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Barton Carroll - Lets Get On With The Illusion

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      [Him]
      G         B                 C                      G  Em
In storybooks they say that love is the magic of the soul
D                C    Am
And a straightjacket can’t hold
      G                       B
the heart of man or Houdini’s hand
C                       G  Em
But a heart can never see
D       G        Am                       Em
that Harry had a key and a man blissful dillusion
 G                B
And if he thinks love is more than a show
G                             C
Well what doesn’t hurt him, he don’t need to know
G                  Am
And if you ask me it’s a good way to go
C               D            G
So let’s get on with the illusion

[Her]
G                  B              C                   G  Em
Well the first boy I ever loved, he had an angel’s face
D         C               Am
And he vanished without a trace
 G                     B
And down the line some were so fine
 C               G      Em
But a man of my dreams
      D    G      Am
was never who he seemed
                   Em
And if you share my confusion
    G                    B
If love and life turned out as such
G                            C
If you’ve lost faith in the magic touch
G                      Am
Well maybe we’ve just lived too much
    C            D        G
So let’s get on with the illusion

[Him]
  D                  C               G
And I’ll buy you a dress and a big diamond ring

[Her]
  D                    C                  G
And the vows that I conjure up won’t mean a thing
 D                      Em                    Am
If you can lower that curtain and get me to sing

[Him and Her]
G                       B
I’ll take the magic, black or white
   G                          Am
I couldn’t care less if it’s bona fide
  C           G        Am
Since you and I know love’s a lie
  C            D       G
Let’s get on with the illusion

       G             B
Well some may say the work is of
      G             C
The devil below or God above
        G                  Am
But sense there's no such thing as love
  C            D        G
Let's get on with the illusion

[Him]
   G                         B
Well two soul mates in an altered state
   C                     G  Em
Oh it’s sweetness to believe
D           C          Am
But loving eyes are deceived

[Her]
G                     B
Well can you blame them, all the same
 C                     G  Em
In a cruel and lonely world
        D               G        Am
Like a sword through a beautiful girl
                       Em
Let truth make no intrusion

[Him]
     G                B
But you and I know love’s a sham

[Her]
      G                 C
Like old Bellacini’s sleight of hand

[Him]
      G               Am
Like Hocus Pocus and Alakazam

[Her]
  G                     C
Trap doors in stage floors and holograms now

[Him and Her]
 G                  Em
Ask me if I give a damn
  C            D         G
Let’s get on with the illusion
  Am          D          G
Let's get on with the illusion
  C       D             G
Let's get on with the
    

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