The Story Of Cruel Frederick chords by The Tiger Lillies

Chords with lyrics

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

Intro:
E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm

Verse 1:
E minorEm
This is cruel Frederick Frederick see
     A minorAm
A augmentedA horrid wicked boy was he
                     E minorEm
He caught the flies the poor little things
                  A minorAm
And tore off all their tiny wings
                  E minorEm
He threw the kittens down the stairs

He broke all the chairs
              A minorAm
And ah far worse than all beside
A minorAm             C majorC
He beat his Mary 'til she cried
      B7add4
'Til she cried

Verse 2:
E minorEm
The trough was full a dog called Tray
      A minorAm
Went out to drink one sultry day
               E minorEm
Well he had scarcely wet his lip
                  A minorAm
When cruel Fred snatched up a whip

He whipped poor Tray 'til he was sore
E minorEm
And then he whipped him more and more
A minorAm
At this poor Tray grew very red
A minorAm
And he bit Fred
A minorAm
And he bit Fred
     C majorC
'Til he bled
    B7add4
'Til he bled

Verse 3:
E minorEm
Well then you should have been by
              A minorAm
To see how Fred did scream and cry
           E minorEm
He had to go go to bed

His leg was very sore and red
A minorAm
The doctor came and shook his head
A minorAm
Fred
A minorAm
Fred
A minorAm
Fred
    C majorC
He was dead
    B7add4
He was dead
    C majorC
He was dead
    B7add4
He was dead

Outro:
B7add4
Dead
B7add4
Dead
B7add4
Dead
B7add4  E minorEm
Fred Was Dead