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capo 5th fret
I?m a  Dtangle up  Dmaj7puppet  Bmspinning round in  A7knots
And the  Amore I see of what  A7used to be, the  Aless of you I
[D] got
 DThere was a time that you  Dmaj7curled up in my  Bmlap like a
[D] child
You?d  Gcling to me  G/f#smiling your  G/eeyes wide and G  
wild
Now you  Bmslip through my  Darms, wave a  Bmpassing G/e  
hello
 ATwist away , and  A7toss a kiss,  Alaughing as you  Dgo
 DYou used to say, ?Read me a  Dmaj7story, and  Bmsing me songs
of  Dlove?
For  Gyou were Princess   G/f#Paradise, on the  G/ewings of a
[G] dove
Now I  Bmchase you and  Dtease you trying to  Bmremake you my
[G/E] own
But  Ayou just turn  A7away and say,  A?Please leave me D  
alone.?    [A]
And I?m a  Dtangled up  Dmaj7puppet, all  Bmhanging in your
[A7] strings
I?m a  Abutterfly in a  A7spider?s web,  Afluttering my D  
wings
And the  Dmore that I keep  Dmaj7dancing, and  Bmspinning
?round in  A7knots
The  Amore I see what  A7used to be and the  Aless of you I D  
got
You are a  Ddrawer full of  Dmaj7make-up and  Bmrinses and D  
things
You keep  Gchanging your  G/f#moods like your  G/eearrings and
[G] rings
But  Bmtonight while we played  Dtag for five  Bmminutes in the
[G/E] yard
Well,  Ajust for a  A7moment, I  Acaught you off  Dguard
[A]
And I?m a  Dtangled up  Dmaj7puppet all  Bmhanging in your A7  
strings;
I?m a  Abutterfly in a  A7spider?s web,  Afluttering my D  
wings
And the  Dmore that I keep  Dmaj7dancing, and  Bmspinning
?round in  A7knots,
The  Amore I see what  A7used to be and the  Aless of you I D  
got
But for  Bmnow you write your  Gsecret poems in a
 Aroom just for your  Bmdreams
You  Gdon?t find time to  Bmtalk to me  Aabout the things you
mean. . .
What I  Gmean is
I have  Dwatched you takes  Dmaj7shape from a  Bmjumble of D  
parts
And  Gfind the grace and  G/f#form of a  G/efine work of G  
art
Hey,  Bmyou, my brand new  Dwoman, newly  Bmcome into your
[G/E] own,
 ADon?t you know that  A7you don?t need to  Agrow up all D  
alone

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Tangled Up Puppet

by Harry Chapin

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G/E

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capo 5th fret

D Dmaj7 Bm A7

I?m a tangle up puppet spinning round in knots

A A7 A

And the more I see of what used to be, the less of you I

[] got

D Dmaj7 Bm

There was a time that you curled up in my lap like a

[] child

G G/f# G/e G

You?d cling to me smiling your eyes wide and

wild

Bm D Bm G/e

Now you slip through my arms, wave a passing

hello

A A7 A D

Twist away , and toss a kiss, laughing as you go

D Dmaj7 Bm

You used to say, ?Read me a story, and sing me songs

of love?

G G/f# G/e

For you were Princess Paradise, on the wings of a

[] dove

Bm D Bm

Now I chase you and tease you trying to remake you my

G/E

[] own

A A7 A D

But you just turn away and say, ?Please leave me

alone.? []

D Dmaj7 Bm

And I?m a tangled up puppet, all hanging in your

[] strings

A A7 A D

I?m a butterfly in a spider?s web, fluttering my

wings

D Dmaj7 Bm

And the more that I keep dancing, and spinning

?round in knots

A A7 A D

The more I see what used to be and the less of you I

got

D Dmaj7 Bm D

You are a drawer full of make-up and rinses and

things

G G/f# G/e

You keep changing your moods like your earrings and

[] rings

Bm D Bm

But tonight while we played tag for five minutes in the

G/E

[] yard

A A7 A D

Well, just for a moment, I caught you off guard

[]

D Dmaj7 Bm A7

And I?m a tangled up puppet all hanging in your

strings;

A A7 A D

I?m a butterfly in a spider?s web, fluttering my

wings

D Dmaj7 Bm

And the more that I keep dancing, and spinning

?round in knots,

A A7 A D

The more I see what used to be and the less of you I

got

Bm G

But for now you write your secret poems in a

A Bm

room just for your dreams

G Bm A

You don?t find time to talk to me about the things you

mean. . .

What I mean is

D Dmaj7 Bm D

I have watched you takes shape from a jumble of

parts

G G/f# G/e G

And find the grace and form of a fine work of

art

Bm D Bm

Hey, you, my brand new woman, newly come into your

G/E

[] own,

A A7 A D

Don?t you know that you don?t need to grow up all

alone

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