Carry On Up The Vicarage chords by Steve Hackett

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Prelude bridge chords
B4/E 0-x-x-4-4-0
B4/F# 2-x-x-4-4-0
B4/G# 4-x-x-4-4-0
B4/A x-0-x-4-4-0


Music box prelude:
  C   G/B   Am    G   D7
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
    G    D7       G   D
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
  D          D
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
  G
| /  /  /  / |
N.C.
{toy voices}

Prelude bridge - fingerstyle:
  B4
|  /   /  |
 B4/E B4/F# B4/G# B4/A
|  /   /   /   /  |

Intro:
  E   B/E   A/E  B/E
|  /   /   /   /  |
 E  B/E  A/E  B/E
|  /   /   /   |
  G/B  D/E  C/F
|  /   /   /   |
  A#maj7     A
|  /   /   /   |
   D/F# G   A
|  /   /   /   |
  E   E7  E7sus4 E
|  /   /   /   /  |
  E   E7  E7sus4 E
|  /   /   /   /  |

Verse 1:
E    E7     E7sus4   E      E  E7 E7sus4 E
Body was found at the vicarage quarter past nine
E   E7    E7sus4  E       E  E7 E7sus4 E
People die from sudden strokes all the time
Bm     F#      Am     E
Verdict of misadventure mending the roof
  D#   D       G      Bb/Ab
The doctors niece, whilst tending the rosehedge
     D#/G    B    E
Stung to death by a swarm of bees

Repeat intro:
  E   B/E   A/E  B/E
|  /   /   /   /  |
 E  B/E  A/E  B/E
|  /   /   /   |
  G/B  D/E  C/F
|  /   /   /   |
  A#maj7     A
|  /   /   /   |
   D/F# G   A
|  /   /   /   |
  E   E7  E7sus4 E
|  /   /   /   /  |
  E   E7  E7sus4 E
|  /   /   /   /  |

Verse 2:
E     E7    E7sus4    E       E  E7 E7sus4 E
"My wife's cooking is out of this world take a bite"
E     E7    E7sus4   E      E  E7 E7sus4 E
Died from some rare tropical disease in the night
Bm     F#        Am      E
Dab hand at pharmaceuticals, still no one guessed
  D#   D    G       Bb/Ab
The village vet was drowned in the pigswill
  D#/G     B      E
You wonder whose turn will be next

Partially repeat intro:
  E   B/E   A/E  B/E
|  /   /   /   /  |
 E  B/E  A/E  B/E
|  /   /   /   |

Alternate verse:
Bb/C                Bbmaj9 Bb6sus2
"In the world of sinners all are condemned
  Gmaj7      Bb/C
My son, this gun's loaded"

(A missing floorboard)
        Bbmaj9
Then screaming from
Bb6sus2 Gmaj7   A/B
  The belfry he fell

Bridge - fingerstyle:
  B4
|  /   /  |
 B4/E B4/F# B4/G# B4/A
|  /   /   /   /  |

Outro:
  E   B/E   A/E  B/E
|  /   /   /   /  |
 E  B/E  A/E  B/E
|  /   /   /   |
  G/B  D/E  C/F
|  /   /   /   |
  A#maj7     A
|  /   /   /   |
   D/F#
|  /   |

Whistle break:
  E   B/E   A/E  B/E
|  /   /   /   /  |
  E   B/E   A/E  B/E
|  /   /   /   /  |

Back to outro:
  G/B  D/E  C/F
|  /   /   /   |
  A#maj7     A
|  /   /   /   |