Tangled Up Puppet chords by Harry Chapin

• Capo on 3rd

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

(capo 3rd fret)
Note: For the full "Harry" effect, tune 6 to D.


Dsus4 - D - Dsus2 - D - Dsus4 - D - Dsus2 - D (2x's)

      D
I'm a tangled up puppet
                   Em7
Spinning 'round in knots
        A7              Em7
And the more I see what used to be
    A7               D
The less of you I've got

            D             D/C#            D/B         D/A
There was a time that you curled up in my lap like a child
      G           G/F#          Em7           Em/D
You'd cling to me smiling, your eyes wide and wild
        Bm              Bm/A         Bm/G#      Em/G
Now you slip through my arms, wave a passing hello
Em             Em/D          A/C#           D
Twist away and toss a kiss, laughing as you go


            D               D/C#      D/B              D/A
You used to say "Read me a story and sing me songs of love"
      G                 G/F#           Em7       Em/D
For you were Princess Paradise on the wings of a dove
        Bm              Bm/A         Bm/G#      Em/G
Now I chase you and tease you trying to remake you my own
Em                         Em/D         A/C#      D         G/A
But you just turn away and say "please leave me alone."


            D                                     Em7
And I'm a tangled up puppet all hanging in your strings
        A7             Em7           A7            D
I'm a butterfly in a spider's web, fluttering my wings
                                                       Em7
And the more that I keep dancing and spinning round in knots
     A7              Em7                A7               D
The more I see what used to be and the less of you I've got


            D             D/C#       D/B        D/A
You are a drawer full of makeup and rinses and things
            G           G/F#             Em7        Em/D
You keep changing your moods like your earrings and rings
        Bm              Bm/A              Bm/G#         Em/G
But tonight while we played tag for five minutes in the yard
Em          Em/D     A/C#            D       G/A
Just for a moment I caught you off guard


            D                                     Em7
And I'm a tangled up puppet all hanging in your strings
        A7             Em7           A7            D
I'm a butterfly in a spider's web, fluttering my wings
                                                       Em7
And the more that I keep dancing and spinning round in knots
     A7              Em7                A7               D
The more I see what used to be and the less of you I've got


Bm                       G
But now you write your secret poems
       A                  Bm
In a room just for your dreams
      G                 Bm
You don't find time to talk to me
 E                   Bm      A
About the things you mean
       G
What I mean is...


       D                D/C#         Bm        D/A
I have watched you take shape from a jumble of parts
     G                 G/F#      Em           Em/D
And find the grace and form of a fine work of art
     F#7              Bm   Bm/A       Bm/G#         Em/G
Hey you my brand new woman      newly come into your own
Em7                 Em/D              Em/C#    A   D
Don't you know that you don't need to grow up all alone