Puff the Magic Dragon chords
The Irish RoversSong Key: A Major
Time Signature: 2/2
Tempo: 88 bpm
Guitar Tuning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Skill Level: Intermediate
Chords: A, B7, Bm, C#m, D, E7, F#m
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Puff the Magic Dragon
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A C#m D E7
Intro: 2/2 ‖: | | | :‖
A C#m D A
Chorus: Puff the mag-ic dra-gon lived by the sea
D A F#m B7 E7
And fro-licked in the au-tumn mist in a land called Hon-a-lee
A C#m D A
1. Lit-tle Jack-ie Pa-per loved that ras-cal Puff
D A F#m B7 E7 A E7
And brought him strings and seal-ing wax and o-ther fan-cy stuff, Oh
A C#m D A
Chorus: Puff the mag-ic dra-gon lived by the sea
D A F#m B7 E7
And fro-licked in the au-tumn mist in a land called Hon-a-lee
A C#m D A
Puff the mag-ic dra-gon lived by the sea
D A F#m B7 E7 A E7
And fro-licked in the au-tumn mist in a land called Hon-a-lee
A C#m D A
2. To-ge-ther they would tra-vel on a boat with bil-lowed sail
D A F#m B7 E7
Jack-ie kept a look-out perched on Puff's gi-gan-tic tail
A C#m D A
No-ble kings and princ-es would bow whene'er they came
D A F#m B7 E7 A E7
Pi-rate ships would low-er their flags when Puff roared out his name, Oh
A C#m D A
Chorus: Puff the mag-ic dra-gon lived by the sea
D A F#m B7 E7
And fro-licked in the au-tumn mist in a land called Hon-a-lee
A C#m D A
Puff the mag-ic dra-gon lived by the sea
D A F#m B7 E7 A E7
And fro-licked in the au-tumn mist in a land called Hon-a-lee
A C#m D A
3. A dra-gon lives for-e-ver, but not so lit-tle boys
D A F#m B7 E7
Paint-ed wings and giant's rings make way for o-ther toys
A C#m D A
One gray night it hap-pened, Jack-ie Pa-per came no more
D A F#m B7 E7 A E7
And Puff, that mighty dra-gon He ceased his fear-less roar
A C#m D A
4. His head was bent in sor-row, green scales fell like rain
D A F#m B7 E7
Puff no long-er went to play a-long the cher-ry lane
A C#m D A
With-out his life-long friend, Puff could not be brave
D A F#m B7 E7 A E7
So Puff, that might-y dra-gon, sad-ly slipped in-to his cave, Oh
A C#m D A
Chorus: Puff the mag-ic dra-gon lived by the sea
D A F#m B7 E7
And fro-licked in the au-tumn mist in a land called Hon-a-lee
A C#m D A
Puff the mag-ic dra-gon lived by the sea
D A F#m
And fro-licked in the au-tumn mist
B7 E7 A F#m Bm E7 A
In a land called Hon - a - | lee - | - | |
Arrangement Details:
- Key Signature: A Major – 3 sharps (F#, C#, G#)
- Time Signature: 2/2 — Two half-note beats per measure
- Tempo: Moderately, in 2
- Metronome: h = 88 (h represents a half-note)
- Voice Range: C#4 - B4
- Chord Types in This Arrangement:
- Major: A, D
- Minor: Bm, C#m, F#m
- Dominant 7th: B7, E7
Beginner Guitarists:
Easier Key: G Major
Chords: G, A7, Am, Bm, C, D7, Em
Capo: 2nd fret if playing with the video
Bm can be played in the open position:
Right and left handed charts:
Easiest Key: C Major
Chords: C, D7, Dm, Em, F, G7, Am
Capo: 9th fret if playing with the video (not ideal)
Song Details:
- Songwriters: Leonard Lipton and Peter Yarrow
- Original Recording Date: 1962 by Peter Yarrow's band - Peter, Paul and Mary, and released, January 1963.
- Lyrics Begin: Puff the Magic Dragon lived by the sea and frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honalee.
- Genre: Folk
- Featured Artists: The Irish Rovers
- Album: Children of the Unicorn
Released: 1976 (US)
Format: 12" Vinyl
Label: K‐tel
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