Pretzel Man

Words and Music by Harry Chapin



G	                Am7                  G              D
He's the little pretzel man, he's got his twisted pretzel hands

G                       Em        Am7                   D
He's got his a pretzel wife, that he's loved all his pretzel life

          G              Am7               G                 D
And he's got himself a pretzel girl, that they both brought into their world

      G                      Em       Am7      D
And watch them all twist pretzels by hand, by hand

       Am7           D                G   Am7  G  D  D7
And if only we all lived in Pretzel Land


     Em
Six days a week, when he wakes up

Bm
She will fill his coffee cup

       A                         C      D7
Six days a week he is a working man

      Em
He wheels his wagon to the park

Bm
He sells pretzels 'till it's dark

       A                              C 
But that's the only life that he understands

D7
He's his own man


G	                Am7                  G              D
He's the little pretzel man, he's got his twisted pretzel hands

G                       Em        Am7                   D
He's got his a pretzel wife, that he's loved all his pretzel life

          G              Am7               G                 D
And he's got himself a pretzel girl, that they both brought into their world

      G                      Em       Am7      D 
And watch them all twist pretzels by hand, by hand

       Am7           D                G   Am7  G  D  D7
And if only we all lived in Pretzel Land


     Em
On Sunday, when they go to church

Bm
In the seventh pew they perch

        A                            C
They listen to his sermon and they believe

           Em
They're grateful for the food they ate

Bm
So they put their money in a plate

          A                                C             D7
They've heard of hungry children and they grieve (they believe)

-- trumpet/keyboard/guitar/whistle solo -- 
 
G  Am7  G  D

G Em  Am7  D

G  Am7  G  D

        G                    Em         Am7      D
So we watch them all twist pretzels by hand, by hand

        Am7          D                G    Am7   G   E
And if only we all lived in Pretzel Land

   Am7            D                  G – E - E/F# - G
If only we could all be like that man

Am7              D                 Am7           D               Am7          D   
If only we all lived in Pretzel , only we all lived in Pretzel, only we all lived in

                          C – C/B – Am7 - G
Pretzel................Land

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