This song is recorded in the key of A. Peter plays using 'G' fingerings with a capo on
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
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And frolicked in the autumn mist
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In a land called Honah-Lee
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Little Jackie Paper loved that rascal Puff
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And brought his strings and sealing wax
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And other fancy stuff.
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CHORUS
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(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
() () ()
And frolicked in the autumn mist
() ()
In a land called Honah-Lee
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Puff the magic dragon lived by the sea
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And frolicked in the autumn mist
() () () ()
In a land called Honah Lee
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VERSE
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(A) (C#m) (D) (A) <-------Noel's Part
G Bm C G <-------Peter's Part - capo
2nd fret)
Together they would travel on a boat with billowed sail.
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Jackie kept a lookout perched on Puff's gigantic tail.
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Noble kings and princes would bow when 'ere they came.
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Pirate ships would low'r their flag when PUFF roared out his name. Oh!
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(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
() () ()
And frolicked in the autumn mist
() ()
In a land called Honah-Lee
() () () ()
Puff the magic dragon lived by the sea
() () ()
And frolicked in the autumn mist
() () () ()
In a land called Honah Lee.
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VERSE
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(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.
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Painted wings and giants rings make way for other toys
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One grey night it happened Jackie Paper came no more
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And PUFF that mighty dragon he ceased his fearless roar.
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His head was bent in sorrow green scales fell like rain.
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PUFF no longer went to play a-long the cherry lane.
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With-out his lifelong friend PUFF could not be brave
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So PUFF that mighty dragon sadly slipped in-to his cave. Oh!
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CHORUS
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(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
() () ()
And frolicked in the autumn mist
() ()
In a land called Honah-Lee
() () () ()
Puff the magic dragon lived by the sea
() () ()
And frolicked in the autumn mist
() () () ()
In a land .. called .. Honah .. Lee