Puppet On A String

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Puppet on a String – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Tepper/Bennett
From the soundtrack of "Girl Happy" (1964)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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capo: 2nd fret
play: E
key: F#
For chords in original key transpose +2
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[Intro]
E B E B
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[Verse]
E F#m
Every time you look at me
B E
I'm as helpless as can be
A E
I become a puppet on a string
F#m B E AB
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You can do most anything with me
[Verse]
E F#m
All you do is touch my hand
B E
And your wish is my command
A E
I become a puppet on a string
F#m B E E7
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And you can do 'most anything with me
[Middle 8]
A B E
If you really love me
A B E
Darling please be kind
A B E C#m
I offer you the truest love
F# B
That you will ever find
[Verse]
E F#m
Take my heart and please be fair
B E
Handle it with loving care
A E
For I'm just a puppet on a string
F#m B E E7
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And you can do 'most anything with me
[Middle 8]
A B E
If you really love me
A B E
Darling please be kind
A B E C#m
I offer you the truest love
F# BC
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That you will ever find
[Verse]
F Gm
Take my heart and please be fair
C F
Handle it with loving care
Bb F
For I'm just a puppet on a string
Gm C7 F
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You can do 'most anything with me
[coda]
Gm C7 F F
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You can do 'most anything with me
(break)

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---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Puppet on a String – Elvis Presley
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Written by: Tepper/Bennett
From the soundtrack of "Girl Happy" (1964)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
capo: 2nd fret
play: E
key: F#
For chords in original key transpose +2
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
| E | B | E | B | 
[Verse]
[Verse]
[Middle 8]
[Verse]
[Middle 8]
[Verse]
[coda]
                 (break)

Puppet On A String Chords by Elvis Presley

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