Songs For My Own Enjoyment: Puff the Magic Dragon - Puff's version



Puff the Magic Dragon - Puff's version
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C              Em      
Puff the magic dragon  
F            C     
lived by the sea,  
    F                C      Am    
And frolicked in the autumn mist  
     D7               G7    
in a land called hona-lee,  
C             Em     
Little Jackie Paper  
F                 C      
loved that rascal Puff,  
    F                   
And bought him strings  
    C       Am       
and sealing wax and  
D7    G7    C      G7   
Other fancy stuff. Oh!  
   
C              Em      
Puff the magic dragon  
F            C    
lived by the sea  
    F                C      Am    
And frolicked in the autumn mist  
     D7               G7    
in a Land called HonahLee,  
C              Em      
Puff the magic dragon  
F            C    
lived by the sea  
    F                C      Am    
And frolicked in the autumn mist  
     D7          G7   C     
in a Land called hona-lee.  
   
C                   Em      
Together they would travel  
     F                  C      
on a boat with billowed sail,  
F             C        Am7      
Jackie kept a look out perched  
   D7              G7     
on Puff's gigantic tail,  
C               Em       
Noble kings and princes  
      F                  C      
would bow when e're they came,  
F                  C           Am7        
Pirate ships would low'r their flag when  
D7          G7      C     G7   
Puff roared out his name. Oh!  
   
C              Em      
Puff the magic dragon  
F            C    
lived by the sea  
    F                C      Am    
And frolicked in the autumn mist  
     D7               G7    
in a Land called hona-lee,  
C              Em      
Puff the magic dragon  
F            C    
lived by the sea  
    F                C      Am    
And frolicked in the autumn mist  
     D7          G7   C     
in a Land called hona-lee.  
   
C                  Em    
A Dragon lives for ever  
    F             C      
but not so little boys.  
F                 C     Am7    
Painted wings and giant rings  
     D7            G7     
make way for other toys,  
C                 Em         
One grey night it happened,  
       F             C          
Jackie Paper came no more. And  
F                C        
Puff that mighty dragon,  
Am7 D7        G7       C     G7 
he ceased his fearless roar.   
   
    C                Em       
His head was bent in sorrow,  
      F                C      
green scales fell like rain,  
F                   Em        Am7     
And betrayal by his so-called friend  
   D7                   G7     
at first gave Puff real pain,  
C           Em         
Suddenly he realised,  
   F               C      
he didn't need the kid -  
    F                 C     Am7   D7     
Who wants a millstone round their neck?  
     G7           C    G7 
Much better to be rid!   
   
       C                  Em        
It was time he did things his way,  
F                  C      
time to change his life,  
F                  C       
Time to cause some mayhem  
    Am          D7      G7       
and bring folks lots of strife,  
      C           Em        
So he went on the rampage,  
    F                C    
and did what dragons do,  
        F                C      
Causing terror, stealing gold,  
Am  D7        G7   C     
and breathing fire too.  
   
C                 Em       
Puff roasted many victims  
        F            C     
in that land of Hona-lee,  
F            C       Am7     
Harry Potter was the first,  
    D7          G7   
and then Hermio-ne,  
    C                Em        
But even through his laughter  
     F             C     
Puff started to be sad,  
          F            C         Am      
'Cos till Jackie Paper was burnt toast,  
   D7        G7         C    G7 
he knew he'd still feel bad.   
   
   C                 Em         
It took ten years to find him,  
F                    C      
playing with his new toys,  
    F              C       
Sur-rounded by his family  
   Am      D7        G7     
of lots of girls and boys,  
     C             Em            
Puff barbequed the lot of them,  
     F                  C      
some rare and some well done,  
   F                 C       
He just could not re-member  
     Am       D7 G7   C     
when he'd had so much fun!  
   
     C              Em      
Then Puff the magic dragon  
   F             C     
re-turned to the sea,  
    F                C      Am    
And frolicked in the autumn mist  
        D7               G7    
in that land called Hona-lee,  
       C           Em        
Now if ever you do meet him  
       F              C        
and de-cide to be his friend,  
   F              C         Am    
If I were you I'd stay real true  
      D7     G7    C     
and a-void a fiery end!  
   
    C                 Em             
Now don't you look at me like that,  
   F                  C       
as if I've broke your heart,  
   F               C      
It isn't really my fault  
        F                C      
if your dream's fallen a-part,  
C                         Em       
And it isn't Puff's fault either,  
     F             C       
he's really not to blame,  
   F             C         
Re-member he's a dragon -  
Am  D7      G7     C      
the clue is in his name!  
   
   C              Em      
So Puff the magic dragon  
    F            C     
now lives by the sea.  
    F               C      Am    
And frolicks in the autumn mist  
     D7               G7    
in a land called Hona-lee,  
    C              Em       
Yes Puff the magic dragon,  
      F            C     
still lives by the sea,  
    F               C      Am    
And frolicks in the autumn mist  
     D7          G7   C     
in a land called Hona-lee!  
   

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