The Ballad Of Peter Chords by XTC

The Ballad Of Peter chords by XTC

Guitar chords with lyrics

From jws5@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu
~Subject: XTC - The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead

Here it is, long awaited (?) and hopefully accurate.

Some notes:

    (1) I figured this out without having the tape player going, so though the
chord pattern is accurate (pretty much all I-IV-V) I've put this in the key of
G, which may be different from that on the album.  The important thing is that
_I_ can sing it in this key.  So there.
    Seriously, though, transposing this would not be a big deal.

    (2) There is a surprise A chord (or II chord, made major) in the last
chorus.  I really feel like there is another "surprise" chord in the rest of
the choruses, but I can't quite put a finger on it (ha, ha).  The way I've
printed it here sounds pretty good, though.

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

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The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead
-------------------------------
       by Andy Partridge
     Album:  XTC "Nonsuch"
-------------------------------

G                C
Peter Pumpkinhead ...
G                   C
Spreading wisdom and ...
G       G/B          C
Fed the starving and ...
G          G/B    C
Showed the Vatican ...

        C      D             Em
CHORUS: But he made too ...
        C      D                Em
        Of the people who ...
        C          D
        Hooray for ...
        C               D
        Who'll pray for ...
        G     D/F#  C/E  D  C  G/B  D/A  D/F#
        head?


(CHORUS)


(CHORUS)


        C      D             Em
(CHORUS)But he made too ...
        C      D                Em
        Of the people who ...
        C          D
        Hooray for ...
        C               D
        Who'll pray for ...
        G     D/F#  C/E  D
        head?       Ah-...
        C          D
        Hooray for ...
        C               D
        Who'll pray for ...
        C          Dsus4  D    C/D    D
        Hooray for Pe  -  ...
        G     D/F#  C/E  D
        Head!
           C      G/B          A                D/F#
        Oh my, oh my, don't ...
        G
        (ending)

Last updated: April 24, 2021

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