"Puff the Magic Dragon" with Chords and Lyrics
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GUITAR CHORDS
PP&M songs with chords and lyrics:
Songs Written By Noel Stookey Songs Written by Peter Yarrow
A' Soalin'
Children Go Where I Send
Thee
Early In the Morning
Day Is Done
El Salvador
Light One Candle
For The Love Of It All
Puff The Magic Dragon
Very Last Day (Co-written by Noel
No Other Name
Stookey)
The Good Times We Had
The Wedding Song
Whatshername
Weave Me The Sunshine
Puff The Magic Dragon
PUFF written by Peter Yarrow and Leonard Lipton © 1963 Pepamar Music Corp.-ASCAP Renewed
1991 Silver Dawn Music-ASCAP/Honalee Tunes-ASCAP
This song is recorded in the key of A. Peter plays using 'G' fingerings with a capo on the second fret.
Noel plays with complimentary 'A' chords open. Noel's chords are shown in parantheses.
(A)
G
(C#m)
Bm
(D)
(A)
C
G
<-------Noel's Part
<-------Peter's Part - capo on 2nd fret)
Puff the magic dragon lived by the sea
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(D)
(A)
C
G
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(F#m)
Em
And frolicked in the autumn mist
(B7)
(E)
A7
D
In a land called Honah-Lee
(A)
(C#m) (D)
G
Bm
(A)
C
G
Little Jackie Paper loved that rascal Puff
(D)
(A)
C
G
(F#m)
Em
And brought his strings and sealing wax
(B7)
(E)
(A)
(E)
A7
D
G
D
And other fancy stuff.
CHORUS
(A)
(C#m)
G
(D)
(A)
C
G
Bm
<-------Noel's Part
<-------Peter's Part - capo on 2nd fret)
Puff the magic dragon lived by the sea
(D)
(A)
C
G
(F#m)
Em
And frolicked in the autumn mist
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(B7)
(E)
A7
D
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In a land called Honah-Lee
(A)
(C#m)
G
(D)
(A)
C
G
Bm
Puff the magic dragon lived by the sea
(D)
(A)
C
G
(F#m)
Em
And frolicked in the autumn mist
(B7)
(E)
(A)
(E)
A7
D
G
D
In a land called Honah Lee
VERSE
(A)
(C#m)
G
(D)
(A)
C
G
Bm
<-------Noel's Part
<-------Peter's Part - c
Together they would travel on a boat with billowed sail.
(D)
C
(A)
(F#m)
G
Em
(B7)
(E)
A7
D
Jackie kept a lookout perched on Puff's gigantic tail.
(A)
G
(C#m)
Bm
(D)
(A)
C
G
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Noble kings and princes would bow when 'ere they came.
(D)
(A)
C
(F#m)
G
Em
(B7)
(E)
(G)
(E)
A7
D
G
D
Pirate ships would low'r their flag when PUFF roared out his name.
Oh!
CHORUS
(A)
(C#m)
G
(D)
(A)
C
G
Bm
<-------Noel's Part
<-------Peter's Part
- capo on 2nd fret)
Puff the magic dragon lived by the sea
(D)
(A)
C
G
(F#m)
Em
And frolicked in the autumn mist
(B7)
(E)
A7
D
In a land called Honah-Lee
(A)
(C#m)
G
(D)
(A)
C
G
Bm
Puff the magic dragon lived by the sea
(D)
(A)
C
G
(F#m)
Em
And frolicked in the autumn mist
(B7)
(E)
(A)
(E)
A7
D
G
D
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In a land called Honah Lee.
VERSE
(A)
(C#m)
(D)
(A)
Bm
C
G
G
<-------Noel's Part
<-------Peter's Part - capo on 2nd f
A dragon lives for-ever but not so little boys.
(D)
(A)
C
(F#m)
G
(B7)
(E)
A7
D
Em
Painted wings and giants rings make way for other toys
(A)
(C#m)
G
Bm
(D)
(A)
C
G
One grey night it happened Jackie Paper came no more
(D)
(A)
C
G
(F#m)(B7)
Em
A7
(E)
(A)
D
G
And PUFF that mighty dragon he ceased his fearless roar.
(A)
(C#m)
(D)
(A)
G
Bm
C
G
His head was bent in sorrow green scales fell like rain.
(D)
(A)
C
G
(F#m)
(B7)
(E)
A7
D
Em
PUFF no longer went to play a-long the cherry lane.
(A)
G
(C#m)
Bm
(D)
(A)
C
G
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With-out his lifelong friend PUFF could not be brave
(D)
(A)-(F#m)
(B7)
(E)
(A)
(E)
C
G - Em
A7
D
G
D
So PUFF that mighty dragon sadly slipped in-to his cave.
Oh!
CHORUS
(A)
(C#m)
G
(D)
(A)
C
G
Bm
<-------Noel's Part
<-------Peter's Part - capo on 2nd fret)
Puff the magic dragon lived by the sea
(D)
(A)
C
G
(F#m)
Em
And frolicked in the autumn mist
(B7)
(E)
A7
D
In a land called Honah-Lee
(A)
(C#m)
G
(D)
(A)
C
G
Bm
Puff the magic dragon lived by the sea
(D)
(A)
C
G
(F#m)
Em
And frolicked in the autumn mist
(B7)
(E)
(A)
(E)
A7
D
G
D
In a land .. called .. Honah .. Lee
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photo by: Jim Dirden
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