[Chords]/Lyrics


The Magician's Birthday



  1. Sunrise
  2. Spider Woman
  3. Blind Eye
  4. Echoes In The Dark
  5. Rain
  6. Sweet Lorainne
  7. Tales
  8. The Magician's Birthday
  9. Silver White Man (bonus track on the remastered release - instrumental version of David Byron's song played by the band)
  10. Crystal Ball (previously un-released bonus track on the remastered release)


  1. Sunrise (Hensley)

    |Am - - - |- - - - |- - - -|Am7 - - -|Am7(add 9) - - -| - - - -|
    |Am - - -|Em - - -|Am - - -|Em - - -|Am - - -|- - - -|

    [Am]Sunrise and the [F]new day's [G]breakin' [Am]through
    The [Am]morning of [F]another [G]day without [Am]you
    And [C]as the [D]hours roll [Am]by
    No one's [C]there to [D]see me [Am]cry...... 'cept the [Em7]sunrise...
    The sunrise and [Am]you...

    |Em - - -|Am - - -|Em - - -|Am - - -|- - - -|

    [Am]Tired eyes [F]drift a[G]cross the [Am]shore
    [Am]Looking for [F]love [G]and nothing [Am]more
    But [C]as the [D]sea rolls [Am]by
    No-one's [C]there to [D]see me [Am]cry... except the [Em7]sunrise...
    The sunrise and [Am]you...

    [C]Sun-[G]rise.... [F]bless my [C]eyes
    [C]Catch my [G]soul - [F]make me [Em]whole a[Am]gain

    [Am]Sunrise.. [F]new day.. [G]hear my [Am]song
    I'm [Am]tired of [F]fightin' and [G]foolin' [Am]around
    But from [C]now till [D]who knows [Am]when
    My [C]sword will [D]be my [Am]friend
    And I'll [Em7]love you... love ya'... for all of my [Am]time

    [C]Sun-[G]rise.... [F]bless my [C]eyes
    [C]Catch my [G]soul - [F]make me [Em]whole a[Am]gain
    [C]Sun-[G]rise.... [F]bless my [C]eyes
    [C]Catch my [G]soul - [F]make me [Em]whole a[Am]gain
    [C]Sun-[G]rise.... [F]bless my [C]eyes
    [C]Catch my [G]soul - [F]make me [Em]whole again... [Am7]Sunrise


  2. Spider Woman (Box/Byron/Kerslake/Thain)

    || E7+9 - - - | - D A - | E7+9 - - - | - D A - || (2x)

    [E]I had a Spider Woman and she was so good
    She chained me [D]in her web so [A]tight
    I lost the [D]freedom of release that [A]night
    So I stayed right [E7+9]by her |E7+9 D A - | E7+9 - - - | - D A - |

    [E]I dreamt I saw a blind man who was singing a song
    About a [D]guy who couldn't take no [A]more
    And the [D]meaning of the words he [A]swore
    Told me go [E7+9]find her..... yeah |E7+9 D A - | E7+9 - - - | - D A - |

    She was a [E]Spi[G]der [A]Woman [D - A -] but she was [E]good [G]to [A]me [D A - -]
    [E]Spi[G]der [A]Woman [D - A -] but she was [E]good [G]to [A]me [D A - -]

    She went [G#]down___[G]___[F#]
    |F - - -|E - - -|F - - -|E - - -|F - - -|G - - -|A - - -|- - - -|
    |F - - -|E - - -|F - - -|E - - -|F - - -|G - - -|
    || E7+9 - - - | - D A - | E7+9 - - - | - D A - || (2x)

    [E]I told her 'bout my vision but she laughed in my face
    So I [D]told her go and walk in the [A]street
    But by the [D]time she got past my [A]feet
    I lost con[E7+9]trol..|E7+9 D A - | E7+9 - - - | - D A - |

    She was a [E]Spi[G]der [A]Woman [D - A -] but she was [E]good [G]to [A]me[D A - -]
    [E]Spi[G]der [A]Woman [D - A -] but she was [E]good [G]to [A]me [D A - -]
    [E]Spi[G]der [A]Woman [D - A -] but she was [E]good [G]to [A]me[D A - -]
    [E]Spi[G]der [A]Woman [D - A -] but she was [E]good [G]to [A]me [D A - -]

    (fade w/effects)


  3. Blind Eye (Hensley)

    |Am---|G---|F---|G---|Am---|G---|F---|G---|Am-drums-|--drums-|
    |Am---|G---|Am---|D---|Am---|G---|Am-E-|Am-E-|Am-E-|Am---|----|

    [Am]Stranger than the sunrise.... Darker than the night
    [Am]Fier[D]cer than a [Am]Rainstorm
    [G]This is man's [Am]delight...[G]This is man's [Am]delight

    [Am]Weaker than a moment.... and Hot as any fire
    [Am]Blind[D]er than the [Am]blind eye
    [G]This is man's [Am]desire...[G]This is man's [Am]desire

    [A]I ran to a place in the [B]open sea
    Where I [D]pledged my life to the [G]sun
    It was [A]good for a while, I could [B]laugh, I could smile
    But when I [D]woke up one day....[E]the sun... had [Am]gone

    ||Am---|G---|Am---|D---|Am---|G---|Am-E-|Am-E-|Am-E-|Am---|----|| (2x)

    [A]I ran to a place in the [B]open sea
    Where I [D]pledged my whole life to the [G]sun
    It was [A]good for a while, I could [B]laugh, I could smile
    But when I [D]woke up one day....[E]the sun
    Had [Am]gone.. had gone.. had gone.. had gone... had gone

    [Am]So what of my meaning.... What am I trying to say
    [Am]What [D]of my [Am]caution
    I am a [G]man... any[Am]way....I am a [G]man... any[Am]way
    I am a [G]man... any[Am]way... I am a [G]man... any[Am]way
    I am a [G]man... any[Am]way... I am a [G]man... any[Am]way

    |Am---|G---|Am---|G---|Am---|G---|Am---|G---|....


  4. Echoes In The Dark (Hensley)

    || Em - Em/D - | Em/C - Em/Bb || (4x)
    |Em - - -|Am - - -|B - - -|Em - - -|Em - - -|Am - - -|B - - -|Em - - -|- - - -|

    [Em]I have heard the echoes in the [F]dark
    [Em]Dim and distant voices of the [F]past
    [G]And I've seen so [F#m]far into the night
    And [F]lingered in the [Em]land of no [Am]light

    |Em - - -|Am - - -|B - - -|Em - - -|Em - - -|Am - - -|B - - -|Em - - -|- - - -|

    [Em]Far beyond the shrouded hours of [F]dawn
    [Em]Through the mist of daybreak I was [F]born
    [G]But the day was [F#m]clouded still by night
    [F]Leaving me in the [Em]land of no [A]light

    [D]Though I'd love to... [F#m]say hello to you
    [D7]You might have to wait a while to [G]say goodbye
    [Gm]For it must end as it [D]began... and [Gm]then... start [D]again___[B]

    |Em - - -|Am - - -|B - - -|Em - - -|Em - - -|Am - - -|B - - -|Em - - -|- - - -|

    The [Em]day of darkness comes to ev'ry [F]man
    And [Em]lingers while he reaches out his [F]hand
    [G]And he can not know [F#m]how it will end
    [F]Till he finds out [Em]if he has a [A]friend
    A [D]friend___ |F - G -|Bb - C -|D - - -|
    A [F]friend___[G] [Bb]Friend [C]Friend_[D]____


  5. Rain (Hensley)

    |C - - -|Em7 - - -|F - - -|Am - - -|C - - -|Em7 - - -|F - - -|Am - - G|
    |F - - -|G - - -|C - - -|Am - - -|G - - -|- - - -|Fm7 - - -|C - - -|- - - -|

    [C]It's raining [Em7]outside... [F]but that's not [Am]unusual
    [C]But the way that I'm [Em7]feeling... [F]is becoming [Am]usual[G]
    [F]I guess you could [G]say
    The [C]clouds are moving [Am]away
    [G]Away from your days
    And [Fm7]into [C]mine

    |C - - -|- - - -|Bb- - -|- - - -|Ab - - -|- - - -|C - - -|- - - -|

    [C]Now it's raining [Em7]inside..... [F]and that's a [Am]shame
    [C]And it's getting to [Em7]me... [F]a happy [Am]man[G]
    [F]Why should you [G]want to
    [C]Waste all my [Am]time
    [G]The world is yours
    But [Fm7]I'm [C]mine

    [C]Rain rain [F/C]rain... [G]in my [C]tears
    [C]Measuring [F/C]carefully... [G]my [C]years
    [C]Shame shame [F/C]shame... [G]in my [Em7]mind
    [Eb]See what you've [Dm]done to my [C]life

    [C]Rain rain [F/C]rain... [G]in my [C]tears
    [C]Measuring [F/C]carefully... [G]my [C]years
    [C]Shame shame [F/C]shame... [G]in my [Em7]mind
    [Eb]See what you've [Dm]done to my [C]life
    [Eb]See what you've [Dm]done to my [C]life


  6. Sweet Lorraine (Box/Byron/Thain)

    |Asus4 - A -|Asus2 - A -|Asus4 - A -|F - G -|
    |Asus4 - A -|Asus2 - A -|Asus4 - A -|F - G -|A7+9 - - -|

    [Am]Would you like to take this magic [Dm]potion with me
    [Am]On a trip to a cosmic playground [Dm]far beyond
    She [A]understands, she's [G]been be[D]fore
    It's [A]in her hands to [G]find the [D]door

    [G]Sweet [D]Lorraine let the [A]party carry [D]on
    [G]You and [D]I will swim the [A]sea
    [G]Sweet [D]Lorraine let the [A]party carry [D]on
    [G]You and [D]I can feel the [A]breeze

    |Asus4 - A -|Asus2 - A -|Asus4 - A -|F - G -|
    |Asus4 - A -|Asus2 - A -|Asus4 - A -|F - G -|A7+9 - - -|

    [Am]There's no time, no wealth [Dm]only I surround you
    The [Am]fortune of this guide is [Dm]simply sincerity
    She [A]understands, she's [G]been be[D]fore
    It's [A]in her hands to [G]find the [D]door

    [G]Sweet [D]Lorraine let the [A]party carry [D]on
    [G]You and [D]I will swim the [A]sea
    [G]Sweet [D]Lorraine let the [A]party carry [D]on
    [G]You and [D]I can feel the [A]breeze

    ||Dm - - -|Em - - -|Dm - - -|Em - - -|| (5x)

    [G]Sweet [D]Lorraine let the [A]party carry [D]on
    [G]You and [D]I will swim the [A]sea
    [G]Sweet [D]Lorraine let the [A]party carry [D]on
    [G]You and [D]I can feel the [A]breeze (repeat)

    |Asus4 - A -|G - D -|Asus4 - A -|G - D -|

    [Asus4]Sweet [A]Lorraine.... [G - D -]
    [Asus4]Sweet [A]Lorraine.... [G - D -]
    [Asus4]Sweet [A]Lorraine.... [G - D -] (repeat)


  7. Tales (Hensley)

    |Am - - (Em G)|Am - - (Em G)|Am - -(Em G)|Am - -(Em G)|

    [Am]We told our tales as we sat under morning's [Em]slee[G]py [Am]skies
    |Am - - (Em G)|Am - - (Em G)|
    [Am]With all the colours of the sunrise shining [Em]in [G]our [Am]eyes
    |Am - - (Em G)|Am - - (Em G)|
    [F]One then another with a story of yesterday's [Am]lives
    |Am - - (Em G)|Am - - (Em G)|
    [F]Or of a lover who had gone in a moment of [Am]strife
    |Am - - (Em G)|Am - - (Em G)|

    |Am - - (Em G)|Am - - (Em G)|Am - -(Em G)|Am - -(Em G)|

    [Am]No thought of sleep ever dwells upon the [Em]wise [G]man's [Am]mind
    |Am - - (Em G)|Am - - (Em G)|
    [Am]Some task or audience stealing every moment [Em]of [G]his [Am]time
    |Am - - (Em G)|Am - - (Em G)|
    [F]Thus we have learned to live while mortal men stand waiting to [Am]die
    |Am - - (Em G)|Am - - (Em G)|
    [F]How can we do what must be done in just one short [Am]life
    |Am - - (Em G)|Am - - (Em G)|

    [Cm]And if you ask, then you must [Ab]know
    [Ab]If you still doubt, you should be [F7]told
    [F7]It was not we that made it [Ab]so it was by those who went [Am]before
    |Am - - (Em G)|Am - - (Em G)|

    [Am]And there you sit, [Em]tomo[G]rrow's [Am]child
    [Am]So full of love, so [Em]full [G]of [Am]life
    [Am]But you must rise to [Em]meet [G]the [Am]day
    [Am]Lest you become [Em]ano[G]ther [Am]tale

    [Am]And there you sit, [Em]tomo[G]rrow's [Am]child
    [Am]So full of love, so [Em]full [G]of [Am]life
    [Am]But you must rise to [Em]meet [G]the [Am]day
    [Am]Lest you become [Em]ano[G]ther [Am]tale__[G]__[D7/F#]

    Another [Am]Tale_[G]_[D7/F#]_ Another [Am]Tale__[G]__[D7/F#]_
    Another [Am]Tale_[G]__[D7/F#]_____
    ||Am - - -|G - - -|D7/F# - - -|- - - -|| (2x)


  8. The Magician's Birthday (Hensley/Box/Kerslake)

    |D - - -|- - - -|- - - -|....
    ||D - - -|C - G/B -|D - - -|C - G/B -|| (4x)

    [D]In the magic [C]garden [G/B]some were
    [D]Singing, some were [C]dancing [G/B]while
    The [D]midnight moon shone [C]brightly [G/B]over[D]head [C - G/B -]
    The [D]stars so gaily [C]glistened [G/B]down
    The [D]sphinx in silence [C]listened [G/B]to
    The [D]Magician tell of [C]lives that [G/B]he had [D]led [C - G/B -]

    [Dm]Let the [E7]bells of [Gm]freedom [D]ring
    [Dm]Songs of [E7]love to [Gm]Friday's [D]king

    [Em]Let's all [G]go to the [D]Magician's [Bm]Birthday
    [Em]It's in a [G]forest, but [D]not so [Bm]far away
    [Em]Much to [G]do and so [D]much to [Bm]say
    [B]While we listened to the [A]orchid [G]orchestra [Dm]play

    ||Dm7 - - -|E/D - - -|Eb/D - - -|D - - -|| (2x)

    Happy [Dm]birthday to [E7]you... happy [Eb]birthday to [D]you
    Happy [Dm]birthday to [E7]you... happy [Eb]birthday to [D]you
    Happy [Dm]birthday to [E7]Magician... happy [Eb]birthday to [D]you
    Happy [Dm]birthday to [E7]you... happy [Eb]birthday to [D]you
    Happy [Dm]birthday to [E7]you... happy [Eb]birthday to [D]you
    Happy [Dm]birthday to [E7]you... happy [Eb]birthday to [D]you

    ||D - - -|C - G/B -|D - - -|C - G/B -|| (3x)

    [D]Then at the dead of [C]midnight [G/B]as we
    [D]Watched the dancing [C]fire[G/B]light
    The [D]air grew cold and [C]seemed to [G/B]dull the [D]flame [C - G/B -]
    [D]The fire died, the [C]music [G/B]faded
    [D]Filled with fear of [C]death we [G/B]waited
    For [D]now we knew some [C]evil [G/B]was to [D]blame [C - G/B -]

    ||E---|(E)---|E---|(E)---|| (repeat...)
    (moment of glory for your lead guitarist)
    (play more lead guitar if you like)
    ||E---|(E)---|E---|(E)---|..........

    ||Dm - - -|Am - - -|Dm - - -|Am - - -|| (2x)

    I challenge [Dm]you, I challenge you [Am]all
    For all you [Dm]own and all you [Am]know
    And by [G]all the powers of [Am]darkness I will [Dm]steal what is [A]mine

    Surrender [Dm]now or face my [Am]spite
    I grant you [Dm]it may be [Am]Friday night
    But did you [G]know this day also [A]numbers thir[Dm]teen [A]

    [Dm]First I'll give you [G]fire
    I turn your [A]fire into a sleepy [Dm]stream
    Yes [Dm]now I give you [G]darkness
    From your [A]horror I'll create a [Dm]dream

    [Gm]You cannot fight me for I [A]have the sword of [Dm]hate
    [Gm]But one thing you [Dm]can't see, [Gm]my answer is [Dm]simply
    An [G]impenetrable [A]fortress
    Of [Dm]love_[G]_[Dm]_[A]__[Dm]love_[G]_[Dm]_[A]__[Dm] |A---|G---|B---|

    The [E]fear went as quickly as it [Am]came
    The [E]air was clear, the fire burned a[D]gain
    The [E]flames leapt, the [Am]organ played
    The [D]swans sang to [G]greet the day

    And [E]then we knew that [A]Love will find [Dm]love
    Will find [A]love will find [Dm]love will find [G]Love will find [Dm]Love
    Will find [A]love will find [Dm]love will find [G]Love will find [Dm]Love....

 

Kris Degruytere (lyrics), Arvid Arngrimson, Vladimir Tolpygo [chords], Jay Pearson (tracks)

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