The Young Mexican Pupetteer Chords by Tom Jones

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[G] _ In a town near [A] Albuquerque, _
_ _ [D] lived a most concerned [D] young boy.
_ _ He said, lately [A] I have noticed _ [D] folks don't live with peace and joy, _ [G] with frowns and worries
in [Am] their faces. _
_ _ 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.
_ A young New [Am] Mexican puppeteer, [D] he saw the people all living [G] 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 he got [D] some wood.
He did some carving [G] and he was good.
And folks came running so [Am] they could hear [D] the young New Mexican _ [C] puppeteer.
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[G] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
First he carved out [Bbm] young Abelinka, _ _ [Eb] _
able to teach some [Ab] civil rights,
_ _ and a king named [Bbm] Martin Luther.
_ [Eb] _ So they'd recall his [Ab] peaceful fight. _ _
Oh, Mark Twain, his [Bbm] wit and wisdom, _ [Eb] will surely show them [Ab] life is fun.
_ _ But he smiled [Bbm] with satisfaction _ _ [Eb] when the Prince of [Ab] Peace was done.
A young New [Bbm] Mexican 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 puppeteer.
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[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ Now his puppet [Bm] shows were clever [E] and he made [A] the people laugh
_ _ _ when he got [Bm] across the messes.
[E] _ Walk along [A] love's open path.
_ _ 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 says.
That the young New [Bm] Mexican puppeteer [E] 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 [Bm] he got some wood.
[E] He did some carving [A] and he was good.
And folks came running so they could [E] hear 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 [A] telling 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.
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_ _ _ [E] Oh, [A] oh, _ oh, [B] _ _ [E] oh, [A] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [Bm] _ [E] oh, [A] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
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