A Kind of Magic

Words and Music by

Roger Taylor

Intro
Moderate Rock q = 131
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EEE  !5 E5
G  5 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 5
5 5
It’s a kind of mag - ic, it’s a kind of mag - ic,

EEE 5
G 0 = 5 5 5 5 ? 4
5 5
a kind of mag - ic. One

5 E5 : 5: 5 5
A Bsus2
EEE B 4 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 5
G 

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dream, one soul, one prize, one goal. One

Dmaj7 A
EEE 5  ? 4 = 5 5 5 5 5 4 ? 4 5
G  5 5 B
gold - en glance of what should be. 1. One

EEE 0 0 0
G 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
(It’s a kind of mag - ic.)

Verse

5 5:
A Bsus2

G
EEE B = 5 5 B 4 5 5  5 5: ? 4 5

^

shaft of light that shows the way. No

EEE B : 5 5: = 5 5: 5 5 5 5
5
Dmaj7 A
5 
G 4 4 4 ? 4

EEE
mor - tal man can win this day. The

G 0 0 0 5 5 5 5
5 5 5
(It’s a kind of mag - ic.)
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G = 4  

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bell that rings in - side your mind

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GE 0
5 5 5 5
5

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mf

²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²
w/ bar w/ bar
w/ slight dist.
let chords ring throughout
5 5

£
4
2 4
2 4
0

5:
Dmaj7

EE 5 5 5 5 5: 5 5 
GE  = 4 4 3   4 4 = 5

²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²
is chal - leng - ing the

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5 E5 5 B 0 5 5
5 5 B
G 5

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w/ bar w/ bar

5 5
4 7
4 7
4 7

EEE
A

G 5 5 B ? 4 = 5

doors of time. The

EEE 0
G 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

5 5 5²²²²²²²
(It’s a kind of mag - ic.)

: 5 5 5 5 5
EE 5
GE 5 5 5
5 B 5 5 5

²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²² ²²²²²
w/ clean tone & reverb
w/ bar
1 1

2 2 17
2 16 16 16 14
2 16 14
16 14 12

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 Pre-Chorus
F#m7 D

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GE B B 4 = 5 5 5 5 5: 5

5 5 4 4 = 5

²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²² 5 ²²²²²
5 5: 5
wait - ing seems e - ter - ni - ty. The

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G E BBB
B ' 5k 5 5

? 4
5k 5 5


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w/ bar w/ dist.

2 3 2
2 14 16 14
4 14 14 16 14
12 14 16
12 14

F#m7 E
EE 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 B 5
G E 5 5: 5

5

5 = 4

4 ? 4
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day will dawn of san - i - ty. Is

BB BB BB
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BB B B B
GE
B
B:
0 4

²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²
(Ah, oo.

E E 5 5 5: B
GE 0 0 0
²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²
16 14 16

Chorus

EEE B : B:
Gtr. tacet
D A
5 5 = 5

5 5: ? ? 4
5
G 
this the kind of mag - ic? There
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GE 0 0 5 5 5 5
5
5 5
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D A
5 B 5 5
GE 5 5 5 4 ? ? 4

^
can be on - ly one. This

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G 5 5: 55
5 5 5

2 2
2 2 2
0 0 2
0

E5 G5 D5
5 5 5 5:
EE B !5 !B 5 5 5 5
3

5 5
GE 4  ?
rage that lasts a thou - sand years, will soon be

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0 2
2 0 0
2 X
0 3

Verse
E A

EEE 5 5: B
5 B 5 5 B 5
G ? 4 4 4
gone. 2. This flame that burns in -

EEE
G 0 0 0
55 55 55 55 BB
5 5 5 5 B

2 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 0

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E E 5: 5 E5 5 5 5 : : 5: 5 5
GE  ? = 5 B B 5
5: 5

^
- side of me. I’m hear - ing se - cret

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G 0 4 =  4 0
1
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19

G E =:
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5 5 5 B ? 4
har - mo - nies. The

EEE 0
G 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
(It’s a kind of mag - ic.)

5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 B
loco

EEE ?
G

12 14 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 14 12

B7
EEE B 5 5 5 B 5 5 5 5 5 5 E5
G 4  

²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²
bell that rings, in - side your mind

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5 B ²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²
5 B
EE E5
GE 5 5 5 5
5
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w/ bar w/ bar

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4
2 4
2 4
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EEE 5 5 5 5 5 5: 5 5
G 4 4 =   4 4 = 5

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is chal - leng - ing the

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E5 5
GE 5 5 0 5

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w/ bar w/ bar

5 5
4 7
4 7
4 7

Interlude
A D

EEE 5 5 5 5 '
G 0 0
doors of time.

5 5 5:5 5 5 55 55 55 :: 5 :: 55 55 5 55 5 555 5 555 5

EEE 555 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
G 0 55=   
w/ clean tone & reverb
w/ slight dist.

1 1

17 14 15 14 15 14 15 14 15 14 15 14
16 16 16 14 14 14 14 14
16 14 14 16 14 16 14 16 14 16 14 16 14
16 14

A D
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GE 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0
It’s a kind of mag - ic.

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5 5 5 5 5 5 5 !5 5 5 5 5 5 5: B
G

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w/ clean tone & reverb

17 17 14 14
14 14 14 17 17 14 17 14 14
14 17 16 14 16 14 14
14 16

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GE 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 !5 E5

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It’s a kind of mag - ic.

55 5 55
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5: 5k 5 55 B
8va

EE 5
loco

5 3 5 = 5
GE 4  !5 4
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1 3

19 19
19 17 14
19 18 16 0 14 14 14
19 18 16 14 16 16 14
19 17 19 19 14

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D A

5 5: 5: 5: 5 5 5 5
EEE 55 5 : 5:
55 5 5 5 5 55 5 55 5
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5: 
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w/ dist. ²²²²²²²
1

14 15 14 15 14 15 14 15 14 15 14 17 17
14 14 14 14
14 16 14 16 14 16 14 16 14 16 14

5 5 5 5 5 5 5 !5 E5 !5 5 ²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²
B:
D

EEE 5 5 5 5 5 !5 E5 5 5
G
²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²
14 17 14 14
17 17 14 14
17 17 16 14 16 14 16 14 14
16 15 16 16

A
EEE 5
G 0 0 ? 4

²²²²²²²²²²²²²
This

B 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8va
B 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 ²²²²²²
5 5
loco

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G = 
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1/2 1
1 1
16 19 19 17 0
17 17 17 14 15 14 19 15 14
16 14 14

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5 5 5 5:
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5
GE 4 4 
rage that lasts a thou - sand years...

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5 5 5 5 5 5: 5 5 B 5 B
8va

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G =   4 = 4 = 
1/2
²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²² ²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²
12 17
12 15
13 13 13 11 13 13

E5

55 55
EEE 5
3 3 3

? 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 ?
G 0 0 ? 4
This

²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²
(Will soon be, will soon be, will soon be done.)

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loco

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15
2
2
0

Chorus

EEE 5 B:
D A
5  5
G 4 4 3 5: 5 5 4 ? ? 4 = 
is a kind of mag - ic. There

! 55 BB E BBB
EEE 5 5 5 5 5 B
G 4 4 4 4 4 =  ?

This is a kind yeah.

5:
D A

EEE B 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 ? 5
G   5:  ? 4
can be on - ly one. This
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5 5
GE 4 4 
rage that lasts a thou - sand years

EEE '
G ' !'
' '
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3
0 2
2 0 0
2 X
0 3

E9sus4
5 55 BB
EEE 5 5
3
5 B: 55 BB
G ? 4

will soon be done.

(Done!)

EEE '
G ' 0
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5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
3
2
0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Outro
Gtr. tacet
k(D) (A)
EE
GE 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
It’s a kind of mag - ic.

:
EEE 555 ! 555 :: BB
B
E BBB
G 0 0  ?

(Mag - ic.

(D) (A)
EE
GE 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 !5 E5 ? 5 5
It’s a kind of mag - ic. Mag - ic.
EEE 0 0 0
G 5 5 ?

Mag - ic.

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G ? 0 0 ? = 2 2 2
Mag - ic. Ha, ha, ha,

:
555 ! 555 ::
55 55 BB
EE B
GE 5 5
0 0 

Mag - ic. Mag - ic.) Mag - ic.)

55 5 :: 5:
5:
55 55 5 5 5 5 55 5 55 5 '
EE 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
GE ? 4 = 5 
5

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14 14 15 14 15 14 15 14 15 14 15 14
14 14 14 14 14
14 14 16 14 16 14 16 14 16 14 16 14

D A
EE
G E 2 2 2 2

2 0 0 0
ha, ha, it’s ma - gic.

E 555 :::
EEE 0 0 0
G = ?

55 5 :: 5:
5:
55 55 5 5 5 5 55 5 55 5 '
EEE ? 4 = 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 '
G  

14 14 15 14 15 14 15 14 15 14 15 14
14 14 14 14 14
14 14 16 14 16 14 16 14 16 14 16 14

5k 5
D

5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
EEE ? 4 5 5 5 !5
? 5 5 5 !5
?
G
w/ dist.

17 19 15 17 15 14 15 14 15
14 16 14 16
14 16 17 14 16 17
17 17

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A D
EEE 5 5 5 5 E5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 !5
G 5 5 ? ? ?

9 10 12 14 14 15
9 11 11 13 14 14 16
9 11 12 11 12 14 14 16 17
12 17

55 5555
E5 5 5 5
A
EEE 5 5 5 !5 5 5 5 5 5 5555
G ? 555 = 4 ?

14 12 10
14 15 10 14 10 14 12 10
14 16 9 11 13 13 11
14 16 17 9 11 12
17 12

5 5 5 5
5 5:
EE 5 5 5 5 E5 5
5
G E 5: 5 5
  = =

12 14 16 17
2 3 7 7 10 10 12 13 14
2

E 5 5 ! 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 B: 55 5 5 5 5 55 5 55 5
E 55 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
GE 5 5 5 = 5

14
14 15 17 17 15 14 15 14 15 14 15 14 15 14 15 14
13 14 16 14 14 14
12 14 16 14 16 14 16 14 16 14 16 14
12 14 16

Begin fade Fade out

A D A

EEE 5 5 5 5 5 5 !5 5
_

G 0 4 ? 0 0

55 5 :: 5:
It’s a kind of mag - ic.

5:
' 55 55 5 5 5 5 55 5 55 5 '
EEE ' 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
G ? 4 = 5 
5

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14 14 14 15 14 15 14 15 14 15 14 15 14
14 14 14 14 14
14 14 14 16 14 16 14 16 14 16 14 16 14

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