Carry On Up The Vicarage chords by Steve Hackett

Guitar chords with lyrics

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 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
|   /      /      /      /   |

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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
|   /      /      /      |