Houdini
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[Verso 1]
D A Em B7
I wait at the table
D A Em B7
And hold hands with weeping strangers
D A Em B7
Wait for you to join the group
D A Em B7
The tambourine, jingle-jangle
D A Em B7
The medium roams and rambles
D A Em B7
Not taken in, I break the circle
C A
I want this man
Dm E
To go away now
G Bm A
With a kiss, I'd pass the key
G
And feel your tongue
Bm A
Teasing and receiving
G
With your spit
Bm Em
Still on my lip
Dm
You hit the water
( Gm Dm Dm Em )
( Em Dm Gm )
[Verso 2]
D A
Him and I in the room
Em7 B7
To prove you are with us too
D A Em7 B7
He's using code that only you and I know
D A Em7 B7
This is no trick of his, this is your magic
D A
I'd catch the queues, watching you
Em7 B7 D
Hoping you'd do something wrong
A Em7 B7
Everybody thinks you'll never make it
D F#m7 Em7
But every time you escape
Bm C
Rosabel, believe
A
Not even eternity
Dm E
Can hold Houdini! ("Rosabel, believe!")
G
Through the glass
Bm A
I'd watch you breathe
G
Bound and drowned
Bm A
And paler than you've ever been
G
With your life
Bm Em
The only thing in my mind
Em Dm
We pull you from the water (Houdini...)
( Gm Dm Dm Em )
( Em Dm Gm )
Final
Gm
You
Dm
And I
Em Dm
And Rosabel believe
How to play Houdini
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.