| C | Am | |
| S | ailin' away on the crest of a wave, it's like m | agic |
| Ab | Fm | |
| R | ollin' and ridin' and slippin' & slidin', it's m | agic |
| Em | Dm | |
| And y | ou, and your sweet des | ire, |
| Em | Dm | Em | F | G | |
| You took | me, oh- | oh, | higher and h | igher, b | aby |
| C | C | C | Am | F | |
| It's a | livin' thing, |
| D7 | G+ | C | |
| It's a t | errible th | ing to lo | se |
| Am | F | |
| It's a g | iven thing |
| D7 | G+ | C | |
| What a t | errible th | ing to lo | se. |
| Bbm | F | G | |
| (Taking a dive) (h | alt the slide) |
| Making believe this is what you've conceived |
| From your worst day, |
| Moving in line then you look back in time |
| To your first day |
| Takin' a dive 'cos you can't halt the slide |
| Floating downstream, |
| So let her go don't start spoiling the show |
| It's a bad dream |