Suffer Little Children Chords by The Smiths

Tempo:
99.6 bpm
Chords used:

D

E

Bm

F#m

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Smiths - Suffer Little Children chords
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[D] [A]
[Bm] [F#m] [D] [A] Over the moor, take me to the [F#m] moor, Dig a [A] shallow grave [D] and I'll lay me [Bm] down.
[D] [A] Over the moor, take me to the moor, Dig a shallow [D] grave and I'll lay me [E] down.
[Bm] [E] Leslie Ann and your pretty white [G] [F#m] dreams, Oh John you'll never be [D] a man,
[E] And you'll never [D] see [E] your home [G] again.
[A] [D] Oh Manchester, so much [E] to answer [F#m] for, Edward [A] see those alluring lights.
Tonight will [F#m] be your [Bm] fairyland last night, [A] A woman said I know my son is dead,
I'll never rest my [Bm] hands on his [F#m] sacred [Bm] head.
Hindley [E] wakes [C#m] and Hindley [G] [D] stays, [F#m] Hindley [D] wakes, Hindley [E] [Bm] wakes, Hindley [E] [F#] wakes [C#m] and [G] [D] stays.
Oh [F#m] wherever he has [D] gone, I [E] have [A] gone, That fresh lilac more than feels,
Cannot hide [F#m] the [Bm] starlit stench of [D] death.
[A] Fresh lilac more than feels, Cannot hide [Bm] the starlit stench [E] of [Bm] death.
Hindley [E] wakes [G] and [D] Hindley stays, [F#m] Hindley [Bm]
[D] wakes, Hindley [E] [Bm] wakes, Hindley wakes [F#m] and [G] [D] stays.
[F#m] Oh whatever he has [D] done, I [E] have done, [A]
But this is no easy ride,
For a child [Bm] [D] cries, Oh [A] find me, find me nothing more,
We are on [Bm] a sour [E] nursing [Bm] home, We may be [E] dead and we may [A] be [D] gone,
[F#m] But we will be, [D] we will [E] be, [Bm] [E] We will be [F#]
right [D] by your side,
[F#m] Until the [D] day you die, This [C#m] is no easy [A] ride,
We will haunt you when you lie,
[Bm] [D] Yes, you could say [A] we're a dream,
You might sleep, you might sleep, [Bm] You might [F#m] sleep, [B] [E] oh,
[C#m] [G] [D] You [F#m] will never [D] dream, [E] Oh [B] you [E] might sleep but you will never [G] [D] dream,
[F#m] You might sleep but [D] you will never [A] dream,
Oh Manchester, so much to answer for, [Bm] Oh [D] Manchester, [A]
so much to answer for,
[C#m]
[Bm] Oh [E] find me, find [C#m] [D] me, [F#m] find me, [D] I'll [E] haunt you when you [Bm] lie,
[E]
[G#m] [D] [F#m] I'll haunt you when you [D] lie,
[E] [A] I'll [D] sleep [E] at your [Gm] door, [D] [F#m] You will never [D] dream,
[E] [Bm] [E]
[G#m] [C#] [G] [D] [F#m] [D] Over the morn, [A] I'm on the [Bm] [E] morn,
[G] [D] [F#m] Over [D] the morn, [E] [Bm] when the [E] child is [G] on [D] the [F#m] morn,
[D] [A] [Bm] [E]
[G#m] [G] [D] [F#m]
[D] [E] [Bm] [E]
[G#m] [G] [D] [F#m]
[D] [E] [F#m] [Bm] [E]
[G] [D] [F#m] [Bm]
[D] [E] [Bm] [E]
[G#m] [F#m] [D] [F#m]
[D] [E] [Bm] [E]
[G#m] [G]
Key:  
D
1321
E
2311
Bm
13421112
F#m
123111112
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
Bm
13421112
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To jam and learn The Smiths - Suffer Little Children chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: E, F#m, D, F#m, D, E, A, Bm and D. Set your pace at 49 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 100. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of A# Major.

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[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] [A] Over the moor, _ take me to the _ [F#m] moor, Dig a [A] shallow grave [D] and I'll lay me [Bm] down.
[D] [A] Over the moor, take me to the _ moor, Dig a shallow [D] grave and I'll lay me [E] down.
[Bm] [E] Leslie Ann and your pretty white [G] [F#m] dreams, Oh John you'll never be [D] a man,
[E] And you'll never [D] see [E] your _ _ home [G] again.
[A] _ [D] Oh Manchester, so much [E] to answer [F#m] for, Edward [A] see those alluring lights.
Tonight will [F#m] be your _ [Bm] fairyland last night, [A] A woman said I know my son is dead,
I'll never rest my [Bm] hands on his [F#m] sacred [Bm] head.
Hindley [E] wakes [C#m] and Hindley [G] [D] stays, [F#m] Hindley _ [D] wakes, Hindley [E] _ [Bm] wakes, Hindley [E] [F#] wakes [C#m] and [G] [D] stays.
Oh [F#m] wherever he has [D] gone, I [E] have [A] gone, That fresh lilac more than feels,
_ Cannot hide [F#m] the [Bm] starlit stench of [D] death.
[A] Fresh lilac more than feels, _ Cannot hide [Bm] the starlit stench [E] of [Bm] death.
Hindley [E] wakes _ [G] and [D] Hindley stays, [F#m] Hindley [Bm] _
[D] wakes, Hindley [E] _ [Bm] wakes, Hindley wakes [F#m] and [G] [D] stays.
[F#m] Oh whatever he has [D] done, I [E] have done, [A] _ _ _
But this is no easy ride,
For a child [Bm] _ [D] cries, Oh [A] find me, _ _ find me nothing more,
We are on [Bm] a sour [E] nursing [Bm] home, We may be [E] dead and we may [A] be [D] gone,
[F#m] But we will be, [D] we will [E] be, [Bm] [E] We will be [F#]
right [D] by your side,
[F#m] Until the [D] day you die, This [C#m] is no easy [A] ride, _ _ _
We will haunt you when you lie, _
_ [Bm] [D] Yes, you could say [A] we're a dream,
You might sleep, you might sleep, [Bm] You might [F#m] sleep, [B] _ [E] oh, _
[C#m] _ _ [G] [D] You _ [F#m] will never [D] dream, _ [E] Oh [B] you [E] might sleep but you will never [G] [D] dream,
[F#m] You might sleep but [D] you will never [A] dream,
_ _ Oh Manchester, so much to answer _ for, [Bm] Oh _ _ _ [D] Manchester, [A] _ _
so much to answer for,
_ [C#m] _
[Bm] Oh _ [E] _ find me, find [C#m] _ [D] me, _ [F#m] find me, [D] I'll [E] haunt you when you [Bm] lie,
[E] _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [F#m] I'll haunt you when you [D] lie,
_ [E] _ [A] I'll [D] sleep [E] at your _ [Gm] door, [D] _ [F#m] You will never [D] dream,
[E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
[G#m] _ [C#] _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [F#m] _ [D] Over the morn, [A] I'm on the [Bm] [E] morn, _ _
_ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [F#m] _ Over [D] the morn, [E] _ [Bm] when the [E] child _ is [G] on [D] the [F#m] morn, _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _
_ _ [G] _ [D] _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
[G#m] _ [F#m] _ [D] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
[G#m] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _

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