THE BOY WHO WANTED TO BE A REAL PUPPET- Sonata Arctica
Acoustic version by sinForge xJp
This IS NOT based on a recording/performance!!
Standard Tuning, Capo 2
INTRO: (Deep chords set an ominus atmosphere) |1)
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G|--2-------2---2-----------2---1-------------------------|------------|
D|--2-------3---2----0------2---2---0-------1---0---1-----|----0---0---|
A|--3-------3---3----0------2---2---1-------1---1---3-----|----0---0---|
E|--0-------0---0----1------0---0---3-------3---3---------|----3---2---| x2
|2)
e|-------------------- PROGRESSION:
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G|------------0---0--- Am.. Am6 Am | Dm.. Esus4 E |
D|----3---0---0---2--- Gm.. Gm6 (3x5353@1)name="chord_355333@1">Gm | Cm.. Dsus4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D |
A|----3---0---x---2--- Am.. Am6 (x02212@1)name="chord_x02210@1">Am | Dm.. Esus4 (022200@1)name="chord_022100@1">E |
E|----1---1---3---0--- Gm.. Gm6 (3x5353@1)name="chord_355333@1">Gm | F5 (133xxx@1)name="chord_xx0231@1">Dm | G5 (355xxx@1)name="chord_022000@1">Em
Am (x02210@1) Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) G/B (143121@7) AmSo (x02210@1)many years ago, many more than I'd even care to bear in my mind
Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) D/F#From (200232@1)the darkest of all places I found you
Am (x02210@1) Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) G/B (143121@7) Am (x02210@1)All the limbs in their right places and a heart made of real gold
Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) D/F#Sell (200232@1)me your little doll, oh sir, I ask you kind
C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) Dadd11 C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) Dadd11 CEvery (x32010@1)night I returned to watch them- The master and the puppet in the show
Em (022000@1)Dadd11 C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1)Dadd11 C (x32010@1)
He said "Oh no, I cannot sell him. Priceless he is, masterpiece of mine."
Am (x02210@1) Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) G/B (143121@7)
Please sell me your puppet, sir, name your price oh please!
Am (x02210@1) Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) D/F#Whatever (200232@1)you may ask, tenfold the price I pay
Am (x02210@1) Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) G/BDid (143121@7)I not make it clear? This debate is over
Am (x02210@1) Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) D/F#I (200232@1)will never part from this puppet, my son
C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) Dadd11 C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) Dadd11 CWith (x32010@1)hungry eyes I followed them all night, the blind master and the puppet he had made
Em (022000@1) Dadd11 C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) Dadd11 CNo, (x32010@1)sir, to sell is not my will! The doll is mine, even if I have to kill
Bb (x1333x@1) Dm (xx0231@1) C (x32010@1) Bb (x1333x@1) Dm (xx0231@1) C (x32010@1) BbSo (x1333x@1)it shall be, if this is what it takes. Greed is truly blinder than me
Dm (xx0231@1) C (x32010@1) Bb (x1333x@1) Dm (xx0231@1) C (x32010@1) BbHeart (x1333x@1)of gold is what you wish for? So this little boy wants to be a puppet, for real
..Dm C (x32010@1)Bb.. Dm (xx0231@1)C (x32010@1)G (320003@1)name="chord_x1333x@1">Bb Dm (xx0231@1)C (x32010@1)F (133211@1)Bb (x1333x@1)name="chord_xx0231@1">Dm C (x32010@1)G (320003@1)
C (x32010@1) Dadd11 D5So (xx023x@1)I have the golden heart
C (x32010@1) Dadd11 B (x2444x@1) D5 (xx023x@1)
Now only needing the voice of the master
C (x32010@1) G/B (143121@7) Dadd11 E (022100@1)Never feel hunger, never grow older
C (x32010@1) D5 (xx023x@1) B (x2444x@1) AmMy (x02210@1)dream was to be a star in a real puppet show
..Em C (x32010@1)G/B (143121@7)Am (x02210@1)Em (022000@1)G (320003@1)D/F# (200232@1)name="chord_x02210@1">Am Em (022000@1)C (x32010@1)G/B (143121@7)Am (x02210@1)Em (022000@1)G (320003@1)D/F# (200232@1)name="chord_x02210@1">Am Em (022000@1)C (x32010@1)G/B (143121@7)Am (x02210@1)Em (022000@1)G (320003@1)D/F# (200232@1)name="chord_x02210@1">Am Em (022000@1)C (x32010@1)G/B (143121@7)Am (x02210@1)Em (022000@1)G (320003@1)D/F# (200232@1)
(USE INTRO's CHORD SPELLINGS)
Am (x02210@1) Am6 (x02212@1) Am (x02210@1) Dm (xx0231@1) Esus4 (022200@1) E (022100@1) GmIt's (355333@1)so hard to remember my life.. The times before the show
Gm6 (3x5353@1)Gm (355333@1) Cm (x3101x@1) Dsus4 (xx0233@1) D (xx0232@1) AmCan (x02210@1)I ever cut off the strings? "Take a bow, now dance and sing..." (Sing!)
Am6 (x02212@1) Am (x02210@1) Dm (xx0231@1) Esus4 (022200@1) E (022100@1) GmWould (355333@1)you turn me to a child again? "No, never, I am your guide"
Gm6 (3x5353@1) Gm (355333@1) CmYou (x3101x@1)can see a small grin on the face
F5 (133xxx@1) Dm (xx0231@1) G5 (355xxx@1) EmOf (022000@1)the master, when the puppet's in his place
Am (x02210@1) E (022100@1) GBe (320003@1)careful what you wish for, wishes might come alive
(G) E (022100@1)AmThe (x02210@1)twines are pulling me every day and night
(Am) E (022100@1) GThe (320003@1)show, the glitter and all the fame, I'd give away for a life
(G)
Some things can end with a word, they say
E (022100@1) AmThis (x02210@1)only ends with a sharp knife (Knife!)
Bb (x1333x@1)Dm (xx0231@1)C (x32010@1)Dm (xx0231@1)Bb (x1333x@1)Dm (xx0231@1)Gsus4 (3x0013@1)name="chord_320003@1">G
Bb (x1333x@1)Dm (xx0231@1)C (x32010@1)Dm (xx0231@1)Bb (x1333x@1)C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) E (022100@1)(Strum out on variations of Am..)