(G5)Cold late night so long a go, when I was not so strong, you know, a (F6/9)pret ty man came to me.

Nev er seen eyes so blue.

You know, I (G5)could not run a way.

It seemed we’d seen each oth er in a dream.

(F6/9)Seemed Ma ma like says he knew me.

He grow ing looked right through hur me.

(F)“Come on home, girl,” he Ma ma said with a smile.

“Too (Bb)“You don’t have (F)to love me yet.

Let’s (G5)girl get high a while.

But (F)try to un der stand.

Try to un der stand.

(Bb)Try, try, try to un der (C)stand:

I’m a mag ic (G5)man.” Ma ma.

(G5)Win ter nights we sang in tune, when played in side the months of moon: a (F6/9)“Nev er think of nev er.

Let the spell last for ev You er.” Well, (G5)sum mer lov er passed to fall, we’d tried to re al ize it all.

(F6/9)Seemed Ma ma like says she’s wor ried: He grow ing up in a hur ry.

(F)“Come on home, girl,” he Ma ma cried on the phone.

“Too (Bb)soon to lose (F)my ba by yet.

My (G5)girl should be at home.” But (F)try to un der stand.

Try to un der stand.

(Bb)Try, try, try to un der (C)stand:

he’s a mag ic (G5)man, Ma ma.

(Bb)“Come on (F)home, girl,” he said with a smile.

“I (Bb)cast my spell of (F)love on you: a (G5)wom an from a child.” But (F)try to un der stand.

Try to un der stand.

(Eb)Oh!

Oh!

(F)Try,

try to un der stand.

(Bb)Try, try, try to un der (C)stand:

he’s a mag

ic man.

Ooh,

he (F5)got the mag ic (G5)hands.

(Bb)“Come on (F)home, girl,” he said with a smile.

(Bb)“You don’t have (F)to love me yet.

Let’s get high a while.” But (F)try to un der stand.

Try to un der stand.

(Bb)Try, try, try to un der (C)stand:

he’s a mag ic (Bb)man.

(Bb)Yeah!

(Bb)Oh!