The Smiths - Suffer Little Children: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Suffer Little Children" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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Learn Suffer Little Children Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Smiths
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Suffer Little Children" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Dmaj7 Amaj7 Dmaj7 Amaj7 Over the moors, take me to the moors Dmaj7 Amaj7 Bm7 Dmaj7 dig a shallow grave and I'll lay me down Dmaj7 Amaj7 Dmaj7 Amaj7 Over the moors, take me to the moors Dmaj7 Amaj7 Bm7 Dmaj7 dig a shallow grave and I'll lay me down Bm7 E G#m7 G Lesley-Anne with your pretty white beads Amaj7 Dmaj7 A oh John, you'll never be a man E Bm7 E G#m7 G and you'll never see your home... home again A Bm7 D E oh Manchester, so much to answer for 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 hands on his sacred head" Hindley wakes and Hindley says: Hindley wakes, Hindley wakes Hindley wakes and says Oh Wherever he has gone, I have gone. But fresh lilaced moorland fields Cannot hide the stolid stench of death Fresh lilaced moorland fields Cannot hide the stolid stench of death Hindley wakes and says: Hindley wakes Hindley wakes Hindley wakes and says: Oh Whatever he has done, I have done. But this is no easy ride For a child cries "Oh, find me, find me, nothing more We are on a sullen misty moor We may be dead and we may be gone But we will be, we will be, we will be, right by your side Until the day you die This is no easy ride We will haunt you when you laugh Yes, you could say we're a team You might sleep You might sleep You might sleep But you will never dream Oh, you might sleep But you will never dream You might sleep But you will never dream" Oh Manchester, so much to answer for Oh Manchester, so much to answer for Oh, find me, find me Find me I'll haunt you when you laugh Oh, I'll haunt you when you laugh You might sleep But you will never dream Oh Over the moors, I'm on the moor Oh, over the moor The child is on the moor You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  Am  Amaj7  D  Dm  Dmaj7  E  G  G#m  G#m7  Bm  Bm7  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Suffer Little Children" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Suffer Little Children" by The Smiths.