ABBA – Im A Marionette (Guitar)

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Chords

4/4 unless otherwise stated. ORDER: I V1 C INT V2 GS V3 C INT V4 C FINT O [INTRO] (bass)
Em | | | |
(add synth)
| | | | (drums) | | | | (urgent strings) | | | | [VERSE 1]
 Em                                        Em9/D
"You're so free, " that's what everybody's tell - ing me
3/4
                       C            | D            | Em     | |
Yet I feel I'm like an outward-bound, pushed around, refugee

Em                                      Em9/D
Something's wrong, got a feeling that I don't belong
3/4
                      C          | D           | Em            | |
As if I had come from outer space, out of place, like King Kong
[CHORUS] 3/4 2/4 4/4
C-5             | C-5/Gb            | C    Eb-5 | C-5   |
I'm a marionette, just  a marionette, pull the    string
3/4 2/4 3/4
C-5             | C-5/Gb         | C    Eb-5 | C-5           | C-5/Gb |
I'm a marionette, everybody's pet, just as     long as I sing
3/4 2/4 4/4
Bb-5             | Bb-5/Fb            | Bb    Db-5 | Bb-5  |
I'm  a marionette, see    my pirouette, round and    round
3/4 2/4 3/4
Bb-5            | Bb-5/Fb            | Bb   Db-5 | Bb-5           | Bb-5/Fb |
I'm a marionette, I'm    a marionette, just a      silly old clown
[INTERLUDE] 7/8 4/4 C-5 | B-9 B | [VERSE 2]
Em                                 Em9/D
Like a doll, like a puppet with no will at all
3/4
                     C          | D          | Em         | |
And somebody told me how to talk, how to walk, how to fall
[GUITAR SOLO] Em A/E | Em7 A/E | Em A/E | Em7 A/E | Em A/E | Em7 A/E | Em A/E | Em7 A/E | Em A/E | Em7 A/E | Em A/E | Em7 A/E | Em A/E | Em7 A/E | Em A/E | Em7 A/E | Em A/E | Em7 A/E | Em A/E | Em7 A/E | Em A/E | Em7 A/E | Em A/E | Em7 A/E | Em A/E | Em7 A/E | Em A/E | Em7 A/E | Em A/E | Em7 A/E | Em A/E | Em7 A/E | Em A/E | Em7 A/E | Em A/E | Em7 A/E | [VERSE 3]
Em                                    Em9/D
Can't complain, I've got no-one but myself to blame
3/4
                      C              | D           | Em         | |
Something's happening I can't control, lost my hold, is it safe?
[CHORUS] 3/4 2/4 4/4
C-5             | C-5/Gb            | C    Eb-5 | C-5   |
I'm a marionette, just  a marionette, pull the    string
3/4 2/4 3/4
C-5             | C-5/Gb         | C    Eb-5 | C-5           | C-5/Gb |
I'm a marionette, everybody's pet, just as     long as I sing
3/4 2/4 4/4
Bb-5             | Bb-5/Fb            | Bb    Db-5 | Bb-5  |
I'm  a marionette, see    my pirouette, round and    round
3/4 2/4 3/4
Bb-5            | Bb-5/Fb            | Bb   Db-5 | Bb-5           | Bb-5/Fb |
I'm a marionette, I'm    a marionette, just a      silly old clown
[INTERLUDE] 7/8 4/4 C-5 | B-9 B | [VERSE 4]
 Em                                       Em9/D
"Look this way, just a little smile, " is what they say
3/4
                        C         | D           | Em          | |
"You look better on the photograph; if you laugh, that's okay"
[CHORUS] 3/4 2/4 4/4
C-5             | C-5/Gb            | C    Eb-5 | C-5   |
I'm a marionette, just  a marionette, pull the    string
3/4 2/4 3/4
C-5             | C-5/Gb         | C    Eb-5 | C-5           | C-5/Gb |
I'm a marionette, everybody's pet, just as     long as I sing
3/4 2/4 4/4
Bb-5             | Bb-5/Fb            | Bb    Db-5 | Bb-5  |
I'm  a marionette, see    my pirouette, round and    round
3/4 2/4 3/4
Bb-5            | Bb-5/Fb            | Bb   Db-5 | Bb-5           | Bb-5/Fb |
I'm a marionette, I'm    a marionette, just a      silly old clown
[FINAL INTERLUDE] 7/8 4/4 C-5 | B-9 | B | [OUTRO] - super slowed down and in all 4/4.
 Em                                        Em9/D
"You're so free, " that's what everybody's tell - ing me

                       C            | D            | Em     | |
Yet I feel I'm like an outward-bound, pushed around, refugee