• Song:

    The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead

  • Artist:

    Crash Test Dummies

  • Album:

    Four Hits: Crash Test D...

Guitar Riff- 
  
  +     +  +   +   +     +  +   +   +     +  +   +   +     +  +   +   +      
         (Stab)           (Stab)           (Stab)           (Stab) 
0-0-2- | ----2-----2---2- | ----2-----2-2--- | ----3-----3---3- | ----3-----3-3--- |  
0-0-3- | ----3-----3---3- | ----3-xxx-3-3--- | -3--3-----3---3- | ----3-xxx-3-3--- |  
0-0-2- | ----2-----2---2- | ----2-xxx-2-2-0- | -0--0-----0---0- | ----0-xxx-0-0--- |  
0-0-0- | ----0-----0---0- | ----0-----0-0--- | -0--0-----0---0- | ----0-----0-0-0- |  
----0- | ----0-----0---0- | ----0-------0--- | ---------------- | --------------0- |  
------ | ---------------- | ---------------- | -3--------3---3- | ----------3-3--- |  
 
(x = Left-hand-muted percussive note) 
 
This is played four times as an intro (drums come in the second time, and  
harmonica and Hammond come in the third time). Although the chords for the  
links between the verses are different, I think the riff is played over these  
as well. It's kind of hard to tell what the guitar is doing after the intro,  
since it disappears in the mix. 
............. 
 
(Let's begin) 
 
D5                 G5 
 Peter Pumpkinhead came to town 
D5                    G5 
 Spreading wisdom and cash around 
D5                    G5 
 Fed the starving and housed the poor 
D5                  G5 
 Showed the (?---?) what gold's for 
 

G5       A5             B5 
 But he made too many enemies 
G5       A5                B5 
 Of the people who would keep us on our knees 
G5           A5 
 Hooray for Peter Pumpkin 
G5           G5 A5   D5   D5  D5  D5  G5  G5  E5  A5 
 Hooray for Peter Pumpkinhead 
 
Peter Pumpkinhead brought to shame  
Governments who would slur his name 
Lusts and sex scandals failed outright 
"Be a min," he said, heading down (?----?) alright 
 
But he made too many enemies 
Of the people who would keep us on our knees 
Hooray for Peter Pumpkin 
Hooray for Peter Pumpkinhead 
 
Peter Pumpkinhead was too good 
Had him nailed to a chunk of wood 
He died grinning on live TV 
Hanging there he looked a lot like you and an awful lot like me 
 
But he made too many enemies 
Of the people who would keep us on our knees 
Hooray for Peter Pumpkin 
G5           G5 A5   D5    D5    D5 
 Hooray for Peter Pumpkinhead 
G5           A5 
 Hooray for Peter Pumpkin 
G5           A5     
 Hooray for Peter Pumpkin 
G5           G5 A5   B5  A5 D5    D5   D5   D5 
 Hooray for Pe   -ter Pumpkin -head 
  G5        G5      C5                A5       D5 
Alright, alright - I make you want to cry out (?)
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