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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
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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) (C#m) (D) (A) <-------Noel's Part
G Bm C G <-------Peter's Part - capo on 2nd fret)
Puff the magic dragon lived by the sea
(D) (A) (F#m)
C G Em
And frolicked in the autumn mist
(B7) (E)
A7 D
In a land called Honah-Lee
(A) (C#m) (D) (A)
G Bm C G
Little Jackie Paper loved that rascal Puff
(D) (A) (F#m)
C G Em
And brought his strings and sealing wax
(B7) (E) (A) (E)
A7 D G D
And other fancy stuff.
CHORUS
(A) (C#m) (D) (A) <-------Noel's Part
G Bm C G <-------Peter's Part - capo on 2nd fret)
Puff the magic dragon lived by the sea
(D) (A) (F#m)
C G Em
And frolicked in the autumn mist
(B7) (E)
A7 D
In a land called Honah-Lee
(A) (C#m) (D) (A)
G Bm C G
Puff the magic dragon lived by the sea
(D) (A) (F#m)
C G 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) (D) (A) <-------Noel's Part
G Bm C G <-------Peter's Part - capo on 2nd fret)
Together they would travel on a boat with billowed sail.
(D) (A) (F#m) (B7) (E)
C G Em A7 D
Jackie kept a lookout perched on Puff's gigantic tail.
(A) (C#m) (D) (A)
G Bm C G
Noble kings and princes would bow when 'ere they came.
(D) (A) (F#m) (B7) (E) (G) (E)
C G Em A7 D G D
Pirate ships would low'r their flag when PUFF roared out his name. Oh!
CHORUS
(A) (C#m) (D) (A) <-------Noel's Part
G Bm C G <-------Peter's Part - capo on 2nd fret)
Puff the magic dragon lived by the sea
(D) (A) (F#m)
C G Em
And frolicked in the autumn mist
(B7) (E)
A7 D
In a land called Honah-Lee
(A) (C#m) (D) (A)
G Bm C G
Puff the magic dragon lived by the sea
(D) (A) (F#m)
C G 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) (D) (A) <-------Noel's Part
G Bm C G <-------Peter's Part - capo on 2nd fret)
A dragon lives for-ever but not so little boys.
(D) (A) (F#m) (B7) (E)
C G Em A7 D
Painted wings and giants rings make way for other toys
(A) (C#m) (D) (A)
G Bm C G
One grey night it happened Jackie Paper came no more
(D) (A) (F#m)(B7) (E) (A)
C G Em A7 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) (F#m) (B7) (E)
C G Em A7 D
PUFF no longer went to play a-long the cherry lane.
(A) (C#m) (D) (A)
G Bm C G
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) (D) (A) <-------Noel's Part
G Bm C G <-------Peter's Part - capo on 2nd fret)
Puff the magic dragon lived by the sea
(D) (A) (F#m)
C G Em
And frolicked in the autumn mist
(B7) (E)
A7 D
In a land called Honah-Lee
(A) (C#m) (D) (A)
G Bm C G
Puff the magic dragon lived by the sea
(D) (A) (F#m)
C G Em
And frolicked in the autumn mist
(B7) (E) (A) (E)
A7 D G D
In a land .. called .. Honah .. Lee
photo by: Jim Dirden
