The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead [LP Version] Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][Em][D][G][Em]
Let's be[G]gin

[Verse 1]
[D][G][D]
Peter [G]Pumpkinhead came to [Em]town
[D]Spreading wisdom and
[G]cash aro[Em]und[G][Em]
[D]Fed the starving and[G] housed the poor
[D]Showed the Vat[G]ican what gold's for

[Verse 2]
But he [A]made too [Em]many [A]ene[Bm]mies[Em][G]
Of the [A]people who would [Bm]keep
us on our [D]knees[G]
Hooray for [A]Peter [G]Pumpkin
Who'll pray for [Bbdim]Peter Pum[A]p
kin[D]head?[A][D][Bm]
[A]Oh [G]my!
[Em]

[Verse 3]
[D]
Peter [G]Pumpkinhead
fooled them [D]all
Emptied churches [Em]an d[G]
shopping [A]malls[D]
When he spoke,
it [G]would raise the [D]roof
Peter Pumpkin[Em]head [G]told the truth

[Verse 4]
[G]
But he [A]made too many [Bm]enemies[G]
Of the [A]people who would [Bm]keep
us on our [A]knees[G]
Hooray for [D]Peter [A]Pum[G]pkin
Who'll pray for [F#]Peter
[A]Pumpkinhea[D]d?[A][D][Bm]
[A]Oh [G]my![D]
[Em]

[Verse 5]
[D]
Peter [G]Pumpkinhead put
to [D]shame
Governments who would
[G]slur his nam[A]e[D]
Plots and sex [G]scandals
failed [D]outright
Peter merely said
[G]Any kind of love is alright

[Verse 6]
But he [A]made too many
[Bm]enemies[Em][Bm][G]
Of the [A]people [Em]who would [Bm]keep
us on our [A]knees[G]
Hooray for [A]Peter [G]Pumpkin
Who'll pray for [F#]Peter [Bbdim]Pumpkinhead?[A]
[D][Bm][A][D][G][D][Em]

[Verse 7]
[D]Peter
[G]Pumpkinhead was too [D]good
Had him nailed to [G]a chunk of w[D]ood
He died grinning [G]on live [D]TV
Hanging there he looked [G]a lot like you
And an awful lot like me!

[Verse 8]
But he [A]made too [Em]many [Bm]enemies[G]
Of the [A]people who would [Bm]keep us
on our [A]knees[Em][G]
Hooray for [A]Peter [G]Pumpkin
Who'll pray for [F#]Peter [Bbdim]Pump
[A]kinhead?
[D][Bm][D]

[Verse 9]
[G]
Hooray for [A]Peter [G]Pumpkin
Who'll pray for [A]Peter [G]Pumpkin
Hooray for [Bbdim]Peter Pum[A]p[Bm]
[Em]kinh[A]ead[D][Bm]
[D]Oh my [G]oh my [D]oh!
Don't it [C]make you want to [A]cry, [D]oh