XTC - The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead w/ lyrics Chords
Tempo:
122.9 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
A
Bm
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [Em] [D]
[G] Let's [D] begin.
[G]
[D] Peter [G] Pumpkinhead 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 he [A] made too [Bm] many enemies [G]
Of [A] the people who [Bm] would keep us on our [A] knees
[G]
So pray [A] for Peter [G] Pumpkin So pray [A] for Peter
[D] Pumpkinhead
[G]
[D] Peter
[G] Pumpkinhead fooled them all
[D] Empty churches
[G] and shopping malls
[D] When he spoke it [G] would raise the roof
[D] Peter
[G] Pumpkinhead 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
So pray [D] for Peter [G] Pumpkin So pray [F#] for [A] Peter
[D] Pumpkinhead
[Em] Peter [D]
[G] Pumpkinhead would do shame
[D] Government who [G] would swear his name
[D] Lobsters and sex [G] scandals failed outright
[D] Peter merely said [G] any kind of lie
But [D] he made too [A]
[G] many enemies [A]
[G] Of [D] the people [G] who [Bm] would keep us on our [F#m]
[G] knees
So pray [A] for Peter [G] Pumpkin So pray [A] for Peter
[D] Pumpkinhead
[G] [C#m] [D]
Peter [G] Pumpkinhead was too [D] good Had him nailed to [G] a chunk of wood
[D] He died grinning [G] on live TV
[D] Saying, you look
[G] like you can't
But [D] he made too [G]
many enemies [D]
[G] Of [A] the people who [G] would keep us on our [A]
[G] knees
So pray [A] for Peter [G] Pumpkin So pray [E] for [A] Peter
[D] Pumpkinhead
[G] [A]
[G] [A]
[G] [A#] [A]
[D] [A] [D]
[Bm] [D] [G] [D]
[C] [F#m] [D]
[N]
[G] Let's [D] begin.
[G]
[D] Peter [G] Pumpkinhead 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 he [A] made too [Bm] many enemies [G]
Of [A] the people who [Bm] would keep us on our [A] knees
[G]
So pray [A] for Peter [G] Pumpkin So pray [A] for Peter
[D] Pumpkinhead
[G]
[D] Peter
[G] Pumpkinhead fooled them all
[D] Empty churches
[G] and shopping malls
[D] When he spoke it [G] would raise the roof
[D] Peter
[G] Pumpkinhead 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
So pray [D] for Peter [G] Pumpkin So pray [F#] for [A] Peter
[D] Pumpkinhead
[Em] Peter [D]
[G] Pumpkinhead would do shame
[D] Government who [G] would swear his name
[D] Lobsters and sex [G] scandals failed outright
[D] Peter merely said [G] any kind of lie
But [D] he made too [A]
[G] many enemies [A]
[G] Of [D] the people [G] who [Bm] would keep us on our [F#m]
[G] knees
So pray [A] for Peter [G] Pumpkin So pray [A] for Peter
[D] Pumpkinhead
[G] [C#m] [D]
Peter [G] Pumpkinhead was too [D] good Had him nailed to [G] a chunk of wood
[D] He died grinning [G] on live TV
[D] Saying, you look
[G] like you can't
But [D] he made too [G]
many enemies [D]
[G] Of [A] the people who [G] would keep us on our [A]
[G] knees
So pray [A] for Peter [G] Pumpkin So pray [E] for [A] Peter
[D] Pumpkinhead
[G] [A]
[G] [A]
[G] [A#] [A]
[D] [A] [D]
[Bm] [D] [G] [D]
[C] [F#m] [D]
[N]
Key:
G
D
A
Bm
Em
G
D
A
_ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ Let's [D] begin. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ Peter _ _ _ [G] Pumpkinhead _ 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 he [A] made too [Bm] many _ _ _ _ enemies [G] _
_ Of [A] the people who [Bm] would keep us on our [A] knees
[G] _
_ So pray [A] for Peter [G] Pumpkin So pray [A] for Peter _
[D] Pumpkinhead _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ Peter _ _ _ _
[G] Pumpkinhead fooled them all _
[D] _ _ _ Empty churches _
[G] and shopping _ _ malls
[D] _ When he spoke it [G] would _ raise the roof _
[D] _ _ Peter _ _ _ _
[G] Pumpkinhead 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
So pray [D] for Peter [G] Pumpkin So pray [F#] for [A] Peter _
[D] _ Pumpkinhead _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] Peter _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Pumpkinhead would do shame _
[D] _ _ _ Government _ who [G] would swear his name _
[D] _ _ _ Lobsters and sex [G] scandals _ failed outright _ _
[D] _ _ Peter _ merely said [G] _ any kind of lie _ _
_ _ But [D] he made too [A]
[G] many _ _ _ _ enemies [A] _
[G] _ Of [D] the people [G] who [Bm] would keep us on our _ [F#m] _
[G] knees
So pray [A] for Peter [G] Pumpkin So pray [A] for Peter _
[D] _ Pumpkinhead _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [D] _
_ _ Peter _ _ _ [G] Pumpkinhead _ was too [D] good _ _ _ Had him nailed to [G] a chunk of wood _
[D] _ He died _ grinning [G] on _ live TV _ _
[D] Saying, _ _ you look _
[G] like you can't _ _ _
_ _ But [D] he made too [G]
many _ _ _ _ enemies [D] _
[G] Of _ [A] the people who [G] would keep us on our _ _ [A]
[G] knees
So pray [A] for Peter [G] Pumpkin So pray [E] for [A] Peter _
[D] _ Pumpkinhead _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ Let's [D] begin. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ Peter _ _ _ [G] Pumpkinhead _ 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 he [A] made too [Bm] many _ _ _ _ enemies [G] _
_ Of [A] the people who [Bm] would keep us on our [A] knees
[G] _
_ So pray [A] for Peter [G] Pumpkin So pray [A] for Peter _
[D] Pumpkinhead _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ Peter _ _ _ _
[G] Pumpkinhead fooled them all _
[D] _ _ _ Empty churches _
[G] and shopping _ _ malls
[D] _ When he spoke it [G] would _ raise the roof _
[D] _ _ Peter _ _ _ _
[G] Pumpkinhead 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
So pray [D] for Peter [G] Pumpkin So pray [F#] for [A] Peter _
[D] _ Pumpkinhead _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] Peter _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Pumpkinhead would do shame _
[D] _ _ _ Government _ who [G] would swear his name _
[D] _ _ _ Lobsters and sex [G] scandals _ failed outright _ _
[D] _ _ Peter _ merely said [G] _ any kind of lie _ _
_ _ But [D] he made too [A]
[G] many _ _ _ _ enemies [A] _
[G] _ Of [D] the people [G] who [Bm] would keep us on our _ [F#m] _
[G] knees
So pray [A] for Peter [G] Pumpkin So pray [A] for Peter _
[D] _ Pumpkinhead _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [D] _
_ _ Peter _ _ _ [G] Pumpkinhead _ was too [D] good _ _ _ Had him nailed to [G] a chunk of wood _
[D] _ He died _ grinning [G] on _ live TV _ _
[D] Saying, _ _ you look _
[G] like you can't _ _ _
_ _ But [D] he made too [G]
many _ _ _ _ enemies [D] _
[G] Of _ [A] the people who [G] would keep us on our _ _ [A]
[G] knees
So pray [A] for Peter [G] Pumpkin So pray [E] for [A] Peter _
[D] _ Pumpkinhead _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _