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Goin Back To Hogwarts
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INTRO RIFF:
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------7-5-5-5-5-------|
D|-5-5-5-8-7-7-7-8-5-5-5-----------7(x16)|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
and on the last time play
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-8-7-7-7-8-5-5-5-8-4-| (let ring)
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
HARRY:
GmUnderneath these stairs I hear the sneers and feel glares of my
D#cousin, my uncle and my aunt
Can't beGmlieve how cruel they are and it stings my lighting scar
D# D/D#
to know that they'll never ever give me what I want.
I Cmknow I don't deserve these stupid
Frules made by the Dursleys
A# A/ A# Gm
here on Privet drive
Can't Cmtake all of these muggles,
but dD#espite all of my struggles,
D7I'm still alive
D#Im sick of Fsummer and this Gmwaiting aroundF
D#Man, its SepFtember, and Im Gmskipping this townF
D#Hey Its no Dmmystery, Gmtheres nothing here for me C7now
D# D/ D# Cm
I gotta get back to Hogwarts
I gotta Fget back to GmschoolC7
D# D/ D# Cm
Gotta get myself to Hogwarts,
where everyFbody knows I'm A#coolA#7
Back to D#wizards and A#witches, and Fmagical Gmbeasts,F
to D#goblins and A#ghosts and to Fmagical GmfeastsF
Its D#all that I A#love, and it's Fall that I Gmneed
G#HOGD#WARTS, G#HOGD#WARTS, FI think I'm going backA#
A/ A# Gm
I'll see my friends, gonna laugh 'til we cry
take my Firebolt, gonna take Fto the sD#ky
NO WAY Dmthis Cmyear anyone's Dmgonna D#mdie, and it's gonna be Ftotally awesome
A# A/ A# Gm
I'll cast some spells, with a flick of my wand
defeat the dark arts, yeah Fbring it D#on!
Dm Cm Dm D#m
and do Fit all with my best friend ron, 'cuz together we're totally awesome
RON: Dyeah, and it's gonna be Gtotally awesome!F C
Dialogue – remains on C
RON:
CIt's been so long, but we're B/Cgoing Amback
don't go for work, don't go Gthere for Fclass
HARRY:
As long as weEmre togDmether--
RON:
gonna kick Emsome Fmass
HARRY & RON:
... and its gonna be Gtotally awesome!
CThis year we'll take everybB/Cody by Amstorm,
stay up all night, sneak out Gof our Fdorm
HERMIONE:
but let's not EmforgDmet that we need Emto Fmperform well in class
if we Gwant to pass our G#OWLS!
Dialogue – remains on G#
HERMIONE:
G# G/ G# Fm
I may be frumpy, but I'm super smart
check out my grades, they're "A's" D#for a C#start
what I Cmlack in A#mlooks well I make Cmup in hC#meart,
and well guys, yeah, that's D#totally awesome
G# G/ G# Fm
this year I plan to study a lot...
RON:
that would be cool if you were acD#tually C#hot
HARRY:
hey RonCm, come A#mon, we're the only friends Cmthat she's C#mgot!
RON:
and that's cool...
HERMIONE:
... and that's D#totally awesome
HARRY, RON, HERMIONE:
Cyeah it's so cool, and it's Ftotally awesome!
D#we're sick of Fsummer and this Gmwaiting aroundF
D#it's like we're Fsitting in the Gmlost and foundF
D#don't take no Dmsorcery
Gmfor anyone to see C7how...
D# D/ D# Cm
we gotta get back to hogwarts
we gotta Fget back to GmschoolC7
D# D/ D# Cm
we gotta get back to hogwarts
where everyFthing is magic-A#coooooolA#7
EVERYONE:
back to D#wizards and A#witches, and Fmagical GmbeastsF
to D#goblins and A#ghosts and to Fmagical GmfeastsF
it's D#all that I A#love, and it's Fall that I Gmneed at
G#HOGD#WARTS, G#HOGD#WARTS
HARRY, RON, HERMIONE:
--- FI think we're going back...A#
Dialogue – leads in with A# / C
F* / Dm and repeats these two chords
|-8--|
|-10-|
F* - |-9--|
|-10-|
|-8--|
|-x--|
Cho’s music - e|-10-10-10-10-8-8-5-5-8----------|
B|-10-10-10-10-8-8-5-5-8----------|
CHOs POSSIE:
F*
Cho Chang Domo arigato,
A#Cho Chang Gung Hey Fat
F*
Choy Chang Happy Happy New Year,
A#Cho Chang
Dialogue – repeats F* / A#
CEDRIC:
F*
Oh, Cho Chang
I am so in love with A#Cho Chang
F*
From Bangkok to Ding Dang
I sing my love aloud for A#Cho Chang
Dialogue - Fm
MALFOY:
Fmthis year you bet Im gonna get D#outta C#here
the reign of Malfoy is Cdrawing A#near
Ill have the greatest wizard Ccareer and its gonna be totally awesome
FmLook out world, for the dawn D#of the C#day
When everyone will do whatCever I A#say And that Potter wont be in my way, and
then CIll be the one who is totally awesome!
GOYLE:
Yeah Cyoull be the one who is totally awesome.
HERMIONE: Come on guys! Were gonna miss the Ctrain!
ALL:
CWho knows how fast this years B/Cgonna Amgo?
Hand me a glass, let the butGterbeer Fflow
HARRY:
Maybe Emat Dmlast, Im gonna Emtalk to FmCho,
RON:
Oh no, that be GWAY too awesome
ALL:
CWere back to learn everytB/Ching that we Amcan
Its great to come back to where Gwe beFgan
Em Dm(Stop) Fm G
And here we arFe, and alakazam! here we go, this is totally awesome!
FCome on and Gteach us everyAmthing you knowG
FThe summers Gover and were Amitchin to goG
NEVILLE:
FI think were Eready for
AmAlbus Dumbledore! A#Oooooo GAhhhhhh
DUMBLEDORE:
Welcoooooome, all of you to FHogwartsEm Dm
I Welcome Gall of you to AmschoolD7
Did you know that here at FHogwartsEm Dm
Weve got a Ghidden swimming Cpool?C7
Welcome, welcome, welcome FHogwartsEm Dm
Welcome, Ghotties, nerds, and AmtoolsD7
Now that I've got you here at FHogwartsEm Dm
GId like to go over just a couple of rulCes:
Dialogue – remains on C
ALL:
back to Fwizards and Cwitches, and Gmagical AmbeastsG
to Fgoblins and Cghosts and to Gmagical AmfeastsG
it's Fall that I Clove, and Gall that i Amneed
at A#HOGFWARTS, A#HOGFWARTSA
GBack to spells and enchantments, potions and BmfriendsA
To GGryffindors! Hufflepuffs! Ravenclaws! SlytheBmrins!A
GBack to the place where our story begins
Its CHogGwarts, CHogGwarts,
DUMBLEDORE:
AIm sorry, whats its name?
ALL:
CHogGwarts, CHogGwarts
DUMBLEDORE:
AI didnt hear you kids!
ALL:
CHogGwarts, CHogGwarts
HARRY:
Man, Im glad Im back.D
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Goin Back To Hogwarts
by Darren Criss
Chords in this song · guitar
Gm
D#
D
Cm
F
A#
A
D7
Dm
C7
A#7
G#
D#m
G
C
B/C
Am
Em
Fm
C#
A#m
C#m
E
Bm
INTRO RIFF:
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------7-5-5-5-5-------|
D|-5-5-5-8-7-7-7-8-5-5-5-----------7(x16)|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
and on the last time play
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-8-7-7-7-8-5-5-5-8-4-| (let ring)
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
HARRY:
Gm
Underneath these stairs I hear the sneers and feel glares of my
D#
cousin, my uncle and my aunt
Gm
Can't believe how cruel they are and it stings my lighting scar
D# D D#
/
to know that they'll never ever give me what I want.
Cm
I know I don't deserve these stupid
F
rules made by the Dursleys
A# A A# Gm
/
here on Privet drive
Cm
Can't take all of these muggles,
D#
but despite all of my struggles,
D7
I'm still alive
D# F Gm F
Im sick of summer and this waiting around
D# F Gm F
Man, its September, and Im skipping this town
D# Dm Gm C7
Hey Its no mystery, theres nothing here for me now
D# D D# Cm
/
I gotta get back to Hogwarts
F Gm C7
I gotta get back to school
D# D D# Cm
/
Gotta get myself to Hogwarts,
F A# A#7
where everybody knows I'm cool
D# A# F Gm F
Back to wizards and witches, and magical beasts,
D# A# F Gm F
to goblins and ghosts and to magical feasts
D# A# F Gm
Its all that I love, and it's all that I need
G# D# G# D# F A#
HOGWARTS, HOGWARTS, I think I'm going back
A A# Gm
/
I'll see my friends, gonna laugh 'til we cry
F D#
take my Firebolt, gonna take to the sky
Dm Cm Dm D#m F
NO WAY this year anyone's gonna die, and it's gonna be totally awesome
A# A A# Gm
/
I'll cast some spells, with a flick of my wand
F D#
defeat the dark arts, yeah bring it on!
Dm Cm Dm D#m
F
and do it all with my best friend ron, 'cuz together we're totally awesome
D G F C
RON: yeah, and it's gonna be totally awesome!
Dialogue – remains on C
RON:
C B/C Am
It's been so long, but we're going back
G F
don't go for work, don't go there for class
HARRY:
Em Dm
As long as were together--
RON:
Em Fm
gonna kick some ass
HARRY & RON:
G
... and its gonna be totally awesome!
C B/C Am
This year we'll take everybody by storm,
G F
stay up all night, sneak out of our dorm
HERMIONE:
Em Dm Em Fm
but let's not forget that we need to perform well in class
G G#
if we want to pass our OWLS!
Dialogue – remains on G#
HERMIONE:
G# G G# Fm
/
I may be frumpy, but I'm super smart
D# C#
check out my grades, they're "A's" for a start
Cm A#m Cm C#m
what I lack in looks well I make up in heart,
D#
and well guys, yeah, that's totally awesome
G# G G# Fm
/
this year I plan to study a lot...
RON:
D# C#
that would be cool if you were actually hot
HARRY:
Cm A#m Cm C#m
hey Ron, come on, we're the only friends that she's got!
RON:
and that's cool...
HERMIONE:
D#
... and that's totally awesome
HARRY, RON, HERMIONE:
C F
yeah it's so cool, and it's totally awesome!
D# F Gm F
we're sick of summer and this waiting around
D# F Gm F
it's like we're sitting in the lost and found
D# Dm
don't take no sorcery
Gm C7
for anyone to see how...
D# D D# Cm
/
we gotta get back to hogwarts
F Gm C7
we gotta get back to school
D# D D# Cm
/
we gotta get back to hogwarts
F A# A#7
where everything is magic-cooooool
EVERYONE:
D# A# F Gm F
back to wizards and witches, and magical beasts
D# A# F Gm F
to goblins and ghosts and to magical feasts
D# A# F Gm
it's all that I love, and it's all that I need at
G# D# G# D#
HOGWARTS, HOGWARTS
HARRY, RON, HERMIONE:
F A#
--- I think we're going back...
Dialogue – leads in with A# / C
F* / Dm and repeats these two chords
|-8--|
|-10-|
F* - |-9--|
|-10-|
|-8--|
|-x--|
Cho’s music - e|-10-10-10-10-8-8-5-5-8----------|
B|-10-10-10-10-8-8-5-5-8----------|
CHOs POSSIE:
F
*
Cho Chang Domo arigato,
A#
Cho Chang Gung Hey Fat
F
*
Choy Chang Happy Happy New Year,
A#
Cho Chang
Dialogue – repeats F* / A#
CEDRIC:
F
*
Oh, Cho Chang
A#
I am so in love with Cho Chang
F
*
From Bangkok to Ding Dang
A#
I sing my love aloud for Cho Chang
Dialogue - Fm
MALFOY:
Fm D# C#
this year you bet Im gonna get outta here
C A#
the reign of Malfoy is drawing near
C
Ill have the greatest wizard career and its gonna be totally awesome
Fm D# C#
Look out world, for the dawn of the day
C A#
When everyone will do whatever I say And that Potter wont be in my way, and
C
then Ill be the one who is totally awesome!
GOYLE:
C
Yeah youll be the one who is totally awesome.
C
HERMIONE: Come on guys! Were gonna miss the train!
ALL:
C B/C Am
Who knows how fast this years gonna go?
G F
Hand me a glass, let the butterbeer flow
HARRY:
Em Dm Em Fm
Maybe at last, Im gonna talk to Cho,
RON:
G
Oh no, that be WAY too awesome
ALL:
C B/C Am
Were back to learn everything that we can
G F
Its great to come back to where we began
Em Dm Fm G
(Stop)
F
And here we are, and alakazam! here we go, this is totally awesome!
F G Am G
Come on and teach us everything you know
F G Am G
The summers over and were itchin to go
NEVILLE:
F E
I think were ready for
Am A# G
Albus Dumbledore! Oooooo Ahhhhhh
DUMBLEDORE:
F Em Dm
Welcoooooome, all of you to Hogwarts
G Am D7
I Welcome all of you to school
F Em Dm
Did you know that here at Hogwarts
G C C7
Weve got a hidden swimming pool?
F Em Dm
Welcome, welcome, welcome Hogwarts
G Am D7
Welcome, hotties, nerds, and tools
F Em Dm
Now that I've got you here at Hogwarts
G C
Id like to go over just a couple of rules:
Dialogue – remains on C
ALL:
F C G Am G
back to wizards and witches, and magical beasts
F C G Am G
to goblins and ghosts and to magical feasts
F C G Am
it's all that I love, and all that i need
A# F A# F A
at HOGWARTS, HOGWARTS
G Bm A
Back to spells and enchantments, potions and friends
G Bm A
To Gryffindors! Hufflepuffs! Ravenclaws! Slytherins!
G
Back to the place where our story begins
C G C G
Its Hogwarts, Hogwarts,
DUMBLEDORE:
A
Im sorry, whats its name?
ALL:
C G C G
Hogwarts, Hogwarts
DUMBLEDORE:
A
I didnt hear you kids!
ALL:
C G C G
Hogwarts, Hogwarts
HARRY:
D
Man, Im glad Im back.
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