Suffer The Little Children Chords & Lyrics - Morrissey

[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]Take a little drink from the liar's cup[D] [C] [A] [C] [A]

[VERSE 2]
[D]Mama don't [C]rea[Bb]lly ca[A]re
If what they l[Bb]earn is true
Or if it's [C]only l[E7]ies
[D]Just get them th[C]rough [Bb]the fa[A]ctories
Into prod[Bb]uction
Ah, g[C]et them i[Bb]nto li[E7]ne

[VERSE 3]
[A]Late in the afternoon
[A]The children all come home
[A]They mind their manners well
[A]Their little lives are all laid out[D] [C] [A] [C] [A]

[VERSE 4]
[D]Mama don't s[C]eem [Bb]to c[A]are
If she may [Bb]break their hearts
She clips their win[C]gs off, they never learn to [E7]fly
[D]Poor Mama needs a so[C]urce [Bb]of pr[A]ide
A doctor son she'll[Bb] have
No matter what the c[C]ost to manhood or to s[E7]oul

[VERSE 5]
[A]Sun shine down, brightly shine
[A]Down on all the land
[A]Shine down on the newborn lambs
[A]A butcher's knife is in his hand[D] [C] [A] [C] [A]

[VERSE 6]
[D]Mama, she k[C]eeps t[Bb]hem un[A]prepared
To meet the e[Bb]nemy
That's c[C]omin' [E7]unto us
[D]Teach them that [C]evil d[Bb]wells a[A]cross the [Bb]sea
Lives in a mo[C]untain
Like they see on [E7]TV

[VERSE 7]
[A]Down in the heart of town
[A]The Devil dresses up
[A]He keeps his nails clean
N.C.
Did you think he'd be a boogeyman[D] ? [C] [A] [C] [A]

[VERSE 8]
[D]Oh, Mama's s[C]tuck with s[Bb]agging dr[A]eams
She'll sell a son or [Bb]two into some sl[C]avery
That's lucrative and [E7]fine

[D]Just teach them [C]not [Bb]to cri[A]ticize
Say "Yes" to b[Bb]osses, impress the c[C]lients
Ah teachers of the w[D#]orld teach them to fake it [A]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]Take a little drink from the liar's c[D]up [C] [A] [C] [A]