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From: kjohn@quads.uchicago.edu (SINE QUA NON)
Subject: TAB: Suffer, Little Children
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@SONG: SUFFER LITTLE CHILDREN (Marr/morrissey)
>From 'The Smiths' songbook
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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"Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen"
-HEBREWS
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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ryan Average |
#1 by ryan oh at Jun 18, 1973 at 1:38 PM EST |
| Morrissey does not neglect Brady's part in the killings, rather focuses on Hindley's. Morrissey is not a stupid man, what he does in his songs, he does carefully and calculatingly. Brady was beyond help, beyond the reach of this song whereas the more disturbing aspect of Hindley was that she was eerily human considering what she did. This song is written TO her. Morrissey hopes she remembers the voices and the children she helped to kill until the day she dies. Whenever she laughs or experiences pleasure, whenever she sleeps, he wants her to suffer for what she did. She's dead now, I hope those children were the last thing she thought of. | |
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Aleksandar Average |
#2 by Aleksandar Radošević at Nov 7, 1973 at 1:13 PM EST |
| Lesley-Anne, Edward and John are the names of three of the victims of the Moors Murders. Myra Hindley and Ian Brady were caught and are serving time for the murders of 5 children. Hindley I think died a few years ago... | |
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goofy Rhythm Player |
#3 by goofy at Oct 22, 1976 at 10:40 AM EST |
| And yes, Kez, Myra Hindley died of respiratory failure in 2002. | |
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patrick Wanna Be |
#4 by patrick at Oct 24, 1977 at 1:23 AM EST |
| I disagree with you ladyboygrrl. The common conception is (and correctly so) that a woman is not normally capable of such crimes; Hindley however, was. The lyrics are uncommonly "real",truly haunting and are beautifully complimented by Marr's intricate guitar line. | |
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Jon Lead Player |
#5 by Jon Shuffler at Jun 8, 1981 at 5:26 AM EST |
| well i don't give a damn if the song is good or not. i do, however, give a damn about misconceptions. it upsets me that, uncharacteristically, morrissey goes along with the view of the herd. i'd like to think he'd be more insightful about a situation. obviously i was wrong. | |
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Daniel Average |
#6 by Daniel Gordon at Apr 9, 1982 at 12:29 PM EST |
| suffer little morrissey | |
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gabby Professional |
#7 by gabby at Jan 21, 1983 at 12:29 PM EST |
| "Hindley wakes" is an allusion to Houghton's turn of the 20th century play "Hindle Wakes". The play criticises the patriarchical society's view that women, unlike men, are not governed by laws of nature, primarily those related to sexual desires. I think that Morrissey may be extending this criticism to many Englander's beliefs that a woman is not naturally capable of such horrors, or that the woman was not a conscious participant because she was manipulated by a man. | |
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Kyle Average |
#8 by Kyle Bish at Dec 3, 1993 at 1:42 AM EST |
| i'm not saying hindley was blameless. it is obvious that women are capable of such crimes (for example marie lafarge) but it angers me that people prefer to believe she was the only person involved with the murders. | |
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bob Average |
#9 by bob fred at Oct 24, 1995 at 6:27 AM EST |
| "Whatever Ian has done, I have done" -Myra Hindley "Suffer the little children to come unto me" -Whispered when Myra walked past by inmates of Hindley's jail (from the bible; "suffer" is equivalent to "allow") There is a play by Stanley Houghton called "Hindle Wakes". | |
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Steven Average |
#10 by Steven Daniel at Nov 11, 2001 at 1:02 PM EST |
| Amazing song - had me close to tears when I first heard it. My take on the lack of Brady in the lyrics is that Mozzer doesnt even want to acknowledge his existence. But what do I know.... Think thats the opening line to 'Still ill' - can someone remove please. | |
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jimmy Wanna Be |
#11 by jimmy henry at May 18, 2002 at 5:24 PM EST |
| in many ways this song sickens me. morrissey makes the excessively common mistake of relating the moors murders to myra hindley alone. may i remind morrissey and everyone else the idea for the murders came from ian brady. hindley wasn't the only one to blame, in fact she played a smaller part in the murders than ian brady. i really expect more insight and judegment from the smiths. | |
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Trey Average |
#12 by Trey Davis at Aug 1, 2006 at 1:33 PM EST |
| Ladyboygrrl, I think the song is aimed at Mancunians, who would be expected to know the history and the roles of Myra and Ian. I've never heard anyone attribute more blame to Myra, really. Perhaps it's more poignant for a lyricist to write about a psychokiller's sane (?) accomplice than the psychokiller themselves. | |
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