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

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