Barbarism Begins At Home
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[Intro]
Emadd9 Em*
Em Em* Em Em6 A G C D Dsus4
Em Em* Em Em6 A G C D Dsus4
Em Em* Em Em6 A G C D Dsus4
Em Em* Em Em6 A G C D Dsus4
Em Em7 Em A G C D Dsus4
Em Em7 Em A G C
[Verse 1]
D Dsus4 Em
Unruly boys who will not grow up
Em7 Em A G C
Must be taken in hand
D Dsus4 Em Em7
Unruly girls who will not settle down
Em A G C D Dsus4
They must be taken in hand
[Bridge]
Em Em7 Em A G C
A crack on the head is what you get for not asking
D Dsus4 Em Em7 Em A G C D Dsus4
And a crack on the head is what you get for asking
[Interlude]
Em Em* Em Em6 A G C D Dsus4
Em Em* Em Em6 A G C
[Verse 2]
D Dsus4 Em
Unruly boys who will not grow up
Em7 Em A G C
Must be taken in hand
D Dsus4 Em Em7
Unruly girls who will not settle down
Em A G C D Dsus4
They must be taken in hand
[Bridge]
Em Em7 Em A G C
A crack on the head is what you get for not asking
D Dsus4 Em Em7 Em A G C D Dsus4
And a crack on the head is what you get for asking
[Interlude]
Em Em* Em Em6 A G C D Dsus4
Em Em* Em Em6 A G C
[Bridge]
D Dsus4 Em Em7 Em A G C
No, a crack on the head is what you get for not asking
D Dsus4 Em Em7 Em A G C
And a crack on the head is what you get for asking
[Pre-chorus]
D Dsus4 Em
A crack on the head is just what you get
Em7 Em A G C
Why? because of who you are!
D Dsus4 Em
And a crack on the head is just what you get
Em7 Em A G C
Why? because of what you are!
[Chorus]
D Dsus4 Em Em*
A crack on the head
Em Em6 A G C D Dsus4 Em Em* Em Em6
Be-cause o-of the things you said (things you said)
A G C
The things you did
[Verse 3]
D Dsus4 Em Em* Em Em6
Unruly boys who will not grow up
A G C
Must be taken in hand
D Dsus4 Em Em* Em Em6
Unruly girls who will not settle down
A G C D Dsus4
They must be taken in hand
[Outro]
Em Em* Em Em6 A G C D Dsus4
La-la-la-la la-la-la-la - la la x12
Em Em* Em Em6 A G C D Dsus4 x12
Em
How to play Barbarism Begins At Home
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Em. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.