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[Verse 1]  
 C 
Sailing away on the crest of a wave 
           Am 
It's like magic 
    Ab 
Oh, rolling and riding and slipping and sliding 
     Fm 
It's magic  

                
[Pre Chorus] 
    Em                     Dm 
And you, and your sweet desire, 
         Em   Dm  Em         F      G     
You took me,  oh, higher and higher baby,


[Chorus] 
C      Am             
It's a living thing, 
F      Dm       Gaug     C 
It's a terrible thing to lose 
       Am             
It's a giving thing 
F      Dm       Gaug     C  
What a terrible thing to lose. 


[Link]
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[Verse]
C
Making believe this is what you've conceived 
          Am
From your worst day, (I'm taking a dive) 
Ab
Moving in line when you look back in time  
       Fm
To the first day, (I'm taking I'm taking) 

  
[Pre Chorus] 
    Em                     Dm 
And you, and your sweet desire, 
                   Em                     Dm 
(Don't you do it), don't you do it to me, oh, 
Em         F      G      
higher and higher baby 


[Chorus]
C      Am             
It's a living thing, 
F      Dm       Gaug     C  
It's a terrible thing to lose 
       Am             
It's a giving thing 
F      Dm       Gaug     C  
What a terrible thing to lose. 


[Link]
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[Verse 3] 
C 
Taking a dive cause you can't halt the slide 
         Am
Floating down stream, (I'm taking a dive) 
    Ab
Oh, so let her go don't start spoiling the show 
       Fm
It's a bad dream, (I'm taking , I'm taking) 
 

[Pre Chorus]
    Em                    Dm 
And you, and your sweet desire, 
                   Em                     Dm 
(Don't you do it), don't you do it to me, oh, 
Em         F      G       
higher and higher baby 


[Chorus]
C      Am             
It's a living thing, 
F      Dm       Gaug     C  
It's a terrible thing to lose 
       Am              
It's a giving thing 
F      Dm       Gaug     C  
What a terrible thing to lose.


[Outro] 
       Am            
It's a living thing, 
F      Dm       Gaug     C  
It's a terrible thing to lose 
       Am             
It's a giving thing 
F      Dm       Gaug     C 
What a terrible thing to lose.