XTC - The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead - Uncensored Version Chords
Tempo:
122.9 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
A
Bm
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [A]
[G] [D]
[G]
[D]
[G] We
[D] took off in [G] air, 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 goes poor.
But he [A] made too [Bm] many [A] enemies, [G]
called [A] the people who [Bm] would keep us on our [A] [G]
knees.
Pray [A] for peace for [G] pumpkin, pray [A] for peace for pumpkin [D] head.
[G] He [D]
turned the pumpkin [G] head, chewed them all,
[D] emptied churches [G] and shopping [A] [D] malls.
When he spoke in [G] words raised the roof,
[D] he turned the pumpkin [G] head, told the truth.
But he [A] made too [G] many enemies, [A]
[G] called the [A] people who would [Bm] keep us on our [A]
[G] knees.
Pray [D] for peace [A] for pumpkin, [G] pray [C#] for peace for pumpkin [D] head.
[G] He [Em] [D]
turned the pumpkin [G] head, put to shame,
[D] governments who [G] would swear his name.
[A]
[D] Lobs and sex [G] scandals who failed outright,
[D] he turned the nearly dead [G] and kind.
But he [D] [A] made too [G] many enemies, [A]
[G] called [A] the people who [Bm] would keep us on our [F#m]
[G] knees.
Pray [A] for peace for pumpkin, [G] pray [E] for [A] peace for [D] pumpkin head.
[Bm] [D]
[G] [C#m] [D]
He turned the pumpkin [G] head, was too [D] good, had him nailed to [G] a shank of wood.
He [D] died grinning [G] on life to him,
[D] hanging there in the [G] vacuum, hanging there in the lightning.
But he [A] made too [Bm] many enemies, [D]
[G] called [A] the people who [G] would keep us on our [A]
[G] knees.
Pray [A] for peace for pumpkin, [G] pray [E] for [A] peace for pumpkin [D] head.
[G] Hooray [A] for Peter Pumpkin!
[G] Hooray [A] for Peter [G] Pumpkin!
Hooray [F#] for [A] Peter [Em] [A] Pumpkin!
[D] Hey!
[Bm] [D] [G] I'll [D]
[C] make you [F#m] a water cow!
[D]
[E]
[G] [D]
[G]
[D]
[G] We
[D] took off in [G] air, 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 goes poor.
But he [A] made too [Bm] many [A] enemies, [G]
called [A] the people who [Bm] would keep us on our [A] [G]
knees.
Pray [A] for peace for [G] pumpkin, pray [A] for peace for pumpkin [D] head.
[G] He [D]
turned the pumpkin [G] head, chewed them all,
[D] emptied churches [G] and shopping [A] [D] malls.
When he spoke in [G] words raised the roof,
[D] he turned the pumpkin [G] head, told the truth.
But he [A] made too [G] many enemies, [A]
[G] called the [A] people who would [Bm] keep us on our [A]
[G] knees.
Pray [D] for peace [A] for pumpkin, [G] pray [C#] for peace for pumpkin [D] head.
[G] He [Em] [D]
turned the pumpkin [G] head, put to shame,
[D] governments who [G] would swear his name.
[A]
[D] Lobs and sex [G] scandals who failed outright,
[D] he turned the nearly dead [G] and kind.
But he [D] [A] made too [G] many enemies, [A]
[G] called [A] the people who [Bm] would keep us on our [F#m]
[G] knees.
Pray [A] for peace for pumpkin, [G] pray [E] for [A] peace for [D] pumpkin head.
[Bm] [D]
[G] [C#m] [D]
He turned the pumpkin [G] head, was too [D] good, had him nailed to [G] a shank of wood.
He [D] died grinning [G] on life to him,
[D] hanging there in the [G] vacuum, hanging there in the lightning.
But he [A] made too [Bm] many enemies, [D]
[G] called [A] the people who [G] would keep us on our [A]
[G] knees.
Pray [A] for peace for pumpkin, [G] pray [E] for [A] peace for pumpkin [D] head.
[G] Hooray [A] for Peter Pumpkin!
[G] Hooray [A] for Peter [G] Pumpkin!
Hooray [F#] for [A] Peter [Em] [A] Pumpkin!
[D] Hey!
[Bm] [D] [G] I'll [D]
[C] make you [F#m] a water cow!
[D]
[E]
Key:
G
D
A
Bm
E
G
D
A
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] We _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ took _ off in [G] air, 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 goes poor. _
But he [A] made too [Bm] many _ _ _ _ [A] enemies, [G] _
_ _ called [A] the people who [Bm] would keep us on our _ [A] _ [G]
knees.
Pray [A] for peace for [G] pumpkin, _ _ pray [A] for peace for pumpkin [D] head. _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ He _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ turned the pumpkin [G] head, _ chewed them all, _ _
[D] _ _ _ emptied churches [G] and _ shopping _ _ [A] [D] malls.
_ When he spoke in [G] words raised the roof, _ _
[D] _ he turned the pumpkin [G] head, _ told the truth. _ _
_ _ But he [A] made too [G] many _ _ enemies, _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ called the [A] people who would [Bm] keep us on our _ [A] _
[G] knees.
Pray [D] for peace [A] for pumpkin, [G] _ pray [C#] for peace for pumpkin [D] head. _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ He [Em] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ turned the pumpkin [G] head, put to shame, _ _
[D] _ _ _ governments _ who [G] would swear _ his name.
[A] _
[D] _ _ Lobs and sex _ [G] scandals who failed _ outright, _ _
[D] _ he turned the nearly dead [G] _ and kind. _ _ _ _
_ _ But he [D] [A] made too [G] many _ _ _ enemies, _ [A] _
[G] _ _ called [A] the people who [Bm] would keep us on our _ _ [F#m]
[G] knees.
Pray [A] for peace for pumpkin, [G] _ pray [E] for [A] peace for [D] pumpkin head.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [D] _
_ _ He turned the pumpkin [G] head, _ was too [D] good, _ _ _ _ had him nailed to [G] a shank of wood.
He [D] _ _ _ died _ grinning [G] on _ life to him, _ _
[D] _ _ hanging there in the [G] _ vacuum, hanging there in the lightning.
_ But he [A] made too [Bm] many _ _ _ _ enemies, [D] _
[G] _ _ called [A] the people who [G] would keep us on our _ [A] _
[G] knees.
_ Pray [A] for peace for pumpkin, [G] _ _ pray [E] for [A] peace for pumpkin [D] _ head. _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ Hooray [A] for Peter Pumpkin!
[G] _ _ Hooray [A] for Peter _ [G] Pumpkin!
_ Hooray [F#] for _ [A] Peter [Em] _ _ [A] Pumpkin!
[D] Hey! _ _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ [G] I'll _ [D] _ _
[C] make you [F#m] a water cow!
[D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] We _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ took _ off in [G] air, 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 goes poor. _
But he [A] made too [Bm] many _ _ _ _ [A] enemies, [G] _
_ _ called [A] the people who [Bm] would keep us on our _ [A] _ [G]
knees.
Pray [A] for peace for [G] pumpkin, _ _ pray [A] for peace for pumpkin [D] head. _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ He _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ turned the pumpkin [G] head, _ chewed them all, _ _
[D] _ _ _ emptied churches [G] and _ shopping _ _ [A] [D] malls.
_ When he spoke in [G] words raised the roof, _ _
[D] _ he turned the pumpkin [G] head, _ told the truth. _ _
_ _ But he [A] made too [G] many _ _ enemies, _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ called the [A] people who would [Bm] keep us on our _ [A] _
[G] knees.
Pray [D] for peace [A] for pumpkin, [G] _ pray [C#] for peace for pumpkin [D] head. _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ He [Em] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ turned the pumpkin [G] head, put to shame, _ _
[D] _ _ _ governments _ who [G] would swear _ his name.
[A] _
[D] _ _ Lobs and sex _ [G] scandals who failed _ outright, _ _
[D] _ he turned the nearly dead [G] _ and kind. _ _ _ _
_ _ But he [D] [A] made too [G] many _ _ _ enemies, _ [A] _
[G] _ _ called [A] the people who [Bm] would keep us on our _ _ [F#m]
[G] knees.
Pray [A] for peace for pumpkin, [G] _ pray [E] for [A] peace for [D] pumpkin head.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [D] _
_ _ He turned the pumpkin [G] head, _ was too [D] good, _ _ _ _ had him nailed to [G] a shank of wood.
He [D] _ _ _ died _ grinning [G] on _ life to him, _ _
[D] _ _ hanging there in the [G] _ vacuum, hanging there in the lightning.
_ But he [A] made too [Bm] many _ _ _ _ enemies, [D] _
[G] _ _ called [A] the people who [G] would keep us on our _ [A] _
[G] knees.
_ Pray [A] for peace for pumpkin, [G] _ _ pray [E] for [A] peace for pumpkin [D] _ head. _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ Hooray [A] for Peter Pumpkin!
[G] _ _ Hooray [A] for Peter _ [G] Pumpkin!
_ Hooray [F#] for _ [A] Peter [Em] _ _ [A] Pumpkin!
[D] Hey! _ _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ [G] I'll _ [D] _ _
[C] make you [F#m] a water cow!
[D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _