You Happy Puppet

10000 Maniacs

Compositor: Robert Buck / Natalie Merchant

Tom: F

Intro 2x: Bbmaj7 Fmaj7

Verso 1:
Bbmaj7             Fmaj7
 How did they teach you to be
Bbmaj7             Fmaj7
 Just a happy puppet dancing on a string
Bbmaj7             Fmaj7
 How did you........learn everything that
Bbmaj7             Fmaj7
 Comes along with slavish funnery?

Refrão:
C                          Dm
 Tell me something if the world is so insane
Am7               F
 Is it making you sane again to?
C                 Dm
 Let another man tug at the thread
      Am7                  F
 That pulls up your nodding head?

Verso 2:
Bbmaj7             Fmaj7
 How did they teach you to be
Bbmaj7             Fmaj7
 Just a happy puppet dancing on a string
Bbmaj7             Fmaj7
 How do you        manage to live in-

Bbmaj7             Fmaj7
 -side this tiny stage you can't leave?


Refrão:
C                          Dm
 Tell me something if the world is so insane
Am7               F
 Is it making you sane again to?
C                 Dm
 Let another man tug at the thread
      Am7                  F
 That pulls up your nodding head?

   Bb                     F
 A dullard strung on the wire
 F               Bb
 When the master's gone, you hang there
   Bb                      F
 With your eyes and your limbs so lifeless

Solo 4x: Bbmaj7 Fmaj7

Refrão:
C                          Dm
 Tell me something if the world is so insane
Am7               F
 Is it making you sane again to?
C                 Dm
 Let another man tug at the thread
      Am7                  F
 That pulls up your nodding head?

Verso 3:
Bbmaj7             Fmaj7
 How did they teach you to be
Bbmaj7             Fmaj7
 Just a happy puppet dancing on a string
Bbmaj7             Fmaj7
 How do you      manage to speak
Bbmaj7                  F
 Your mouth    a frozen grin?

   Bb                     F
 A dullard strung on the wire
 F               Bb
 When the master's gone, you hang there
   Bb                      F
 With your eyes and your limbs so lifeless

Refrão:
C                          Dm
 Tell me something if the world is so insane
Am7               F
 Is it making you sane again to?
C                 Dm
 Let another man tug at the thread
      Am7                  F
 That pulls up your nodding head?

Final:
    C                     Dm
Your hollowed head, your marble eyes
   Am7                  F
Your wooden hands and your metal jawpins
C              Dm
 All wait in limbo for the man
    Am7           C             F
Who knows how to move you this way