Cavetown – Magic 8 Ball Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Cavetown – Magic 8 Ball Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsDEAA/BC#F#m

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[Verse 1]
D        E
You just can’t
 put
   A       A/B
it back in me
D
I asked the
      E
magic 8
ball if
    A    A/B
I'd ever be
D
Happy and it
E
neither said
A        A/B
absolutely
D
O-o-o-o-or unlikely

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[Pre-chorus 1]
         A
It said: Man,
E       D
I don’t know
C#
Hovered in the
air on a corner
A     E     D
Am I losing hope?
           C#
I think by asking
 that
              D
 I'm already warmer


[Chorus 1]
A       F#m
Love me or love
    E
me not,
        D
love me somewhat
A    F#m
Am I sure of what I
E              D
want? I'm at a loss
C#          D
Reaching a cross
A       F#m
Take a breath, move a
  E               D
step, trust in my mind
A       F#m
If I obsess on where I
 E              D    C#
end, I’ll never arri-ive
       D   C#
Never arri-ive
           D  F#m E D
Nothing is mi-i-    ine


[Interlude]
D E F#m E D C# C# E

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[Verse 2]
D        E
You just can't
 make
    A     A/B
 it up, baby
D
I bet on every
E
digit
       A   A/B
on the d20
D
Blame it on the
E
flowers
     A     A/B
yes, no, maybe
     D
Been sitting here
 for hours
 cause they won't
 tell me


[Pre-chorus 2]
A     E       D
Damn, I don't know
     C#
It's hovered in the
           D
 air on a corner
A       E
My head doesn't
D
float
      C#
Every petal playing
             D
dead in the water


[Chorus 2]
A
The heart is
F#m          C#
not what it was
   D
It seeps through
the cracks
A        F#m
Trickles down,
       C#
only escapes
             D
Doesn't come back
A            F#m
The heart is not
         C#
what it was
   D
It seeps through
the cracks
A        F#m
Trickles down,
       C#
only escapes
             D
Doesn't come back

Watch: Cavetown & Frankie Cosmos - "magic 8 ball" (Official Music Video)

From cavetown on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Magic 8 Ball: key, chords and progression

Magic 8 Ball by Cavetown is written in A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯) and moves through 6 chords: D, E, A, A/B, C# and F#m.

Most of the song cycles through D – E – A – A/B (IV – V – I – I in A major). In solfa, that is fah – soh – doh – doh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, D, G, B, Em (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
C# chord on guitar (x46664)
C♯C♯ E♯ G♯
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯

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Magic 8 Ball chords: questions

What key is Magic 8 Ball in?

Magic 8 Ball by Cavetown is in the key of A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in Magic 8 Ball?

Magic 8 Ball uses 6 chords: D, E, A, A/B, C#, F#m.

What is the chord progression of Magic 8 Ball?

The main progression is D – E – A – A/B (IV – V – I – I).

Is Magic 8 Ball easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, D, G, B, Em (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

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