Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead chords by XTC

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)


Please use the chords according to my instructions below:
       Strings
Chord    E,A,D,G,B,e
---------- -----------
Dsus4(add9) x,x,0,0,3,0
D MajorD      x,x,0,2,3,2 (in verse )
D MajorD      x,5,7,7,7,x (in chorus )
D/F#D/F#    2,x,0,2,3,2
D/C#    x,4,7,7,7,x (or play x,4,0,2,3,2)
D/B     7,x,7,7,7,x (or play x,2,(0),2,3,3)
D/AD/A     5,x,7,7,7,x (or play x,0,0,2,3,2)
G6sus2   3,x,2,2,3,0 (or play 3,x,0,2,3,0)
Gsus2Gsus2    3,x,0,2,3,3
G+G      3,2,0,0,3,3
G/F#    2,x,0,0,0,3
G/BG/B     x,2,0,0,3,3
Asus4Asus4    x,0,2,2,3,0
A augmentedA      x,0,2,2,2,0
A7A7     x,0,2,0,2,0
A/C#A/C#    x,4,2,2,2,x
B minorBm     x,2,4,4,3,2
E minorEm     0,2,2,0,0,0
Bbdim7Bbdim7   x,1,2,0,2,x (or play x,x,2,3,2,3)
C#dimC#dim    x,4,5,6,5,x (or play A7A7)
C majorC      x,3,2,0,1,0

Intro:

| Dsus4(add9) D MajorD | D MajorD | G6sus2 | G6sus2 |

Let's begin!

| D MajorD | D MajorD | Gsus2Gsus2 | Gsus2Gsus2 |

Verse 1:
D MajorD   D/F#D/F#    Gsus2Gsus2
 Peter Pumpkinhead came to town
D MajorD      D/F#D/F#   G6sus2
 Spreading wisdom and cash around
D MajorD    D/F#D/F#     G6sus2
 Fed the starving and housed the poor
D MajorD     D/F#D/F#     G6sus2
Showed the Vatican what gold's for

Chorus:

G+G     Asus4Asus4     B minorBm    A augmentedA G+G
  But he made too many enemies
G+G   Asus4Asus4      B minorBm          A augmentedA G+G
Of the people who would keep us on our knees
G+G     Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA
Hooray for Peter Pumpkin
G+G        Bbdim7Bbdim7 C#dimC#dim  D MajorD   D/C# D/B
Who'll pray for Peter Pumpkin-head?
D/AD/A  G+G  G/F# E minorEm A augmentedA
  Oh my!

Verse 2:
D MajorD   D/F#D/F#     G6sus2
 Peter Pumpkinhead  pulled them all
D MajorD    D/F#D/F#     G6sus2
 Emptied churches and shopping malls
D MajorD    D/F#D/F#      G6sus2
 When he spoke it would raise the roof
D MajorD   D/F#D/F#    G6sus2  Gsus2Gsus2
 Peter Pumpkinhead told the truth

Chorus:

G+G     Asus4Asus4     B minorBm    A augmentedA G+G
  But he made too many enemies
G+G   Asus4Asus4      B minorBm          A augmentedA G+G
Of the people who would keep us on our knees
G+G     Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA
Hooray for Peter Pumpkin
G+G        Bbdim7Bbdim7 C#dimC#dim  D MajorD   D/C# D/B
Who'll pray for Peter Pumpkin-head?
D/AD/A  G+G  G/F# E minorEm A augmentedA
  Oh my!

Verse 3:
D MajorD   D/F#D/F#       G6sus2
 Peter Pumpkinhead put to shame
D MajorD   D/F#D/F#      G6sus2
 Governments who would slur his name
D MajorD     D/F#D/F#     G6sus2
 Plots and sex scandals failed outright
D MajorD   D/F#D/F#    G6sus2
 Peter merely said any kind of love is alright


Chorus:


Chorus:

G+G     Asus4Asus4     B minorBm    A augmentedA G+G
  But he made too many enemies
G+G   Asus4Asus4      B minorBm          A augmentedA G+G
Of the people who would keep us on our knees
G+G     Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA
Hooray for Peter Pumpkin
G+G        Bbdim7Bbdim7 C#dimC#dim  D MajorD   D/C# D/B
Who'll pray for Peter Pumpkin-head?
D/AD/A  G+G  G/F# E minorEm A augmentedA


Verse 4:

D MajorD          G6sus2
 Peter Pumpkinhead was too good
D MajorD          G6sus2
 Had him nailed to a chunk of wood
D MajorD    D/F#D/F#    G6sus2
 He died grinning on live TV
D MajorD     D/F#D/F#       G6sus2
 Hanging there he looked a lot like you
G6sus2
And an awful lot like me!


Chorus:

G+G     Asus4Asus4     B minorBm    A augmentedA G+G
  But he made too many enemies
G+G   Asus4Asus4      B minorBm          A augmentedA G+G
Of the people who would keep us on our knees
G+G     Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA
Hooray for Peter Pumpkin
G+G        Bbdim7Bbdim7 C#dimC#dim  D MajorD   D/C# D/B D/AD/A
Who'll pray for Peter Pumpkin-head? ..aaa

outro:

G+G     Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA
Hooray for Peter Pumpkin
G+G        Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA
Who´ll pray for Peter Pumpkin
G+G      Bbdim7Bbdim7 A7A7 G/BG/B  A/C#A/C#
Hooray for Pe - ter Pump - kin
D MajorD  D/C# D/B D/AD/A
head?
  G+G   G/F#
Oh my, oh my, oh!
     C majorC       A/C#A/C#     D MajorD
Don't it make you want to cry, oh?