Chords for The Young New Mexican Puppeteer - Sir Tom Jones/1972
Tempo:
87.35 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
Bm
Ab
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
In [G]
a town near [A] Albuquerque, [D] lived a most concerned young boy.
He said, lately I [A] have noticed [D] folks [C] don't live with peace and joy, [G] with frowns and worries
in [Am] their faces.
[D] They're lost and don't know [G] where to go.
He said, I'll get the [Am] people straightened [D] by putting on a [G] puppet show.
The young New [Am] Mexican puppeteer, [D] he saw the people [G] all living in fear.
He thought that maybe [Am] they'd listen to [D] a puppet telling [G] them what to do.
And now he got some string and [Am] he got some wood.
[D] He did some carving [G] and he was good.
And folks came running [Am] so they could hear.
[D] The young New Mexican [G] [C] puppeteer.
[D]
[G] [Ab]
First he carved out [Bbm] young Abel Inca.
[Eb]
Abel teach him [Ab] civil rights.
Then a king named [Bbm] Martin Luther.
[Eb] So they'd recall his [Ab] peaceful fights.
Old Mark Twain, his [Bbm] wit and wisdom, [Eb] will surely show them [Ab] life is fun.
But he smiled with [Bbm] satisfaction [Eb] when the Prince of [Ab] Peace was done.
The young New Mexican [Bbm] puppeteer, [Eb] he saw the people [Ab] all living in fear.
He thought that maybe [Bbm] they'd listen to [Eb] a puppet telling [Ab] them what to do.
And now he got some string [Bbm] and he got some wood.
[Eb] He did some carving [Ab] and he was good.
And folks came running [Bbm] so they could hear.
[Eb] The young New [Ab] Mexican [Db] puppeteer.
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab] [A]
[Gb] [A] Now his puppet [Bm] shows were clever.
[E] And he made [A] the people laugh when he got [Bm] across the [E] messes.
The walk-along [A] loves open fire.
They built him his own [Bm] puppet theater.
[E] Decked out with spotlights [A] yellow and red.
And then they rolled him up in [Bm] all the papers.
[E] And this is what the [A] story said.
That the young New [Bm] Mexican puppeteer, [E] he saw the people [A] all living in fear.
He thought that maybe [Bm] they'd listen to [E] a puppet telling [A] them what to do.
And now he got some string and he got some [E] wood.
He did some carving and [A] he was good.
And folks came running so [Bm] they could hear.
[E] The young New Mexican [A] puppeteer.
The young New Mexican [Bm] puppeteer, he [E] saw the people all [A] living in fear.
He thought that maybe they'd listen to [E] a puppet telling [A] them what to do.
And now he got some string [Bm] and he got some wood.
[E] He did some carving [A] and he was good.
And folks came running [Bm] so they could hear.
The young [A] New Mexican puppeteer.
[E] [A] [B] [E] [A]
[Bm] [E] [A]
[Bm] [E] [A]
[Bm] [E] [A]
[Bm] [E] [N]
a town near [A] Albuquerque, [D] lived a most concerned young boy.
He said, lately I [A] have noticed [D] folks [C] don't live with peace and joy, [G] with frowns and worries
in [Am] their faces.
[D] They're lost and don't know [G] where to go.
He said, I'll get the [Am] people straightened [D] by putting on a [G] puppet show.
The young New [Am] Mexican puppeteer, [D] he saw the people [G] all living in fear.
He thought that maybe [Am] they'd listen to [D] a puppet telling [G] them what to do.
And now he got some string and [Am] he got some wood.
[D] He did some carving [G] and he was good.
And folks came running [Am] so they could hear.
[D] The young New Mexican [G] [C] puppeteer.
[D]
[G] [Ab]
First he carved out [Bbm] young Abel Inca.
[Eb]
Abel teach him [Ab] civil rights.
Then a king named [Bbm] Martin Luther.
[Eb] So they'd recall his [Ab] peaceful fights.
Old Mark Twain, his [Bbm] wit and wisdom, [Eb] will surely show them [Ab] life is fun.
But he smiled with [Bbm] satisfaction [Eb] when the Prince of [Ab] Peace was done.
The young New Mexican [Bbm] puppeteer, [Eb] he saw the people [Ab] all living in fear.
He thought that maybe [Bbm] they'd listen to [Eb] a puppet telling [Ab] them what to do.
And now he got some string [Bbm] and he got some wood.
[Eb] He did some carving [Ab] and he was good.
And folks came running [Bbm] so they could hear.
[Eb] The young New [Ab] Mexican [Db] puppeteer.
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab] [A]
[Gb] [A] Now his puppet [Bm] shows were clever.
[E] And he made [A] the people laugh when he got [Bm] across the [E] messes.
The walk-along [A] loves open fire.
They built him his own [Bm] puppet theater.
[E] Decked out with spotlights [A] yellow and red.
And then they rolled him up in [Bm] all the papers.
[E] And this is what the [A] story said.
That the young New [Bm] Mexican puppeteer, [E] he saw the people [A] all living in fear.
He thought that maybe [Bm] they'd listen to [E] a puppet telling [A] them what to do.
And now he got some string and he got some [E] wood.
He did some carving and [A] he was good.
And folks came running so [Bm] they could hear.
[E] The young New Mexican [A] puppeteer.
The young New Mexican [Bm] puppeteer, he [E] saw the people all [A] living in fear.
He thought that maybe they'd listen to [E] a puppet telling [A] them what to do.
And now he got some string [Bm] and he got some wood.
[E] He did some carving [A] and he was good.
And folks came running [Bm] so they could hear.
The young [A] New Mexican puppeteer.
[E] [A] [B] [E] [A]
[Bm] [E] [A]
[Bm] [E] [A]
[Bm] [E] [A]
[Bm] [E] [N]
Key:
A
E
Bm
Ab
G
A
E
Bm
_ In _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ a town near [A] _ Albuquerque, _ [D] _ lived a most concerned young boy.
_ _ He said, lately I [A] have noticed _ [D] folks [C] don't live with peace and joy, _ _ [G] with frowns and worries
in [Am] their faces.
_ _ [D] They're lost and don't know [G] where to go.
_ _ He said, I'll get the [Am] people straightened _ [D] by putting on a [G] puppet show.
_ The young New [Am] Mexican puppeteer, [D] he saw the people [G] all living in fear.
He thought that maybe [Am] they'd listen to [D] a puppet telling [G] them what to do.
And now he got some string and [Am] he got some wood.
[D] He did some carving [G] and he was good.
And folks came running [Am] so they could hear.
[D] The young New Mexican [G] _ [C] puppeteer.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
First he carved out [Bbm] young Abel Inca.
_ _ [Eb] _
Abel teach him [Ab] civil rights.
_ _ Then a king named [Bbm] Martin Luther.
_ _ [Eb] So they'd recall his [Ab] peaceful fights.
_ Old Mark Twain, his [Bbm] wit and wisdom, _ [Eb] will surely show them [Ab] life is fun.
_ _ But he smiled with [Bbm] satisfaction _ _ [Eb] when the Prince of [Ab] Peace was done.
_ The young New Mexican [Bbm] puppeteer, [Eb] he saw the people [Ab] all living in fear.
He thought that maybe [Bbm] they'd listen to [Eb] a puppet telling [Ab] them what to do.
And now he got some string [Bbm] and he got some wood.
[Eb] He did some carving [Ab] and he was good.
And folks came running [Bbm] so they could hear.
[Eb] The young New [Ab] Mexican _ [Db] puppeteer.
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [A] _ _
[Gb] _ _ [A] _ Now his puppet [Bm] shows were clever.
_ _ [E] _ And he made [A] the people laugh _ _ _ when he got [Bm] across the _ [E] messes.
The walk-along [A] loves open fire.
_ They built him his own [Bm] puppet theater.
_ _ [E] Decked out with spotlights [A] yellow and red.
_ And then they rolled him up in [Bm] all the papers.
_ [E] And this is what the [A] story said.
That the young New [Bm] Mexican puppeteer, [E] he saw the people [A] all living in fear.
He thought that maybe [Bm] they'd listen to [E] a puppet telling [A] them what to do.
And now he got some string and he got some [E] wood.
He did some carving and [A] he was good.
And folks came running so [Bm] they could hear.
[E] The young New Mexican [A] puppeteer.
The young New Mexican [Bm] puppeteer, he [E] saw the people all [A] living in fear.
He thought that maybe they'd listen to [E] a puppet telling [A] them what to do.
And now he got some string [Bm] and he got some wood.
[E] He did some carving [A] and he was good.
And folks came running [Bm] so they could hear.
The young [A] New Mexican puppeteer.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ a town near [A] _ Albuquerque, _ [D] _ lived a most concerned young boy.
_ _ He said, lately I [A] have noticed _ [D] folks [C] don't live with peace and joy, _ _ [G] with frowns and worries
in [Am] their faces.
_ _ [D] They're lost and don't know [G] where to go.
_ _ He said, I'll get the [Am] people straightened _ [D] by putting on a [G] puppet show.
_ The young New [Am] Mexican puppeteer, [D] he saw the people [G] all living in fear.
He thought that maybe [Am] they'd listen to [D] a puppet telling [G] them what to do.
And now he got some string and [Am] he got some wood.
[D] He did some carving [G] and he was good.
And folks came running [Am] so they could hear.
[D] The young New Mexican [G] _ [C] puppeteer.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
First he carved out [Bbm] young Abel Inca.
_ _ [Eb] _
Abel teach him [Ab] civil rights.
_ _ Then a king named [Bbm] Martin Luther.
_ _ [Eb] So they'd recall his [Ab] peaceful fights.
_ Old Mark Twain, his [Bbm] wit and wisdom, _ [Eb] will surely show them [Ab] life is fun.
_ _ But he smiled with [Bbm] satisfaction _ _ [Eb] when the Prince of [Ab] Peace was done.
_ The young New Mexican [Bbm] puppeteer, [Eb] he saw the people [Ab] all living in fear.
He thought that maybe [Bbm] they'd listen to [Eb] a puppet telling [Ab] them what to do.
And now he got some string [Bbm] and he got some wood.
[Eb] He did some carving [Ab] and he was good.
And folks came running [Bbm] so they could hear.
[Eb] The young New [Ab] Mexican _ [Db] puppeteer.
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [A] _ _
[Gb] _ _ [A] _ Now his puppet [Bm] shows were clever.
_ _ [E] _ And he made [A] the people laugh _ _ _ when he got [Bm] across the _ [E] messes.
The walk-along [A] loves open fire.
_ They built him his own [Bm] puppet theater.
_ _ [E] Decked out with spotlights [A] yellow and red.
_ And then they rolled him up in [Bm] all the papers.
_ [E] And this is what the [A] story said.
That the young New [Bm] Mexican puppeteer, [E] he saw the people [A] all living in fear.
He thought that maybe [Bm] they'd listen to [E] a puppet telling [A] them what to do.
And now he got some string and he got some [E] wood.
He did some carving and [A] he was good.
And folks came running so [Bm] they could hear.
[E] The young New Mexican [A] puppeteer.
The young New Mexican [Bm] puppeteer, he [E] saw the people all [A] living in fear.
He thought that maybe they'd listen to [E] a puppet telling [A] them what to do.
And now he got some string [Bm] and he got some wood.
[E] He did some carving [A] and he was good.
And folks came running [Bm] so they could hear.
The young [A] New Mexican puppeteer.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [N] _