Carry On Up The Vicarage chords by Steve Hackett

Chords with lyrics

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

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 majorC   G/BG/B   A minorAm    G+G   D7D7
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
    G+G    D7D7       G+G   D MajorD
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
  D MajorD          D MajorD
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
  G+G
| /  /  /  / |
N.C.
{toy voices}

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

Intro:
  E MajorE   B/E   A/EA/E  B/E
|  /   /   /   /  |
 E MajorE  B/E  A/EA/E  B/E
|  /   /   /   |
  G/BG/B  D/ED/E  C/FC/F
|  /   /   /   |
  A#Maj7A#maj7     A augmentedA
|  /   /   /   |
   D/F#D/F# G+G   A augmentedA
|  /   /   /   |
  E MajorE   E7E7  E7sus4E7sus4 E MajorE
|  /   /   /   /  |
  E MajorE   E7E7  E7sus4E7sus4 E MajorE
|  /   /   /   /  |

Verse 1:
E MajorE    E7E7     E7sus4E7sus4   E MajorE      E MajorE  E7E7 E7sus4E7sus4 E MajorE
Body was found at the vicarage quarter past nine
E MajorE   E7E7    E7sus4E7sus4  E MajorE       E MajorE  E7E7 E7sus4E7sus4 E MajorE
People die from sudden strokes all the time
B minorBm     F#F#      A minorAm     E MajorE
Verdict of misadventure mending the roof
  D#D#   D MajorD       G+G      Bb/Ab
The doctors niece, whilst tending the rosehedge
     D#/G    BB    E MajorE
Stung to death by a swarm of bees

Repeat intro:
  E MajorE   B/E   A/EA/E  B/E
|  /   /   /   /  |
 E MajorE  B/E  A/EA/E  B/E
|  /   /   /   |
  G/BG/B  D/ED/E  C/FC/F
|  /   /   /   |
  A#Maj7A#maj7     A augmentedA
|  /   /   /   |
   D/F#D/F# G+G   A augmentedA
|  /   /   /   |
  E MajorE   E7E7  E7sus4E7sus4 E MajorE
|  /   /   /   /  |
  E MajorE   E7E7  E7sus4E7sus4 E MajorE
|  /   /   /   /  |

Verse 2:
E MajorE     E7E7    E7sus4E7sus4    E MajorE       E MajorE  E7E7 E7sus4E7sus4 E MajorE
"My wife's cooking is out of this world take a bite"
E MajorE     E7E7    E7sus4E7sus4   E MajorE      E MajorE  E7E7 E7sus4E7sus4 E MajorE
Died from some rare tropical disease in the night
B minorBm     F#F#        A minorAm      E MajorE
Dab hand at pharmaceuticals, still no one guessed
  D#D#   D MajorD    G+G       Bb/Ab
The village vet was drowned in the pigswill
  D#/G     BB      E MajorE
You wonder whose turn will be next

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

Alternate verse:
Bb/CBb/C                BbMaj9Bbmaj9 Bb6sus2
"In the world of sinners all are condemned
  Gmaj7Gmaj7      Bb/CBb/C
My son, this gun's loaded"

(A augmentedA missing floorboard)
        BbMaj9Bbmaj9
Then screaming from
Bb6sus2 Gmaj7Gmaj7   A/BA/B
  The belfry he fell

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

Outro:
  E MajorE   B/E   A/EA/E  B/E
|  /   /   /   /  |
 E MajorE  B/E  A/EA/E  B/E
|  /   /   /   |
  G/BG/B  D/ED/E  C/FC/F
|  /   /   /   |
  A#Maj7A#maj7     A augmentedA
|  /   /   /   |
   D/F#D/F#
|  /   |

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

Back to outro:
  G/BG/B  D/ED/E  C/FC/F
|  /   /   /   |
  A#Maj7A#maj7     A augmentedA
|  /   /   /   |