Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Difficulty: Novice
Author's note - The short recurring riff through the song (begins ahead of the beat).
- This is the solo Marc Bolan version, not the one from
the "T. Rex" album - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Nd94dQDFBQ
e|---|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|---|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|---|-----------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|---|-----------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-0-|-----0---0---2-0-|-----0---0---2-0-|
E MajorE|---|-----------3-----|-----------3-----|
Intro:
C majorC
Verse 1:
C majorC
Walking in the woods one day
A augmentedA
I met a man who said that he was magic
A augmentedA
Wonderful things he said, pointed hat upon his head
C majorC
He knew why people laughed and cried
A augmentedA
And why they lived and why they die
Verse 2:
C majorC
Shadows followed him around
A augmentedA
He walked the woods without a single sound
A augmentedA
Golden eagles at his door, cats and bats played on the floor
C majorC
Silver sunlight in his eyes
A augmentedA
He charms his magic from the Eastern sky
Verse 3:
C majorC
Walking in the woods one day
A augmentedA
I met a man who said that he was magic
A augmentedA
Wonderful things he said, pointed hat upon his head
C majorC
Scarlets flashing in his eyes
A augmentedA
The wizard turned and melted in the sky
Outro:
C majorC A augmentedA