Tangled Up Puppet Lyrics
by Harry Chapin
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LTWU46@prodigy.com
From: MR KEN L REYNOLDS
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 1997 7:00 PM
Enjoy the following Harry Chapin tune.
Tangled Up Puppet
Harry Chapin (klr)
capo 5th fret
Im a tangle up puppet spinning round in knots
And the more I see of what used to be, the less of you I
got
There was a time that you curled up in my lap like a
child
/f# /e
Youd cling to me smiling your eyes wide and
wild
Now you slip through my arms, wave a passing
hello
Twist away , and toss a kiss, laughing as you go
You used to say, Read me a story, and sing me songs
of love
/f# /e
For you were Princess Paradise, on the wings of a
dove
Now I chase you and tease you trying to remake you my
own
But you just turn away and say, Please leave me
alone.
And Im a tangled up puppet, all hanging in your
strings
Im a butterfly in a spiders web, fluttering my
wings
And the more that I keep dancing, and spinning
round in knots
The more I see what used to be and the less of you I
got
You are a drawer full of make-up and rinses and
things
/f# /e
You keep changing your moods like your earrings and
rings
But tonight while we played tag for five minutes in the
yard
Well, just for a moment, I caught you off guard
And Im a tangled up puppet all hanging in your
strings;
Im a butterfly in a spiders web, fluttering my
wings
And the more that I keep dancing, and spinning
round in knots,
The more I see what used to be and the less of you I
got
But for now you write your secret poems in a
room just for your dreams
You dont find time to talk to me about the things you
mean. . .
What I mean is
I have watched you takes shape from a jumble of
parts
/f# /e
And find the grace and form of a fine work of
art
Hey, you, my brand new woman, newly come into your
own,
Dont you know that you dont need to grow up all
alone
I hope you all enjoyed that one.
Ken Reynolds
( ltwu46b@prodigy.com )
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