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MARIONETTE
As recorded by Mott The Hoople
(From the 1974 Album THE HOOPLE)
[Intro]
F
[Verse 1]
FNo puppet,  Cno liar,   Fwon't bend my Bblips to wire - FNo
Don't pressCurize me so
FDon't gamble,  Cwith my life,  For you won't Bblive to do it Ftwice
Oh take some good adCvice from me
And let the wires Ebrock
[Interlude]
Eb   Ab  Eb  Ab
[Verse 2]
GAll dressed in black so Cnobody sees you
ASmile in the wings, Dtell me I please you
BCall me a king and Ewatch for the Gwordworm to Cchoke meAm  
And you're Glike a giraffe, the perforCmance is Bpoor
Watch the Aaudience laugh as my Dhead hits the floor
When I'm Bbroken in half you still Ereach for the fDloor
[Bridge]
DSTOP!
I've had enough Bof this
The pantoEmmime's DrevDberseAd
I Aneed -Byou feed
I Egreed - Gyou bleed
[Chorus]
GbMarionette - I ain't one yet
DbTeacher's pet - Well you'd better Gbforget it
GbMarionette - I ain't one yet
DbTeacher's pet - Go check Gbyour stocks and shares
DAnd when the cofBfin comes make Esure there's room for twAo
You lied - BI led
EI died -You're dead
[Chorus]
GbMarionette - I ain't one yet
DbTeacher's pet - You'd better Gbforget it
GbMarionette - I ain't one yet
DbTeacher's pet - go Gbcheck your product
[Interlude]
F
[Verse 3]
FA traitor,  Cdeceiver,  Fa groovy Bbdisbeliever I Fthought
A puppet was a Cthing cheap-taught - No way
FCreator,  Cconceiver,  Fromantic Bblove receiver - Fcaught
[Breakdown]
F"Who are you"
F"The nerveBb"
CI wanna get out, I wanna get out, I wanna get out, I wanna get out, I wanna get
COut, AHHHHH!
[Guitar Solo]
    Eb    Ab     Eb   Abx2
[Verse 4]
EbOh he Gwanna play chords to the Cmchick on the Bmstreet
He wanna Aplay words to a Dworld that don't speak
He Bwanna play people who Emplay hide 'n' Dseek when they don't CtalkG  
GHe wanna play a riff to the man Dwith the Gwires
He wanna Aplay lead but his hand's Ggetting tired
He Bjust wanna play but don't Eknow Dhow to say - STOP
[Bridge]
DOK, thBe show's been fun
EmBut my wood's Gbegun to Awarp
They won -BI'm done
ANew one - beGgun
[Chorus]
GbMarionette - I did my best
DbTeacher's pet - It Gbjust couldn't last
GbMarionette - Get me out of this mess
DbTeacher's little pet - It happened Gbso fast
GbMarionette - Now I need a rest
DbTeacher's pet - Where's my Gbsanity gone - Mother?
GbMarionette - I did my best
DbTeacher's little pet - I'm just Gblike all the otherFs
[Outro]
FThey gambled,  Cwith my life
FAnd now I've Bblost my will to Ffight
Oh God these Cwires are so tight....
I'm just a EbmarionetteAb  Eb  F  

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Marionette

by Mott The Hoople

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MARIONETTE

As recorded by Mott The Hoople

(From the 1974 Album THE HOOPLE)

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

F C F Bb F

No puppet, no liar, won't bend my lips to wire - No

Don't pressurize me so

F C F Bb F

Don't gamble, with my life, or you won't live to do it twice

Oh take some good advice from me

And let the wires rock

[Interlude]

Eb Ab Eb Ab

[Verse 2]

G C

All dressed in black so nobody sees you

A D

Smile in the wings, tell me I please you

B E G C Am

Call me a king and watch for the wordworm to choke me

G C B

And you're like a giraffe, the performance is poor

A D

Watch the audience laugh as my head hits the floor

B E D

When I'm broken in half you still reach for the floor

[Bridge]

STOP!

I've had enough of this

Em D Db A

The pantomime's reversed

A B

I need -you feed

E G

I greed - you bleed

[Chorus]

Marionette - I ain't one yet

Db Gb

Teacher's pet - Well you'd better forget it

Marionette - I ain't one yet

Db Gb

Teacher's pet - Go check your stocks and shares

D B E A

And when the coffin comes make sure there's room for two

You lied - I led

I died -You're dead

[Chorus]

Marionette - I ain't one yet

Db Gb

Teacher's pet - You'd better forget it

Marionette - I ain't one yet

Db Gb

Teacher's pet - go check your product

[Interlude]

[Verse 3]

F C F Bb F

A traitor, deceiver, a groovy disbeliever I thought

A puppet was a thing cheap-taught - No way

F C F Bb F

Creator, conceiver, romantic love receiver - caught

[Breakdown]

"Who are you"

F Bb

"The nerve"

I wanna get out, I wanna get out, I wanna get out, I wanna get out, I wanna get

Out, AHHHHH!

[Guitar Solo]

Eb Ab Eb Ab

[Verse 4]

Eb G Cm Bm

Oh he wanna play chords to the chick on the street

A D

He wanna play words to a world that don't speak

B Em D C G

He wanna play people who play hide 'n' seek when they don't talk

G D G

He wanna play a riff to the man with the wires

A G

He wanna play lead but his hand's getting tired

B E D

He just wanna play but don't know how to say - STOP

[Bridge]

D B

OK, the show's been fun

Em G A

But my wood's begun to warp

They won -I'm done

A G

New one - begun

[Chorus]

Marionette - I did my best

Db Gb

Teacher's pet - It just couldn't last

Marionette - Get me out of this mess

Db Gb

Teacher's little pet - It happened so fast

Marionette - Now I need a rest

Db Gb

Teacher's pet - Where's my sanity gone - Mother?

Marionette - I did my best

Db Gb F

Teacher's little pet - I'm just like all the others

[Outro]

F C

They gambled, with my life

F Bb F

And now I've lost my will to fight

Oh God these wires are so tight....

Eb Ab Eb F

I'm just a marionette

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