Magic — The Cars

Chords and lyrics for Magic by The Cars (key of A).

Intro

[A] [D] [E]
[A]Summer, [D] [E] it turns me upside [A]down, [D][E]
Summer, summer, [A]summer, [D] [E] it's like a merry go [A][D]round.[E]
[A]I see you [D]under the [E]midnight, [A]all [D]shackles and [E]bows.
[A]High [D]shoes with the [E]cleats a-clickin',
[A]A [D]tempermental [E]glow,
[A]Well, don’t [D]let me [E]go.

Pre-Chorus 1

Oh, got a [F#m]hold on you, got a [D]hold on you,
I got a [E]hold on you tonight.[F#m]
Oh, got a hold on you, got a [D]hold on you,
(Got a [E]hold on you.) That's right!

Chorus 1

[A]Oh, [D]oh, it’s [E]magic, [A]when [D]I’m with [E]you. (oh it's [A]magic)
Oh, [D]oh, it’s [E]magic, just a little magic, [A]you [D]know it’s true,[E]
I got a [F#m]hold on you. (strum "F#m" once only)
Oh, [A]twisted, [D] [E] under sideways [A][D]down,[E]
I know you’re getting [A]twisted, [D] [E] and you can’t calm [A][D]down.[E]
[A]I see you [D]under the [E]midnight, [A]love [D]darts in your [E]eyes.
[A]How [D]far can you [E]take it, [A]until you [D]realize,[E]
[A]There’s magic [D]in your [E]eyes.

Pre-Chorus 2

I got a [F#m]hold on you, got a [D]hold on you,
Got a [E]hold on you tonight.[F#m]
I got a hold on you, got a [D]hold on you,
(Got a [E]hold on you.) Yeah, Yeah!

Chorus 2

[A]Oh, [D]oh, it’s [E]magic, Oh, [A]oh, when [D]I’m with [E]you. (oh it's [A]magic)
Oh, [D]oh, it’s [E]magic, just a little bit, of [A]magic, [D]pulls me [E]through,
I got a [F#m]hold on you.[E]

Instrumental

(guitar solo over Intro)

Pre-Chorus 3

I got a [F#m]hold on you, I got a [D]hold on you,
(Got a [E]hold on you.) That's right! It's Magic!

Chorus 3

[A]Oh, [D]oh, it’s [E]magic, Oh, oh, it’s [A]magic, when [D]I’m with you. [E] (oh it's magic)
[A]Oh, [D]oh, it’s [E]magic, just a little magic, [A]inside [D]of [E]you. (oh it's magic)
[A]Oh, [D]oh, it’s [E]magic, just a little bit of [A]magic, it’s [E]true (oh it's magic)
[A]Oh, [D]oh, it’s [E]magic, you know your [A]magic, pulls me [E]through. (fade)
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