7]me wrong
and s[Dbm]suddenly, the curtain [Gb7]falls
Outro:
[B]Yes, my[Ab7] love, o[Db7]h we are mag[Gb7]icians, you and [B]I
And [Ab7]soon we'll se[Db7]e, the cl[Gb7]oud shapes in our eyes[B]
are [Ab7]blind, but fl[Db7]y, foreve[Gb7]r just the same,[B]
for[Gb7]forever just the s[B]same