Tangled Up Puppet
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LTWU46B@prodigy.com
From: MR KEN L REYNOLDS
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 1997 7:00 PM
song: Tangled Up Puppet
artist: Harry Chapin
album: Harry Chapin Gold Collection
transcribed: Ken Reynolds
Enjoy the following Harry Chapin tune.
Tangled Up Puppet
Harry Chapin (klr)
capo 5th fret
D Dmaj7 Bm A7
Im 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
D
got
D Dmaj7 Bm
There was a time that you curled up in my lap like a
D
child
G G/f# G/e G
Youd 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
D
of love
G G/f# G/e
For you were Princess Paradise, on the wings of a
G
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
A
alone.
D Dmaj7 Bm
And Im a tangled up puppet, all hanging in your
A7
strings
A A7 A D
Im a butterfly in a spiders web, fluttering my
wings
D Dmaj7 Bm
And the more that I keep dancing, and spinning
A7
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
G
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
A
D Dmaj7 Bm A7
And Im a tangled up puppet all hanging in your
strings;
A A7 A D
Im a butterfly in a spiders web, fluttering my
wings
D Dmaj7 Bm
And the more that I keep dancing, and spinning
A7
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 dont find time to talk to me about the things you
mean. . .
G
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
Dont you know that you dont need to grow up all
alone
I hope you all enjoyed that one.
Ken Reynolds
( ltwu46b@prodigy.com )