Chords with lyrics
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In a town near Albuquerque
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Lived a most concerned young boy
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He said lately I have noticed
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Folks don't live with peace and joy
G+G A minorAm
With frowns and worry on their faces
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They're lost and don't know where to go
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He said I'll get the people straightened
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By putting on a puppet show
G+G A minorAm
The young New Mexican puppeteer
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He saw the people all lived in fear
G+G A minorAm
He thought that maybe they'd listen to
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A augmentedA puppet telling them what to do
G+G A minorAm
You know he got some string and he got some wood
D MajorD G+G
He did some carving and he was good
G+G A minorAm
And folks came running so they could hear
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The young New Mexican puppeteer
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First he carved out young Abe Lincoln
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Abe will teach 'em civil rights
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Then a King named Martin Luther
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So they'd recall his peaceful fight
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Old Mark Twain, his wit and wisdom
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Will surely show them life is fun
G#G# A#mA#m
But he smiled with satisfaction
D#D# G#G#
When the Prince of Peace was done
G#G# A#mA#m
The young New Mexican puppeteer
D#D# G#G#
He saw the people all lived in fear
G#G# A#mA#m
He thought that maybe they'd listen to
D#D# G#G#
A augmentedA puppet telling them what to do
G#G# A#mA#m
You know he got some string and he got some wood
D#D# G#G#
He did some carving and he was good
G#G# A#mA#m
And folks came running so they could hear
D#D# G#G#
The young New Mexican puppeteer
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Now his puppet shows were clever
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And he made the people laugh
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When he got across the message
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To walk along life's open path
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They built him his own puppet theatre
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Decked out with spotlights yellow and red
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And then they wrote him up in all the papers
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And this is what the story said
It said...
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The young New Mexican puppeteer
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He saw the people all lived in fear
A augmentedA B minorBm
He thought that maybe they would listen to
E MajorE A augmentedA
A augmentedA puppet telling them what to do
A augmentedA B minorBm
You know he got some string and he got some wood
E MajorE A augmentedA
He did some carving and he was good
A augmentedA B minorBm
And folks came running so they could hear
E MajorE A augmentedA
The young New Mexican puppeteer