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Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead Chords

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Please use the chords according to my instructions below: Strings Chord E,A,D,G,B,e ---------- ----------- Dsus4(add9) x,x,0,0,3,0 D x,x,0,2,3,2 ( in verse ) D x,5,7,7,7,x ( in chorus ) D/F# 2,x,0,2,3,2 D/C# x,4,7,7,7,x ( or play x,4,0,2,3,2 ) D/B 7,x,7,7,7,x ( or play x,2,(0),2,3,3 ) D/A 5,x,7,7,7,x ( or play x,0,0,2,3,2 ) G6sus2 3,x,2,2,3,0 ( or play 3,x,0,2,3,0 ) Gsus2 3,x,0,2,3,3 G 3,2,0,0,3,3 G/F# 2,x,0,0,0,3 G/B x,2,0,0,3,3 Asus4 x,0,2,2,3,0 A x,0,2,2,2,0 A7 x,0,2,0,2,0 A/C# x,4,2,2,2,x Bm x,2,4,4,3,2 Em 0,2,2,0,0,0 Bbdim7 x,1,2,0,2,x ( or play x,x,2,3,2,3 ) C#dim x,4,5,6,5,x ( or play A7 ) C x,3,2,0,1,0
Intro: | Dsus4(add9) D | D | G6sus2 | G6sus2 | Let's begin! | D | D | Gsus2 | Gsus2 | Verse 1: D D/F# Gsus2 Peter Pumpkinhead came to town D D/F# G6sus2 Spreading wisdom and cash around D D/F# G6sus2 Fed the starving and housed the poor D D/F# G6sus2 Showed the Vatican what gold's for Chorus: G Asus4 Bm A G But he made too many enemies G Asus4 Bm A G Of the people who would keep us on our knees G Asus4 A Hooray for Peter Pumpkin G Bbdim7 C#dim D D/C# D/B Who'll pray for Peter Pumpkin-head? D/A G G/F# Em A Oh my! Verse 2: D D/F# G6sus2 Peter Pumpkinhead pulled them all D D/F# G6sus2 Emptied churches and shopping malls D D/F# G6sus2 When he spoke it would raise the roof D D/F# G6sus2 Gsus2 Peter Pumpkinhead told the truth Chorus: G Asus4 Bm A G But he made too many enemies G Asus4 Bm A G Of the people who would keep us on our knees G Asus4 A Hooray for Peter Pumpkin G Bbdim7 C#dim D D/C# D/B Who'll pray for Peter Pumpkin-head? D/A G G/F# Em A Oh my! Verse 3: D D/F# G6sus2 Peter Pumpkinhead put to shame D D/F# G6sus2 Governments who would slur his name D D/F# G6sus2 Plots and sex scandals failed outright D D/F# G6sus2 Peter merely said any kind of love is alright Chorus: Chorus: G Asus4 Bm A G But he made too many enemies G Asus4 Bm A G Of the people who would keep us on our knees G Asus4 A Hooray for Peter Pumpkin G Bbdim7 C#dim D D/C# D/B Who'll pray for Peter Pumpkin-head? D/A G G/F# Em A Verse 4: D G6sus2 Peter Pumpkinhead was too good D G6sus2 Had him nailed to a chunk of wood D D/F# G6sus2 He died grinning on live TV D D/F# G6sus2 Hanging there he looked a lot like you G6sus2 And an awful lot like me! Chorus: G Asus4 Bm A G But he made too many enemies G Asus4 Bm A G Of the people who would keep us on our knees G Asus4 A Hooray for Peter Pumpkin G Bbdim7 C#dim D D/C# D/B D/A Who'll pray for Peter Pumpkin-head? ..aaa outro: G Asus4 A Hooray for Peter Pumpkin G Asus4 A Who´ll pray for Peter Pumpkin G Bbdim7 A7 G/B A/C# Hooray for Pe - ter Pump - kin D D/C# D/B D/A head? G G/F# Oh my, oh my, oh! C A/C# D Don't it make you want to cry, oh?

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Last Updated: September 10, 2025