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Band: The Smiths
Song: Suffer Little Children
Album: The Smiths
Thom Mills dustbin_man@hotmail.com
Intro : Dmaj7 Amaj7 Dmaj7 Amaj7 Dmaj7 Amaj7 Bm7 Dmaj7 C#m7
Over the moors, take me to the moors
Dmaj7 Amaj7 Dmaj7 Amaj7
dig a shallow grave and I'll lay me down
Dmaj7 Amaj7 Bm7 Dmaj7 C#m7
Lesley-Anne with your pretty white beads
Bm7 E G#m7 G
oh John, you'll never be a man
A Bm7
and you'll never see your home... home again
D E Bm7 E G#m7 G
oh Manchester, so much to answer for
A Bm7 D E
Edward, see those alluring lights?
tonight will be your very last night.
a woman said, "I know my son is dead
I'll never rest my hand on his sacred head."
Hindley wakes and Hindley says:
"Wherever he has gone, I have gone."
But fresh lilaced moorland fields
Cannot hide the stolid stench of death
Hindley wakes and Hindley says:
"Whatever he has done, I have done."
But this is no easy ride
for a child cries:
"find me...find me, nothing more
we're on a sullen misty moor
we may be dead and we may be gone
but we will be right by your side
until the day you die
his is no easy ride.
we will haunt you when you laugh
yes, you could say we're a team
you might sleep
BUT YOU WILL NEVER DREAM!
Oh Manchester, so much to answer for
Oh Manchester, so much to answer for
Over the moor, I'm on the moor
The child is on the moor.
(etc + Ad lib Vox + Gtr Solo) - Fade
Chords:
EADGBe
Dmaj7 xxO222
Amaj7 xO212O
Bm7 224232
C#m7 446454
E O221OO
G#m7 464444
G 32OOO3
A xO222O
D xxO232
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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batman Average |
#1 by batman chum at May 2, 1972 at 8:24 PM EST |
| One of the most haunting songs I've ever heard | |
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Johan Average |
#2 by Johan Soderberg at Aug 28, 1977 at 6:42 PM EST |
| I love this song. Probably my favorite by the Smiths. | |
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Eric Rhythm Player |
#3 by Eric at Apr 27, 1978 at 12:55 AM EST |
| Hard to believe that this was the first song Morrissey and Marr wrote together. xod makes a good point about Hindley's sanity...after all, who could understand what was going through Brady's mind except maybe another psychopath? But Hindley? We have a sane woman of above average intelligence who helped a monster kill children for no other reason than that she loved the monster. Anyway! I feel that this is a brave song about a difficult subject. | |
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Nick Rhythm Player |
#4 by Nick Carrasco at Oct 5, 1978 at 8:24 AM EST |
| This is one of the best Smiths songs. Gives me shivers. | |
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Speed Demon Professional |
#5 by Speed Demon at Jul 31, 1986 at 7:02 PM EST |
| Ladyboygrrl, I'm not sure how exactly you got the impression that Morrissey implies the blame is Hindley's alone. What does the line "Hindley wakes, and says : 'Oh, whatever he has done, I have done' " say to you? | |
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Chris Average |
#6 by Chris H... at Nov 29, 1986 at 5:36 PM EST |
| This is from The Decay of Lying, Morrissey's favourite Wilde story: "One of the greatest tragedies of my life is the death of Lucien de Rubempré. It is a grief from which I have never been able completely to rid myself. It haunts me in my moments of pleasure. I remember it when I laugh. " | |
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birdman Average |
#7 by birdman ethdh at Feb 2, 1990 at 5:44 AM EST |
| i can understand why the events led morrissey to writing such a huanting song altho i wasnt alive at the time this happened (im 21)i remember my parents telling me about it years ago .. and having read the story of it recently on the net it would be enough to never leave my memory too. | |
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TonkpilS Average |
#8 by TonkpilS at Aug 12, 1994 at 7:21 PM EST |
| Hey ,ladyboy, maybe your missing the point that this is one of the most ingenius piece of poetry, musical expression, and emotion mended together in a single.... Personally, I don't give a damn about who's to blame. It's Morissey's oppinions and emotions running through and they run through fairly effectively. | |
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chris Wanna Be |
#9 by chris calle at Feb 14, 1996 at 3:37 AM EST |
| In October of 1965, the body of Edward Evans was found battered to death. The murderer, Ian Brady, was the son of a former meat porter at Smithfield Market. After moving from Glasgow to Moss Side, Brady had first taken a job at a meat market before securing a clerical post at Millwards, a chemical company in Levenshulme Road. Within weeks his work colleagues were commenting on his moodiness and quick temper. He appeared to spendmost of his time and money on boks, whose subject matter ranged from Naziism to the works of Marquis De Sade. Brady found a willing disciple and lover in a work-mate named Myra Hindley, who participated in his abduction and murder of children. It was Brady's attempt to extend that evil to a third party which proved his undoing. David Smith, the brother-in-law of Hindley, had witnessed the slaying of Evans and, after consulting his wife, duly informed the police. Evidence linking Brady and Hindley with the disappearance of Lesley Ann Downey emerged soon afterwards and a witness directed the authorities to a bleak spot on Saddleworth Moor where a corpse was exhumed from a shallow grave. Among Lesley Ann's naked remains was a string of white beads that had been given to her as a Christmas present on the eve of her fateful visit to the fun fair. On 6 December 1965, committal proceedings were opened against Brady and Hindley. While Separated, they sent each other a message in code, which threatened: 'SMITH WILL DIE'. During the interrogation, Myra offered the defiant refrain: Whatever Ian has done, I have done." "Wherever he has gone, I have gone." | |
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Nathan Average |
#10 by Nathan Delvecchio at Apr 1, 1996 at 3:33 AM EST |
| I'm an Italian girl and I've looked for the meaning of this song for such a long time..then,when I discover it, some years ago,was totally shocked and couldn't believe it. The Moors Murders...only this name gives me shivers and takes me to a place of silence,sorrow and death. It's such a touching song,and I often have to hide a tear when I listen to it,cause the fact that it's about something real makes me absolutely upset... | |
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Brad Lead Player |
#11 by Brad Vincent at Mar 26, 1999 at 8:44 AM EST |
| Morrissey wasn't giving all the 'credit' of the murders to Hindley. "Oh, whatever he has done, I have done" is 'her' agreeing that she had something to do with the murders. Nowhere does he imply that it was all her idea. | |
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Dan Lead Player |
#12 by Dan archy at Feb 25, 2000 at 9:58 AM EST |
| Morrisey always says that the Moors murders had a massive affect on his childhood and this song just goes to prove it. | |
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Elizabeth Wanna Be |
#13 by Elizabeth Greer at May 4, 2000 at 9:06 PM EST |
| This song is so mysterious and beautiful. What's up with the first line : "I decree today that life"? | |
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