Puff, The Magic Dragon

Midi 1(G180)*   Midi 2(Bb127)
Midi 3(A130)  Midi 4(F100)
Tabbed by Mark Purintun
For Diatonic harmonica

 


 

 Verse 1:
     
 7 r  7   7r7     -7 6  r 6  -6   7 r7     6   6 r   -5  -5    6 -5 r
| Puff, the magic | dragon, | lived by the | sea and | frolicked in the |
   5  6    7 r 7 7     7    -6   -7 7    -8  r    7  7   7 r 7   -7 6 6
| autumn mist in a | land called Hona | lee.   | Little Jackie | Paper |
    -6 r  6   7 r 7 r    6 r 6 r     -5    -5    6 r   -5 r   5 r 6 r 7 r 7 7
| loved that rascal  | Puff and | brought him strings and  | sealing wax and  |
   -6 7  -7 -5    7 r  -7
| other fancy | stuff, oh, |

Chorus:

        7 r  7   7r7     -7 6  r 6  -6   7 r7     6   6 r   -5  -5    6 -5 r
| Puff, the magic | dragon, | lived by the | sea and | frolicked in the |
   5  6    7 r 7 7     7    -6   -7 7    -8  r 
| autumn mist in a | land called Hona | lee.   
  
 7    7  7 r 7 r  -7 6 6 r -6 r -6  7r 7 r   6 r 6 r   -5  -5    6r -5 r
| Puff, the magic | dragon, | li  ved by the | sea and | frolicked in the |
   5 r 6 r  7 r 7 7    -6     7    -7 -8   7 r -7
| au tumn mist in a | land called Hon a | lee. Oh |

Verse 2:
Together they would travel on boat with billowed sail
Jackie kept a lookout perched on Puff's gigantic tail
Noble kings and princes would bow whene'er they came
Pirate ships would lower their flags when Puff roared out his name, oh

CHORUS

Verse 3:

A dragon lives forever, but not so little boys
Painted wings and giants's rings make way for other toys.
One grey night it happened, Jackie Paper came no more
And Puff that mighty dragon, he ceased his fearless roar.

His head was bent in sorrow, green scales fell like rain
Puff no longer went to play along the cherry lane.
Without his lifelong friend, Puff could not be brave
So, Puff that mighty dragon sadly slipped into his cave, oh

CHORUS

                                                

By Peter Yarrow and Leonard Tipton On Peter, Paul & Mary's MOVING, IN CONCERT, and 10 YEARS.
Copyright 1963 Pepamar Music

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