Morrissey – Suffer The Little Children chords

[Intro]
A    D C A C A

[Verse 1]
ASchool bell go "Ding! Dong! Ding!"
AThe children all line up
AThey do what they are told
A                                      D   C A C ATake a little drink from the liar's cup

[Verse 2]
D          C  Bb    AMama don't really care
              BbIf what they learn is true
           C     E7Or if it's only lies
D               C     Bb    AJust get them through the factories
         BbInto production
     C        Bb    E7Ah, get them into line

[Verse 3]
ALate in the afternoon
AThe children all come home
AThey mind their manners well
A                                  D   C A C ATheir little lives are all laid out

[Verse 4]
D           C   Bb  AMama don't seem to care
           BbIf she may break their hearts
                   C                           E7She clips their wings off, they never learn to fly
D                   C    Bb   APoor Mama needs a source of pride
                   BbA doctor son she'll have
                    C                     E7No matter what the cost to manhood or to soul

[Verse 5]
ASun shine down, brightly shine
ADown on all the land
AShine down on the newborn lambs
A                               D   C A C AA butcher's knife is in his hand

[Verse 6]
D          C     Bb    AMama, she keeps them unprepared
             BbTo meet the enemy
        C     E7That's comin' unto us
D               C     Bb     A         BbTeach them that evil dwells across the sea
             CLives in a mountain
                 E7Like they see on TV

[Verse 7]
ADown in the heart of town
AThe Devil dresses up
AHe keeps his nails clean
N.C.                             D   C A C ADid you think he'd be a boogeyman?

[Verse 8]
D           C          Bb       AOh, Mama's stuck with sagging dreams
                     Bb              CShe'll sell a son or two into some slavery
                     E7That's lucrative and fine

D               C   Bb    AJust teach them not to criticize
              Bb                  CSay "Yes" to bosses, impress the clients
                    D#                         AAh teachers of the world teach them to fake it well

[Instrumental]
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[Verse 9]
ASchool bell go "Ding! Dong! Ding!"
AThe children all line up
AThey do what they are told
A                                    D   C A C ATake a little drink from the liar's cup