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Suffer The Little Children by Morrissey
Suffer The Little Children
Tuning: E A D G B E
[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
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