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Terrible Tommy

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1/4

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 4Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

There doesn't seem to be many chords out there for this song, so I thought I'd share what I play. The easiest
possible version to play is Capo 4th, which is what I'll be showing. Thank you, and feedback is appreciated.
CAPO 4
Standard Tuning
Strumming Pattern: D D U D U 
Chords: Am, E,  E7  Dm, Dsus, F, Am^ (Am, but 4th finger on third fret of e string)
Optional: There's a really short riff at the start before you head into the Am. As soon as you hit the A
string, strum Am. It goes:
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------0-----------|
E|----0-0-3-------------|
Intro: Am, Am, Am, Am  
AmI've been up and down in prison
I've Elived inside this cellE7  
SuDmrrounded by these demons
And the Amfiery gates of hell                                 For "I blame my mother", strum down three times;
          E                                                 Amonce for each word "I blame my" then go back to
I blame my mother and my father                             the normal strumming pattern when you start on
                        E                                   E7  Am.
For the man that I've become
I was Dmborn into this family
I was Amborn the devil's son
Oh I Eain't gonna see my freedom
Till the Dmday 
They Elay me in the Amground
Am, Am, Am  
It's such a Fhard way to Amfall
It's such a Fhard, hard way to Amfall
No I Fain't gonna go to Amheaven
They have Elocked me in these Amwalls
                 F            E              Am(Pause)
It's such a hard, hard way to fall
Well I got Am20 years behind me
Almost Eall that I can E7take
I've builDmt up this raging anger
                               AmAm^
I fill my soul with foreign hate
I got Amno hope left inside me
There ain't Eno joy left to E7give
Cause DmI am just an animal to Amall my prison friends
There ain't Eno good reason wE7hy
That I should Dmstill be Ealive todayAm  
It's such a Fhard way to Amfall
It's such a Fhard, hard way to Amfall
No I Fain't gonna go to Amheaven
They have Elocked me in these Amwalls
It's such a Fhard, Ehard way to Amfall
Instrumental (Single Strum)
Dm, Dsus, Am, Am  
Dm, Dsus, Am, Am  
Dm, Dsus, Am, Am
Dm, Dsus, Am, Am  
Dm, Dsus, Am, Am  
E, E, E7, E7  
(Single strum for the last chorus)
It's such a Fhard way to Amfall
It's such a Fhard, hard way to Amfall
No I Fain't gonna go to Amheaven
They have Elocked me in these Amwalls
It's such a Fhard, Ehard way to Amfall

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Terrible Tommy

by Ryan Horne

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus

There doesn't seem to be many chords out there for this song, so I thought I'd share what I play. The easiest

possible version to play is Capo 4th, which is what I'll be showing. Thank you, and feedback is appreciated.

CAPO 4

Standard Tuning

Strumming Pattern: D D U D U

Am E E7 Dm Dsus F

Chords: , , , , , Am^ (Am, but 4th finger on third fret of e string)

Optional: There's a really short riff at the start before you head into the Am. As soon as you hit the A

string, strum Am. It goes:

e|----------------------|

B|----------------------|

G|----------------------|

D|----------------------|

A|----------0-----------|

E|----0-0-3-------------|

Am Am Am Am

Intro: , , ,

I've been up and down in prison

E E7

I've lived inside this cell

Surrounded by these demons

And the fiery gates of hell For "I blame my mother", strum down three times;

E Am

once for each word "I blame my" then go back to

I blame my mother and my father the normal strumming pattern when you start on

E E7 Am

For the man that I've become

I was born into this family

I was born the devil's son

Oh I ain't gonna see my freedom

Till the day

E Am

They lay me in the ground

Am Am Am

, ,

F Am

It's such a hard way to fall

F Am

It's such a hard, hard way to fall

F Am

No I ain't gonna go to heaven

E Am

They have locked me in these walls

F E Am

(Pause)

It's such a hard, hard way to fall

Well I got 20 years behind me

E E7

Almost all that I can take

I've built up this raging anger

Am^

I fill my soul with foreign hate

I got no hope left inside me

E E7

There ain't no joy left to give

Dm Am

Cause I am just an animal to all my prison friends

E E7

There ain't no good reason why

Dm E Am

That I should still be alive today

F Am

It's such a hard way to fall

F Am

It's such a hard, hard way to fall

F Am

No I ain't gonna go to heaven

E Am

They have locked me in these walls

F E Am

It's such a hard, hard way to fall

Instrumental (Single Strum)

Dm Dsus Am Am

, , ,

Dm Dsus Am Am

, , ,

Dm Dsus Am A

, , , m

Dm Dsus Am Am

, , ,

Dm Dsus Am Am

, , ,

E E E7 E7

, , ,

(Single strum for the last chorus)

F Am

It's such a hard way to fall

F Am

It's such a hard, hard way to fall

F Am

No I ain't gonna go to heaven

E Am

They have locked me in these walls

F E Am

It's such a hard, hard way to fall

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