The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead Chords by Xtc
Tempo:
122.75 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
A
Bm
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [A]
[Em] [D]
[G]
[D] He
[G]
[D]
turned off his [G] head, came to town [D]
Spreading wisdom [G] and cash around
[D]
Fed the starving [G] and housed the poor [D]
Showed the Vatican [G]
what gold's for
But [D] he paid too [A] [Bm] many enemies [G]
[A] Of the people who [Bm] would keep us on our [A] [G] knees
Pray [A] for Peter, pumpkin, [G]
pray for [A] Peter, [D] pumpkinhead
[G]
He [D]
turned the pumpkin [G] head, pulled them off [D]
Empty churches [G] and shopping [A] [D] malls
When he spoke it [G] would raise the grief [D]
He turned the pumpkin [G] head, told the truth
But [A] he made too [Bm] many enemies [A] [G] Of [A] the people who [Bm] would keep us on our [A] [G] knees
Pray [D] for Peter, [C#] pumpkin, [G]
pray [F#] for [A] Peter, [D]
pumpkinhead
Oh my!
[Em] [D]
Peter, [G] pumpkinhead, put to shame [D]
Government who [G] would slur his [A] name
[D]
Flops and sex, gay and [G] low, failed outright
[D]
He turned the mirror, he said, [G] yeah!
But [D] he made too [A] [Bm] many enemies [A] [G] Of [D] the people who [Bm] would keep us on our [A] knees
[G]
Pray [A] for Peter, pumpkin, [G]
pray [A#] for Peter, [A] [D] pumpkinhead
[Bm] [D] [G]
[Gm] [C#m] [D]
Peter, [G] pumpkinhead was too good [D]
Had him nailed to [G] a chunk of wood
[D]
He stopped bringing in [G] all life to him [D]
And he made you look [G]
like you had a
But he [D] made too [A] [G] many enemies [D] [G]
Of [D] the [A] people who [G] would keep us on our [A] [G] knees
Pray [A] for Peter, pumpkin, [G]
pray [F#] for [A] Peter, [D] pumpkinhead
[G]
[A] [G]
[A] [G]
[A#] [A]
[D] [Bm]
[D] [G] [D] [C]
[F#m] [D]
[Em] [D]
[G]
[D] He
[G]
[D]
turned off his [G] head, came to town [D]
Spreading wisdom [G] and cash around
[D]
Fed the starving [G] and housed the poor [D]
Showed the Vatican [G]
what gold's for
But [D] he paid too [A] [Bm] many enemies [G]
[A] Of the people who [Bm] would keep us on our [A] [G] knees
Pray [A] for Peter, pumpkin, [G]
pray for [A] Peter, [D] pumpkinhead
[G]
He [D]
turned the pumpkin [G] head, pulled them off [D]
Empty churches [G] and shopping [A] [D] malls
When he spoke it [G] would raise the grief [D]
He turned the pumpkin [G] head, told the truth
But [A] he made too [Bm] many enemies [A] [G] Of [A] the people who [Bm] would keep us on our [A] [G] knees
Pray [D] for Peter, [C#] pumpkin, [G]
pray [F#] for [A] Peter, [D]
pumpkinhead
Oh my!
[Em] [D]
Peter, [G] pumpkinhead, put to shame [D]
Government who [G] would slur his [A] name
[D]
Flops and sex, gay and [G] low, failed outright
[D]
He turned the mirror, he said, [G] yeah!
But [D] he made too [A] [Bm] many enemies [A] [G] Of [D] the people who [Bm] would keep us on our [A] knees
[G]
Pray [A] for Peter, pumpkin, [G]
pray [A#] for Peter, [A] [D] pumpkinhead
[Bm] [D] [G]
[Gm] [C#m] [D]
Peter, [G] pumpkinhead was too good [D]
Had him nailed to [G] a chunk of wood
[D]
He stopped bringing in [G] all life to him [D]
And he made you look [G]
like you had a
But he [D] made too [A] [G] many enemies [D] [G]
Of [D] the [A] people who [G] would keep us on our [A] [G] knees
Pray [A] for Peter, pumpkin, [G]
pray [F#] for [A] Peter, [D] pumpkinhead
[G]
[A] [G]
[A] [G]
[A#] [A]
[D] [Bm]
[D] [G] [D] [C]
[F#m] [D]
Key:
G
D
A
Bm
Em
G
D
A
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] He _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ turned off his [G] head, came to town _ _ [D] _
_ Spreading wisdom _ [G] and cash around
_ _ [D] _ _
Fed the starving _ [G] and housed the poor _ _ [D] _ _
Showed the Vatican [G] _ _
what gold's for
But _ [D] he paid too [A] [Bm] many _ _ _ _ enemies [G] _ _ _
_ [A] Of the people who [Bm] would keep us on our _ _ [A] [G] knees
Pray [A] for Peter, pumpkin, [G] _ _
pray for [A] Peter, _ [D] pumpkinhead
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ He _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ turned the pumpkin _ [G] head, pulled them off _ [D] _ _
_ Empty churches _ [G] and shopping _ _ [A] [D] malls _
When he spoke it [G] would _ raise the grief _ _ [D] _
He turned the pumpkin _ [G] head, told the truth _ _ _
But [A] he made too [Bm] many _ _ _ enemies [A] _ _ [G] Of _ [A] the people who [Bm] would keep us on our _ _ [A] [G] knees
Pray [D] for Peter, [C#] pumpkin, [G] _
pray [F#] for [A] Peter, _ [D] _
pumpkinhead
_ _ _ Oh _ my!
_ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
Peter, _ _ _ _ [G] pumpkinhead, put to shame _ _ [D] _ _
_ Government _ who [G] would slur _ his [A] name
[D] _ _
Flops and sex, gay and [G] low, failed outright
_ _ _ [D] _
He turned the mirror, he said, [G] yeah!
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
But [D] he made too [A] [Bm] many _ _ enemies _ _ [A] _ [G] Of _ [D] the people who [Bm] would keep us on our [A] knees
_ [G] _ _
Pray [A] for Peter, pumpkin, [G] _
pray [A#] for Peter, [A] _ _ [D] pumpkinhead
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [C#m] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ Peter, _ [G] pumpkinhead _ was too good _ [D] _ _ _
Had him nailed to [G] a _ chunk of wood
_ [D] _
He stopped bringing in [G] all _ life to him _ [D] _ _
And he made you look [G] _
like you had a _ _ _ _ _
But he [D] made too [A] [G] many _ _ _ _ enemies [D] _ [G] _ _
Of [D] the [A] people who [G] would keep us on our _ [A] _ [G] knees
Pray [A] for Peter, pumpkin, [G] _
pray [F#] for [A] Peter, _ [D] _ pumpkinhead
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] He _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ turned off his [G] head, came to town _ _ [D] _
_ Spreading wisdom _ [G] and cash around
_ _ [D] _ _
Fed the starving _ [G] and housed the poor _ _ [D] _ _
Showed the Vatican [G] _ _
what gold's for
But _ [D] he paid too [A] [Bm] many _ _ _ _ enemies [G] _ _ _
_ [A] Of the people who [Bm] would keep us on our _ _ [A] [G] knees
Pray [A] for Peter, pumpkin, [G] _ _
pray for [A] Peter, _ [D] pumpkinhead
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ He _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ turned the pumpkin _ [G] head, pulled them off _ [D] _ _
_ Empty churches _ [G] and shopping _ _ [A] [D] malls _
When he spoke it [G] would _ raise the grief _ _ [D] _
He turned the pumpkin _ [G] head, told the truth _ _ _
But [A] he made too [Bm] many _ _ _ enemies [A] _ _ [G] Of _ [A] the people who [Bm] would keep us on our _ _ [A] [G] knees
Pray [D] for Peter, [C#] pumpkin, [G] _
pray [F#] for [A] Peter, _ [D] _
pumpkinhead
_ _ _ Oh _ my!
_ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
Peter, _ _ _ _ [G] pumpkinhead, put to shame _ _ [D] _ _
_ Government _ who [G] would slur _ his [A] name
[D] _ _
Flops and sex, gay and [G] low, failed outright
_ _ _ [D] _
He turned the mirror, he said, [G] yeah!
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
But [D] he made too [A] [Bm] many _ _ enemies _ _ [A] _ [G] Of _ [D] the people who [Bm] would keep us on our [A] knees
_ [G] _ _
Pray [A] for Peter, pumpkin, [G] _
pray [A#] for Peter, [A] _ _ [D] pumpkinhead
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [C#m] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ Peter, _ [G] pumpkinhead _ was too good _ [D] _ _ _
Had him nailed to [G] a _ chunk of wood
_ [D] _
He stopped bringing in [G] all _ life to him _ [D] _ _
And he made you look [G] _
like you had a _ _ _ _ _
But he [D] made too [A] [G] many _ _ _ _ enemies [D] _ [G] _ _
Of [D] the [A] people who [G] would keep us on our _ [A] _ [G] knees
Pray [A] for Peter, pumpkin, [G] _
pray [F#] for [A] Peter, _ [D] _ pumpkinhead
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _