Im No Magician

    Dm       F        C        G
                 Dm       F        
C        G
1@E$||---1----|---5----|---0----|--------|     1@E$||---1----|---5----|---0----|--------|
|--------|
2@G$||--3-----|--1-----|--------|---3----|     2@G$||--3-----|--------|--------|---3----|
|---3----|
3@B$||-2------|-2------|--0-----|--0-----|     3@B$||-2------|--5-----|--0-----|--0-----|
|--0-----|
4@D$||0-------|--------|-2------|-0------|     4@D$||0-------|-7------|-2------|-0------|
|-0------|
5@A$||--------|3-------|3-------|--------|     5@A$||--------|8-----0-|3-------|--------|
|--------|
6@E$||--------|--------|--------|3-------|     6@E$||--------|--------|--------|3-------|

|3-------|

  Riff Q Tips 1:  I find Option 1 
easier on an acoustic, so the hand 
is in place to play the C
              2:  More comfortable 
if you feel like repositioning your 
hand and barring (electric)

Backup Riffs and 
Outro------------------------------------------------------------------------------

BU-Riff R (Backup / Fill)     
BU-Riff S (Backup)       Outro Riff
                                    
                       Dm       F 
       C        G
1E||-5(3)-----|               
1E||-5(3)-----|          
1E||------1-|------5-|------0-|------3-|
2G||----5(3)--|               
2G||----5(3)--|          
2G||-3---3--|-1---1--|-1---1--|-0---3--|
3B||----------|               
3B||------5(2)|          
3B||----2---|----2---|----0---|----0---|
4D||----------|               
4D||----------|          
4D||0--0----|--------|--------|--------|
5A||5---------|               
5A||5---------|          
5A||--------|3--3----|3--3----|--------|
6E||----------|               

6E||----------|          

6E||--------|--------|--------|3--3----|

  Riff R Tips 1:  () in Riffs above 
means pull-off
                  () below in the 
SONG section means its optional 
backup/filler, or optional singing 
notes

              2:  You'll hear these 
Riffs played quietly in the first 
verse and during the 2nd build.
                  If you have fast 
hands, you might be able to pull it 
off - OR you've got backup

  Outro Riff:     Not perfect, 
passable rendition


CHORDS____________________________________________________________________________________________________

  On the Chorus and Drop, I think 
the following chord progressions are
 all viable.

  T: Dm - F  - C - G       OR       
U: Dm - Am - F - G       OR       V:
 Dm - F - Am - G

  My preferences are:  Chorus 
(V-V-V-V); Drop (V-T-V-T)

  General Note 1) The chorus in the 
official version is sung over bass 
notes.
                  I treat more like 
a bridge here and suggest a 
strumming pattern.
                  I suggest keeping 
Drop to 2x unless you can sing the 
high notes on the 2nd round, then 4x
 ok

SONG______________________________________________________________________________________________________

[Intro]                             
                                
ARPEGG RIFF Q
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Dm    F       C    G
  Ahh-Ahhh Ah-Ahhh Oooohhhh


[Verse 1]                           
                                
ARPEGG RIFF Q
    Dm
You brought out the Fender          
                                    
                   (SN: You => I)
       F
Try to make us(a) better
          C                   G
By playing our favorite melodyyy
   Dm
We know we both messed up
    F
But this fight won't let up, oh
C                  G
Same record on repeeat


[Pre-Chorus]                        
                                
ARPEGG RIFF Q
Dm               F               
Tell me boy, are we in different 
      C       G
conversations alone? Oh-oh-oh       
                      (SN: boy => 
girl)
Dm           F            
Tell me boy, what do we keep 
   C        G
fighting for? Well, you know        
                          (SN: boy 
=> girl)


[Chorus] x 2                        
                                
BUILD STRUM X          (Riff R)
Dm                      F
 I’m no magician, can't find it if 
it's missin
    Am                  G
The universe is talkin, we should 
listen
Dm                      F
 I hear it's a sin sayin it only 
hurts more
Am                   G
 The longer that you wait-wait to 
let it go


[Drop] x 2                          
                                
STRUM Y-Y-Y-Y to Y-Y-Y-Z (Original 
is x4)
Dm    F        Am/C      G
  Ahh-Ahhh  Ah-Ahhh      Oooh       
                                SN: 
Like Intro but louder (get creative)


[Verse 2]                           
                                
ARPEGG RIFF Q
Dm
You make a nice dinner
         F
Thinking that it'll save us
   C                         G
But too much has happened heeere
Dm
Words can't be replaced
    F
And scars can't be erased
  C                         G
Oh, am I not making this cleear?


[Pre-Chorus]                        
                                
PLUCK
Dm               F               
Tell me boy, are we in different 
      Am/C      G
conversations alone? Oh-oh-oh       
                     (BU-RIFF S per 
line)
Dm           F               
Tell me boy, what do we keep 
Am/C     G
fighting for? Well, you know        
                         (SN: boy =>
 girl)


[Chorus]                            
                                
STRUM X   (ALTERNATE BU-RIFF R/S per
 line)
Dm                      F
 I’m no magician, can't find it if 
it's missin
    Am                  G
The universe is talkin, we should 
listen
Dm                      F
 I hear it's a sin sayin it only 
hurts more
Am                   G
 The longer that you wait-wait to 
let it go
Dm                 F
 Going in circles 'til we're turning
 purple
Am                  G
Which one of us can be more hurtful
Dm                     F
 I hear it's a sin sayin it only 
hurts more
Am                   G
 The longer that you wait-wait to 
let it go


[Drop] x 2 / x 4                    
                                
STRUM Y-Y-Y-Y to Y-Y-Y-Z (Original 
is x4)
Dm    F        Am/C      G
  Ahh-Ahhh  Ah-Ahhh      Oooh       
                                SN: 
Like Intro but louder (get creative)


[Other]                             
                                
OUTRO RIFF
Dm      F       C        G
  La Da-Da-Daaa   Hey-ey-heeey