Library Magic
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Intro: F#m
verse 1
F#m B7
Drawn to the sorta library magic
E A
Whispering through the dusty aisles
F#m
Watching all the thinkers read
B7
Trying to keep a grown man quiet's like
E
Pulling teeth on a winters eve
A
Cracks and poles and unfamiliar roads
F#m B7 E
I'm on this one to find out
verse 2
F#m B7
Veggie gas and brothers harass
E A
Can stay up here in the cloud of eyes
F#m B7
Listening to my every move
E
Just trying to survive
F#m B7 E
Self-imposed adventure that selfishness drives
F#m
I can barely keep my head above the blue
B7
Trying to keep it off me and you
[Refrão]
E C#m **
And I can see the sunshine's rays
A B7
Gleaming through the clear water
E C#m **
Telling me what happened before
A
This chapter's arrived
F#m B7 E
There will always be better days
F#m B7 E
There will always be better days
verse 3
F#m B7
Making music is what we do
E A
Trying to weave the patterns for me and you
F#m B7
Trying to make the grasses green
E
And the grown man cry
verse 4
F#m B7
With the knife is where I bleed
E
Tangled up in a funnel's wind
F#m
Trying to come out walking
B7
Understand it's beyond me talking
F#m
Trying to come out walking
B7
Understand it's beyond me talking
[Refrão]
E C#m **
And I can see the sunshine's rays
A B7
Gleaming through the clear water
E C#m **
Telling me what happened before
A
This chapter's arrived
F#m B7 E
There will always be better days
F#m B7 E
There will always be better days
Bridge
F#m
Being alone isn't lonely
B7
Sought after like a holiday
F#m
Being alone is my vacation
B7
Postcard dreams, a full-sized bed
Verse 5
F#m B7
Quit the band one too many times
E A
Serious enough to get a rise
F#m B7
Get up in the next morning
E
For another drive, that's a promise
F#m B7
The best advice we ever received
E
Is for you and me to stay here together
F#m B7
It's easier to begin and hard to end
F#m B7
I'm just glad to go through it all with you as a friend
[Refrão]
E C#m **
And I can see the sunshine's rays
A B7
Gleaming through the clear water
E C#m **
Telling me what happened before
A
This chapter's arrived
F#m B7 E
There will always be better days
F#m B7 E
There will always be better days
F#m B7 E
There will always be better days
How to play Library Magic
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F#m. 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.