Suffer The Little Children chords by Morrissey

Intro:
A    D C A C A

Verse 1:

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

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:

A
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:

A
Sun shine down, brightly shine

A
Down on all the land

A
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:

A
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:
A

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