For My Last Number

Intro C Cadd9 C C 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. [Refrão] 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 [Refrão] 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 [Refrão] 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