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Could It Be Magic by Barry Manilow

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Could It Be Magic by Barry Manilow with Chopin Prelude

I took from 4 or 5 different sources, took the best parts, modified some other parts, and put them together
into what's below. I don't know if all of the chord names are correct, but should be close.

What's been interesting is discovering the many different ways of playing the same chords. The Prelude
& Postlude were based on Chopin's Opus 28, No. 20.


[PRELUDE]

     Cm      Fm      G       Cm      Ab      Db      Eb      Ab      G/B     C/Bb    Abmaj7  C/G
e:---3-------4-------3-----------|-------------------------------|-------------------3----1--0---|
B:---4-------6-------3----6--4---|---4-------6-------4-----------|---3-------5-------1-------1---|
G:---5-------5-------4-------5---|---5-------6-------3----6--5---|---0-------5-------0-------0---|
D:---5-------3---------------5---|---6-------6-------5-------6---|---0-------5-------1-----------|
A:---3-----------------------3---|-----------4-------6-------6---|---2---------------------------|
E:-------------------3-----------|---4-----------------------4---|-----------6---------------3---|


     D/F#    G       D13     G       Cm       Ab       Abdim7   Gm       Am7     D-5      G       G
e:-----------3-------7----5--3---|---11-------11-------10-------10---|---8-------10-------7----5--3---|
B:---3-------3-------7-------3---|----8--------9--------9--------8---|---8--------7-------8-------3---|
G:---2-------4-------5-------4---|-------------8-------------10------|--------------------7-------4---|
D:---0---------------7-----------|---10-------10--------9--------8---|---7--------6-------5-----------|
A:-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E:---2-------3---------------3---|-----------------------------------|----------------------------3---|

Cm      Fm        G        Cm       Ab      Db      G7#5    Cm
e:---8------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B:---8--------9--------8------------|---4-------6-------4----3------|
G:---5-------10--------7----10--8---|---5-------6-------4-------6---|
D:-----------10--------9-------10---|---6-------6-------3-------6---|
A:---6--------8-------10-------10---|-----------4---------------4---|
E:------------------------------8---|---4---------------3-----------|


   Cm | Cm 


[VERSE 1]

Csus4 C      D        Ebmaj7         Dm7
      Spirit move me, every time I'm near you

Ebmaj7          Dm7           Gsus4 G G/F
Whirling like a cyclone in my mind

Csus4 C       D      Ebmaj7      Dm7
      Sweet Melissa, angel of my lifetime.

Ebmaj7        Dm7           Gsus4 G
Answer to all answers I can find


Csus4      Ebmaj7       Gsus4
EADGBe     EADGBe       EADGBe
x3556x     xx1333       355533



[CHORUS]

G/F               Cm    Ab
Baby, I love you, come, come

G            Gb6
Come into my arms

Am7             D7/Ab     G
Let me know the wonder of all of you

     G/F   G/Eb   G/D
And, baby, I want you,

Cm   Ab   G               Gb6
now, now, Now and hold on fast

Am7               D7/Ab    G
Could this be the magic at last?


G/F         Cm          Ab          G           Gb6         D7/Ab
EADGBe      EADGBe      EADGBe      EADGBe      EADGBe      EADGBe
120003      x3554x      x3654x      x2543x      x1303x      4x453x

G/Eb        G/D
EADGBe      EADGBe
xx1003      xx0003



[INTERLUDE]

G/F  |  C/E  |  Ebmaj7
Am7  |  Am7  |  Em7  |  Em7
Am7  |  Am7  |  Em7  |  Em7
Bm7  |  Bm7  |  Gbm7 |  Gbm7
Bm7  |  Bm7  |  Em7  |  Em7
Dm7  |  Dm7  |  Am7  |  Am7
F/G  |  F/G  |  F/G  |  F/G


On some of the shorter versions, the INTERLUDE is

G/F  |  C/E  |  Ebmaj7
Am7  |  Am7  |  Em7  |  Em7
Am7  |  Am7  |  Em7  |  Em7
F/G  |  F/G  |  F/G  |  F/G


[VERSE 2]

Csus4  | C   | D     | Ebmaj7 | Dm7
Ebmaj7 | Dm7 | Gsus4 | G      | G/F
Csus4  | C   | D     | Ebmaj7 | Dm7
Ebmaj7 | Dm7 | Gsus4 | G



[CHORUS]

G/F | Cm    | Ab
G   | Gb6
Am7 | D7/Ab | G
G/F | G/Eb  | G/D
Cm  | Ab    | G   | Gb6
Am7 | D7/Ab | G

[CHORUS 2] REPEAT 5 TIMES TOTAL

G/F  | G/Eb  | G/D
Cm   | Ab    | G   | Gb6
Am7  | D7/Ab | G
G/F  | G/Eb  | G/D
Cm   | Ab    | G   | Gb6
Am7  | D7/Ab | G

On the fifth time around, play the last G as follow, then move into the postlude

     G
e:---------------|
B:---0-----------|
G:---0----2--0---|
D:---0-------0---|
A:---x-------2---|
E:---3-------3---|


[POSTLUDE]

     Cm      Fm      G       Cm      Ab      Db      G7#5    Cm       Cm
e:-------------------------------|-------------------------------|----8-------------||
B:---1---------------------------|-------------------4----3------|----8-------------||
G:---0-------1-------0-----------|-------------------4-------5---|----8-------------||
D:---1-------3-------0----3--1---|---1-------3-------3-------5---|---10-------------||
A:---3-------3-------2-------3---|---3-------4---------------3---|---10-------------||
E:-----------1-------3-------3---|---4-------1-------3-----------|----8-------------||