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[Intro]
C   E   F   G   F   G   F G C
[Verse 1]
CSleep you tight my darEling
hope sweet dreFams are on their wGay
and the beFd bugs keep at bGay
and you dFo not have to slGay
any bFig ones whove mutaGted to the sFize of cGats and doCgs.
[Verse 2]
Hope the beCd bugs dont have talEons and great teFeth to bite your leGgs,
drain your maFrrow to the dreGgs
but im suFre they wont attGack you if you lFie here veGry stiCll.
[Verse 3]
I've cheCcked the bed for moEnsters
there are sevFeral undernGeath
and theyre shFarpening their teGeth
                       F             G                    F    GN.C.
after gorging on the carcass of a boy who bothered grownups...
[Verse 4]
He went liCke a lamb to slEaughter all for jFust one glass of wGater
but youre safFe for now becGause theres still a quaFrter Gof him lCeft.
[Verse 5]
SeFe that shadow hanGging by the doCor?C  Cmaj7  C7  
It could bFe a dressing goGwn or nothing moCre,
but iFts the rotting corpGse of zombie jiCm
and I'd pFity any little chGild who trFied to gGet past hCim.
[Verse 6]
HeFaven knows I miGss you when you sleCep,C  Cmaj7  C7  
but the devFil knows the compaGny I kCeep.
WhiFle youre up here safGely in your bCed
I'll be dFownstairs with a tGhousand witches dancFing wiGth the deCad.
[Outro]
C   E   F   G   F   G   F G C

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Little Howards Unpleasant Lullaby

by Howard Read

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

[Intro]

C E F G F G F G C

[Verse 1]

C E

Sleep you tight my darling

F G

hope sweet dreams are on their way

F G

and the bed bugs keep at bay

F G

and you do not have to slay

F G F G C

any big ones whove mutated to the size of cats and dogs.

[Verse 2]

C E F G

Hope the bed bugs dont have talons and great teeth to bite your legs,

F G

drain your marrow to the dregs

F G F G C

but im sure they wont attack you if you lie here very still.

[Verse 3]

C E

I've checked the bed for monsters

F G

there are several underneath

F G

and theyre sharpening their teeth

F G F G

N.C.

after gorging on the carcass of a boy who bothered grownups...

[Verse 4]

C E F G

He went like a lamb to slaughter all for just one glass of water

F G F G C

but youre safe for now because theres still a quarter of him left.

[Verse 5]

F G C C Cmaj7 C7

See that shadow hanging by the door?

F G C

It could be a dressing gown or nothing more,

F G C

but its the rotting corpse of zombie jim

F G F G C

and I'd pity any little child who tried to get past him.

[Verse 6]

F G C C Cmaj7 C7

Heaven knows I miss you when you sleep,

F G C

but the devil knows the company I keep.

F G C

While youre up here safely in your bed

F G F G C

I'll be downstairs with a thousand witches dancing with the dead.

[Outro]

C E F G F G F G C

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