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Crash+Test+Dummies - The+ballad+of+peter+pumpkinhead

From: u9343164@qub.ac.uk   (Paul Hutchinson)

This is taken from the soundtrack of Dumb and Dumber. Many thanks to Sean 
(dstarkey@wilma.nmsu.edu) and Drake Hirasawa (drake@sgl.ists.ca) for their 
help with the lyrics.
Enjoy!

THE BALLAD OF PETER PUMPKINHEAD - Crash Test Dummies with Ellen Reid
-------------------------------

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)

D                 G
 Peter ...
D                    G
 Spreading wisdom ...
D                    G
 Fed the starving ...
D                  G
 Showed the vatican ...

G       A             Bm
 But he made ...
G       A                Bm
 Of the people who ...
G           A
 Hooray for ...
G                Gm/Bb A/C#   D   D/C#  D/B  D/A  G  G/F#  Em  A
 Who'll pray for ...?

Peter Pumpkinhead ...


But he made too many ....

Peter Pumpkinhead was ....
But he made too ...
Of the people who would ...
Hooray for ....
G                Gm/Bb A/C#   D    D/C#    D/B
 Who'll pray for ...
G           A
 Hooray for ...
G                A    
 Who'll pray ..
G           Gm/Bb A   Bm  A/C# D    D/C#   D/B   D/A
 Hooray for Pe   -ter ....
  G        G/F#      C                A/C#       D
Alright, alright - I make ....