Tangled Up Puppet Chords by Harry Chapin
Tempo:
74.9 bpm
Chords used:
G
Am
C
D
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
I'm a tangled-up puppet spinning round [Am] in knots
[D] And the more I see [Am] what I used to be, [D] the less of you [G] I've got
There was a time [Bm] that you [G] curled up in my lap like a child
[C] You'd [Am] cling [Em] to me [Am] smiling, your eyes [C] wide and wild
[Em] Now you slip through [G] my arms, [C#] wave a passing [C] hello
[Am] Twist [C] away and toss a [D] kiss, laughing [G] as you go
You used to say, read [Bm] me a story [Em] and sing me [G] songs of love
[C] For you were princess [G] paradise [Am] on the wings [C] of a dove
[Em] Now I chase [G] you and tease you, [C#] trying to remake [C] you my own
[Am] But you just [C] turn away and [D] say, please leave [G] me alone
[D] And [G] I'm a tangled-up puppet, I'll hang me [Am] your strings
[D] I'm a butterfly [Am] in a spider's [D] web, flutter in [G] my wings
And the more that I keep dancing and spinning [Am] round in [D] knots
The more I [Am] see what I used to [D] be and the less of [G] you I've got
You are a drawer full of makeup [Em] and [G] rinses of flames
[C] You keep changing your [Am] moves like your [C] earrings and ring
[Em] But tonight while [G] we play tag [C#] for five minutes [C] in the yard
[Am] Just for a [C] moment [D] I caught [G] you off guard
[C]
[D] [G] And I'm a tangled-up puppet, I'll hang [Am] me your strings
[D] I'm a [Am] butterfly in a spider's web, [D] flutter [G] in my wings
And the more that I keep dancing and spinning [Am] round in [D] knots
The more I [Am] see what I used to [D] be and the less of [G] you I've got
[Em] You [C] write your secret [D] poems in a room just [Em] for your [C] dreams
You don't find time [Em] to talk [A] to me about the things [Em] you mean
[D]
[C] What I mean is, [G] I have watched you take shape from a jumble of parts
[C] And find the grace and [G] form [Am] of a fine [C] work of [B] art
Hey you, [Em] my brand new woman, [C#] new day coming [C] to you, oh
[Am] Don't you know [C] that you don't need [D] to grow [Am] up [G] all alone
I'm a tangled-up puppet spinning round [Am] in knots
[D] And the more I see [Am] what I used to be, [D] the less of you [G] I've got
There was a time [Bm] that you [G] curled up in my lap like a child
[C] You'd [Am] cling [Em] to me [Am] smiling, your eyes [C] wide and wild
[Em] Now you slip through [G] my arms, [C#] wave a passing [C] hello
[Am] Twist [C] away and toss a [D] kiss, laughing [G] as you go
You used to say, read [Bm] me a story [Em] and sing me [G] songs of love
[C] For you were princess [G] paradise [Am] on the wings [C] of a dove
[Em] Now I chase [G] you and tease you, [C#] trying to remake [C] you my own
[Am] But you just [C] turn away and [D] say, please leave [G] me alone
[D] And [G] I'm a tangled-up puppet, I'll hang me [Am] your strings
[D] I'm a butterfly [Am] in a spider's [D] web, flutter in [G] my wings
And the more that I keep dancing and spinning [Am] round in [D] knots
The more I [Am] see what I used to [D] be and the less of [G] you I've got
You are a drawer full of makeup [Em] and [G] rinses of flames
[C] You keep changing your [Am] moves like your [C] earrings and ring
[Em] But tonight while [G] we play tag [C#] for five minutes [C] in the yard
[Am] Just for a [C] moment [D] I caught [G] you off guard
[C]
[D] [G] And I'm a tangled-up puppet, I'll hang [Am] me your strings
[D] I'm a [Am] butterfly in a spider's web, [D] flutter [G] in my wings
And the more that I keep dancing and spinning [Am] round in [D] knots
The more I [Am] see what I used to [D] be and the less of [G] you I've got
[Em] You [C] write your secret [D] poems in a room just [Em] for your [C] dreams
You don't find time [Em] to talk [A] to me about the things [Em] you mean
[D]
[C] What I mean is, [G] I have watched you take shape from a jumble of parts
[C] And find the grace and [G] form [Am] of a fine [C] work of [B] art
Hey you, [Em] my brand new woman, [C#] new day coming [C] to you, oh
[Am] Don't you know [C] that you don't need [D] to grow [Am] up [G] all alone
Key:
G
Am
C
D
Em
G
Am
C
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm a tangled-up puppet spinning round [Am] in knots
[D] And the more I see [Am] what I used to be, [D] the less of you [G] I've got
There was a time [Bm] that you [G] curled up in my lap like a child
[C] You'd [Am] cling [Em] to me [Am] smiling, your eyes [C] wide and wild
[Em] Now you slip through [G] my arms, [C#] wave a passing [C] hello
[Am] Twist [C] away and toss a [D] kiss, laughing [G] as you go
You used to say, read [Bm] me a story [Em] and sing me [G] songs of love
[C] For you were princess [G] paradise [Am] on the wings [C] of a dove
[Em] Now I chase [G] you and tease you, [C#] trying to remake [C] you my own
[Am] But you just [C] turn away and [D] say, please leave [G] me alone
_ [D] And _ _ [G] I'm a tangled-up puppet, I'll hang me [Am] your strings
[D] I'm a butterfly [Am] in a spider's [D] web, flutter in [G] my wings
And the more that I keep dancing and spinning [Am] round in [D] knots
The more I [Am] see what I used to [D] be and the less of [G] you I've got
You are a drawer full of makeup [Em] and [G] rinses of flames
[C] You keep changing your [Am] moves like your [C] earrings and ring
[Em] But tonight while [G] we play tag [C#] for five minutes [C] in the yard
[Am] Just for a [C] moment [D] I caught [G] you off guard
_ [C] _ _
[D] _ [G] And I'm a tangled-up puppet, I'll hang [Am] me your strings
[D] I'm a [Am] butterfly in a spider's web, [D] flutter [G] in my wings
And the more that I keep dancing and spinning [Am] round in [D] knots
The more I [Am] see what I used to [D] be and the less of [G] you I've got
[Em] You [C] write your secret [D] poems in a room just [Em] for your [C] dreams
You don't find time [Em] to talk [A] to me about the things [Em] you mean
_ _ [D] _
_ _ [C] What I mean is, [G] I have watched you take shape from a jumble of parts
[C] And find the grace and [G] form [Am] of a fine [C] work of [B] art
Hey you, [Em] my brand new woman, [C#] new day coming [C] to you, oh _
[Am] Don't you know [C] that you don't need [D] to grow [Am] up [G] all alone _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm a tangled-up puppet spinning round [Am] in knots
[D] And the more I see [Am] what I used to be, [D] the less of you [G] I've got
There was a time [Bm] that you [G] curled up in my lap like a child
[C] You'd [Am] cling [Em] to me [Am] smiling, your eyes [C] wide and wild
[Em] Now you slip through [G] my arms, [C#] wave a passing [C] hello
[Am] Twist [C] away and toss a [D] kiss, laughing [G] as you go
You used to say, read [Bm] me a story [Em] and sing me [G] songs of love
[C] For you were princess [G] paradise [Am] on the wings [C] of a dove
[Em] Now I chase [G] you and tease you, [C#] trying to remake [C] you my own
[Am] But you just [C] turn away and [D] say, please leave [G] me alone
_ [D] And _ _ [G] I'm a tangled-up puppet, I'll hang me [Am] your strings
[D] I'm a butterfly [Am] in a spider's [D] web, flutter in [G] my wings
And the more that I keep dancing and spinning [Am] round in [D] knots
The more I [Am] see what I used to [D] be and the less of [G] you I've got
You are a drawer full of makeup [Em] and [G] rinses of flames
[C] You keep changing your [Am] moves like your [C] earrings and ring
[Em] But tonight while [G] we play tag [C#] for five minutes [C] in the yard
[Am] Just for a [C] moment [D] I caught [G] you off guard
_ [C] _ _
[D] _ [G] And I'm a tangled-up puppet, I'll hang [Am] me your strings
[D] I'm a [Am] butterfly in a spider's web, [D] flutter [G] in my wings
And the more that I keep dancing and spinning [Am] round in [D] knots
The more I [Am] see what I used to [D] be and the less of [G] you I've got
[Em] You [C] write your secret [D] poems in a room just [Em] for your [C] dreams
You don't find time [Em] to talk [A] to me about the things [Em] you mean
_ _ [D] _
_ _ [C] What I mean is, [G] I have watched you take shape from a jumble of parts
[C] And find the grace and [G] form [Am] of a fine [C] work of [B] art
Hey you, [Em] my brand new woman, [C#] new day coming [C] to you, oh _
[Am] Don't you know [C] that you don't need [D] to grow [Am] up [G] all alone _ _ _ _ _ _ _