Biography:
The Marvelettes were an all-girl group who achieved popularity in the early to mid-1960s. They consisted of schoolmates Gladys Horton, Katherine Anderson (nee Schnaffer), Georgeanna Tillman (nee Gordon), Juanita Cowart (later Juanita Cowart Motley) and Georgia Dobbins, who was replaced by Wanda Young (nee Rogers) prior to the group signing their first deal. The group was the first major successful act of Motown Records after The Miracles and were
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My baby must be a magician - The Marvelettes
Composer: Smokey Robinson
Reached #17 in the hot 100 in 1967. Melvin Franklin (Temptations) does the "voice"
at the beginning.
Original key F
Capo III
Spoken:
[no chord] D Bm D Bm Em
You are under my power
[no chord] D Bm D Bm Em
It is the power of love
D C B
Eyes that hypnotize
E7 G
And all it takes is just one glance
D C B
Just one look at hi-im
E G A
Puts me in a lover's trance
G Em7 D Em G Bm7 Em7
Now listen, no rabbits in his hat
D Em G Bm7 Em7
No pigeons up his sleeve
G Bm7 Am7
But you better believe
Bm7 F#m7 Bm7
When I prove he can do so much
G F#m Em
My baby must be a magician
G Em D
'Cause he's sure got the magic touch
D C B
Oh, my morale was low
E7 G
Then he appeared just like a genie
D C B
His love has the power
E G A
He's my private great Houdini
Em7 D Em G Bm7 Em7
No reading decks of cards
D Em G Bm7 Em7
No coins that dis-app-ear
G Bm7 Am7
No special gear
Bm7 F#m7 Bm7
Like Aladdin's lamp and such
G F#m Em
But my baby must be a magician
G Em D
'Cause he's sure got the magic touch
F#m F#m7
Whenever I'm feeling bad
Em7
My baby simply kisses me
F#m Bm7 E Bm7 F#m D E
And then Presto, Chango, Ala-kazam
G Em7 Bm7 A7
I'm alright again, oh, yes I am, yes I am alright
Instrumental bridge
D Em G Bm7 Em7
D Em G Bm7 Em7
G Bm7 Em7
G Bm7 Fm7
Fm7 Eb Fm Ab Cm7 Fm7
No mystic crystal ball
Fm7 Eb Fm Ab Cm7 Fm7
No long black flowing cape
Ab Cm7 Bbm7
But I can't escape
Cm7 Gm7 Cm7
From his tender loving clutch
Ab Gm Fm
Oh my baby must be a magician
Ab Fm Eb
'Cause he's sure got the magic touch
Ab Gm Fm
Say my baby must be a magician
Ab Fm Eb
'Cause he's sure got the magic touch
Composer: Smokey Robinson
Reached #17 in the hot 100 in 1967. Melvin Franklin (Temptations) does the "voice"
at the beginning.
Original key F
Capo III
Spoken:
[no chord] D Bm D Bm Em
You are under my power
[no chord] D Bm D Bm Em
It is the power of love
D C B
Eyes that hypnotize
E7 G
And all it takes is just one glance
D C B
Just one look at hi-im
E G A
Puts me in a lover's trance
G Em7 D Em G Bm7 Em7
Now listen, no rabbits in his hat
D Em G Bm7 Em7
No pigeons up his sleeve
G Bm7 Am7
But you better believe
Bm7 F#m7 Bm7
When I prove he can do so much
G F#m Em
My baby must be a magician
G Em D
'Cause he's sure got the magic touch
D C B
Oh, my morale was low
E7 G
Then he appeared just like a genie
D C B
His love has the power
E G A
He's my private great Houdini
Em7 D Em G Bm7 Em7
No reading decks of cards
D Em G Bm7 Em7
No coins that dis-app-ear
G Bm7 Am7
No special gear
Bm7 F#m7 Bm7
Like Aladdin's lamp and such
G F#m Em
But my baby must be a magician
G Em D
'Cause he's sure got the magic touch
F#m F#m7
Whenever I'm feeling bad
Em7
My baby simply kisses me
F#m Bm7 E Bm7 F#m D E
And then Presto, Chango, Ala-kazam
G Em7 Bm7 A7
I'm alright again, oh, yes I am, yes I am alright
Instrumental bridge
D Em G Bm7 Em7
D Em G Bm7 Em7
G Bm7 Em7
G Bm7 Fm7
Fm7 Eb Fm Ab Cm7 Fm7
No mystic crystal ball
Fm7 Eb Fm Ab Cm7 Fm7
No long black flowing cape
Ab Cm7 Bbm7
But I can't escape
Cm7 Gm7 Cm7
From his tender loving clutch
Ab Gm Fm
Oh my baby must be a magician
Ab Fm Eb
'Cause he's sure got the magic touch
Ab Gm Fm
Say my baby must be a magician
Ab Fm Eb
'Cause he's sure got the magic touch
