Suffer The Little Children chords by Morrissey

Intro:
A  D C A C A

Verse 1:

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School bell go "Ding! Dong! Ding!"

A
The children all line up

A
They do what they are told

A                   D  C A C A
Take a little drink from the liar's cup

Verse 2:

D     C Bb  A
Mama don't really care

       Bb
If what they learn is true

      C   E7
Or if it's only lies

D        C   Bb  A
Just get them through the factories

     Bb
Into production

   C    Bb  E7
Ah, get them into line

Verse 3:

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Late in the afternoon

A
The children all come home

A
They mind their manners well

A                 D  C A C A
Their little lives are all laid out

Verse 4:

D      C  Bb A
Mama don't seem to care

      Bb
If she may break their hearts

          C              E7
She clips their wings off, they never learn to fly

D          C  Bb  A
Poor Mama needs a source of pride

          Bb
A doctor son she'll have

          C           E7
No matter what the cost to manhood or to soul

Verse 5:

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Sun shine down, brightly shine

A
Down on all the land

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Shine down on the newborn lambs

A                D  C A C A
A butcher's knife is in his hand

Verse 6:

D     C   Bb  A
Mama, she keeps them unprepared

       Bb
To meet the enemy

    C   E7
That's comin' unto us

D        C   Bb   A     Bb
Teach them that evil dwells across the sea

       C
Lives in a mountain

         E7
Like they see on TV

Verse 7:

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Down in the heart of town

A
The Devil dresses up

A
He keeps his nails clean

N.C.               D  C A C A
Did you think he'd be a boogeyman?

Verse 8:

D      C     Bb    A
Oh, Mama's stuck with sagging dreams

           Bb       C
She'll sell a son or two into some slavery

           E7
That's lucrative and fine


D        C  Bb  A
Just teach them not to criticize

       Bb         C
Say "Yes" to bosses, impress the clients

          D#             A
Ah teachers of the world teach them to fake it well

Instrumental:
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Verse 9:

A
School bell go "Ding! Dong! Ding!"

A
The children all line up

A
They do what they are told

A                  D  C A C A
Take a little drink from the liar's cup