Peter, Paul and Mary – Puff The Magic Dragon (Guitar Acoustic Tab)
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Title: Puff The Magic Dragon
Artist: Peter Paul And Mary
Author and Copyright: MississippiHans (arr.+tab.)
Tempo: 4/4 time, q=140.
Beats on eighths are marked "+", all unmarked beats are quarters.
Emphasize the melody notes. The chord names above indicate the left-hand position.
I propose to sing along to one key, and play the other key as instrumental bridge.
Chords: With these chords and thumb-fretting you need no bar chords:
F#m = 24422x with the index-finger on strings 2+3. Bm = 2x4432, D-long = x00235.
Of course, if you like, you can also use bar chords, whenever they fit in.
E.g you could use D7 = 557575 with bar instead of D-long = x00235
[Verse-KeyD] (2x) D + F#m G + D E|------------------------|---------------------|------------------------|---------------------| B|-3--------3---3----3----|-2-------------------|-0------------3----3----|---------------------| G|-2------------2---------|-----------2---------|----------0-------------|-2--------------2----| D|------0-----------------|------4---------4----|------0------------0----|------0---------0----| A|--------------0---------|-----------4---------|--------------2---------|-----------0---------| E|-2----------------------|-2-------------------|-3----------------------|-2-------------------| G + + D + + + E|---------------------------|------------------------------| B|---------------------------|-------------3--------3---3---| G|-0---0-------2-------p0----|-----2------------------------| D|---------0-----------------|-4-------4------------4-------| A|---------------------------|-0---------------0------------| E|-3---------------3---------|------------------------------| /------------1st pass---------------------------\ /-------------2nd pass-----------------------\ Em7 + + A Em A7 + D A E|-----------------------0---|---------------------|---------------0--------|---------------------| B|-3---p0----2--h3-----------|---------------------|-0---h3----2------------|-3-------------------| G|---------------------------|---------------------|------------------------|-----------2---------| D|------2------------2-------|------2---------2----|------2------------2----|------0---------2----| A|-----------0---------------|-----------0---------|-----------0------------|-0-------------------| E|-0-------------------------|-0-------------------|-0----------------------|-----------0---------| [Verse-KeyG] (2x) G + Bm + C + G + E|-3--------3---3----3----|-2----------------------|-0------------3----3----|------------------------| B|-0------------0---------|-3------------3---------|-1------------1---------|-3-----------------3----| G|------------------------|----------4--------4----|----------0-------------|-0--------0-------------| D|------0-----------------|------4-----------------|------2------------2----|------0------------0----| A|--------------2---------|------------------------|-3------------3---------|--------------2---------| E|-3----------------------|-2------------2---------|------------------------|-3----------------------| C + + G + + Em + E|---------------------------|-------------3--------3---3---| B|-1---1-------3-------p1----|-0--h3-------0----------------| G|-0-------------------------|-0----------------------------| D|---------2------------2----|---------0------------2-------| A|-3-------------------------|-----------------2------------| E|-----------------3---------|-3----------------------------| /---------------1st pass---------------------------\ /----------------2nd pass-----------------------\ A7 + + D-long + A7 D7 + G + D E|-3---p0----2--/3-------5---|------------------------|-0---h3----2----3--/5-\-|-3----------------------| B|-2---------2-----------3---|------------------------|-2---------1------------|-0------------3---------| G|---------------------------|----------2-------------|------------------------|----------0---2---------| D|------2------------2-------|------0------------0----|------2---------0-------|------0------------0----| A|-0---------0---------------|-0------------0---------|-0---------0------------|--------------0---------| E|---------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-3----------------------|
[Lyrics]
Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee.
Little jackie paper loved that rascal Puff,
And brought him strings and sealing wax and other fancy stuff.
Together thy would travel on a boat with billowed sail,
Jackie kept a lookout perched on Puff's gigantic tail.
Noble kings and princes would bow whenever they came.
Pirate ships would lower their flags, when Puff roared out his name.
A dragon lives forever but not so little boys,
Painted wings and giant rings make way for other toys.
One grey night it happened, Jackie Paper came no more,
And Puff that mighty dragon, he ceased his fearless roar.
His head was bent in sorrow, green scales fell like rain,
Puff no longer went to play along the cherry lane.
Without his life-long friend, Puff could not be brave,
So Puff that mighty dragon, he slipped into his cave.
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| + Eighth beat
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| \ Slide down
| / Slide up
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