Capo 2nd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

So many years ago, many more than I'd even care to bear in my mind

 From the darkest of all places I found you

All the limbs in their right places and a heart made of real gold

 Sell me your little doll, oh sir, I ask you kind

Every night I returned to watch them- The master and the puppet in the show

 He said "Oh no, I cannot sell him. Priceless he is, masterpiece of mine."

 Please sell me your puppet, sir, name your price oh please!

 Whatever you may ask, tenfold the price I pay

Did I not make it clear? This debate is over

 I will never part from this puppet, my son

With hungry eyes I followed them all night, the blind master and the puppet he had made

 No, sir, to sell is not my will! The doll is mine, even if I have to kill

So it shall be, if this is what it takes. Greed is truly blinder than me

 Heart of gold is what you wish for? So this little boy wants to be a puppet, for real

So I have the golden heart

Now only needing the voice of the master

Never feel hunger, never grow older

 My dream was to be a star in a real puppet show

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It's so hard to remember my life.. The times before the show

 Can I ever cut off the strings? "Take a bow, now dance and sing..." (Sing!)

 Would you turn me to a child again? "No, never, I am your guide"

 You can see a small grin on the face

 Of the master, when the puppet's in his place

 Be careful what you wish for, wishes might come alive

 The twines are pulling me every day and night

 The show, the glitter and all the fame, I'd give away for a life

 Some things can end with a word, they say

 This only ends with a sharp knife (Knife!)

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