Back To Hogwarts Hey, this is kind of an augmentation of another tab posted anonymously, otherwise I would totally credit him or her... but I worked a lot off of that, and I also cross referenced with a video of Darren playing the song live which you can find here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-2tHGeDqXQ&feature=related Keep in mind that this tab is probably not in tune to the actual musical version, so you can't play along with it, but it works all the way through for the video I linked to. There are also a few weird chords throughout the song that I'll tab out at the top, and it might be a little hard to master if you're just beginning. I'll mark any of these "Weird Chords" with an asterisk* Sorry if it's not 100% it's my first time making one. Weird Chords: G11* Cadd9* D/F#* C7* Bm*(open) C*(open) F#7* Ebm* B* e|-1-----3------2------0------0--------0--------2------6----7--| B|-0-----3------3------1------3--------5--------2------7----7--| G|-0-----0------2------3------4--------5--------3------8----8--| D|-0-----2------0------2------4--------5--------2------8----9--| A|-2-----3------0------3------0--------0--------4------6----9--| E|-3-----x------2------0------0--------0--------2------6----7--| Standard Tuning [Capo 2]

^EmUnderneath these stairs ^EmI hear the sneers and feel glares of ^Cmy cousin, my uncle and my aunt.

^EmCan't believe how cruel they are ^Emand it stings my lighting scar to know that they'll ^Cnever ever give me what I want.

^AmI know I don't deserve these ^D7stupid rules made by the Dursleys ^Ghere on ^DPrivet ^Emdrive.

^AmCan't take all of these muggles, ^Cbut despite all of my struggles, ^B7I'm still alive.

^CIm sick of sum^Dmer and this^Em waiting arou^Dnd. ^C ^CMan, its Septemb^Der, and Im^Em skipping this to^Dwn ^C ^CHey Its no ^Dmystery,^Em theres nothing ^Asus2here for me now ^A7

^CI gotta get back to Hogwarts^Am, ^DI gotta get back to sc^Emhool. ^A7 ^CGotta get myself to Hogwarts^Am, ^D G G11* where everybody knows I'm cool.

C G D Em D(optional) Back to wizards and witches, and magical beasts, Cadd9* G D Em D(opt.) to goblins and ghosts and to magical feasts. Cadd9* G D Em D(opt.) Its all that I love, and it's all that I need. F C F C C(continued) G HOGWARTS, HOGWARTS, I think I'm going back G C G C G G D/F#* Em I'll see my friends, gonna laugh 'til we cry Em D Cadd9* take my Firebolt, gonna take to the sky Cadd9* Am Cm NO WAY this year anyone's gonna die,

and it's gonna be ^Dtotally ^Dsus4awesom^De G D/F#* Em I'll cast some spells, with a flick of my wand Em D Cadd9* defeat the dark arts, yeah bring it on! Cadd9* Am Cm and do it all with my best friend Ron, ^Cm'cause together we're^D to^Dsus4tally aw^Desome ^BmYeah ‘cause together we'r^Ee totally ^E7awesome

Dialogue (A Asus4)

^AIt's been so long, now we're going back ^F#mdon't go for work don't go there for ^Dclass ^Das long as we're to^Bmgether gonna kick some ^Dmass and it's gonna be ^Etotally ^E7awesome

^AThis year we'll take everybody by s^F#mtorm ^F#mStay up all night, sneak out of our ^Ddorms ^DBut lets not forget ^Bmthat we need to ^Dmperform well in class if we ^Ewant to pass our ^Fowls!

Dialogue (F Fsus F)

^FI may be frumpy but I'm super smart ^DmCheck out my grades, they're As for a start ^BbWhat I lack in ^Bbmlooks I make up in hea^Crt C C7* And well guys, that's totally awesome.

^FThis year, I plan to study a lot ^DmThat would be cool if you were actually hot ^BbHey Ron, come o^Bbmn, we're the only frie^Cnds that she's got C C7* And that's cool, and that's totally awesome

^AmYeah, it's so cool,^D7 and it's totally awesome Cadd9* D Em D We're sick of summer and this waiting around Cadd9* D Em D It's like we're sitting in the lost and found Cadd9* D Em A7 Don't take no sorcery for anyone to see how

^CI gotta get back to Hogwarts^Am, ^DI gotta get back to sc^Emhool. ^A7 ^CGotta get myself to Hogwarts^Am, ^D G G11* where everybody knows I'm cool.

Back to ^Cwizards and ^Gwitches, and ^Dmagical ^Embeasts, Cadd9* G D Em to goblins and ghosts and to magical feasts. Cadd9* G D Em Its all that I love, and it's all that I need. ^FHOG^CWARTS, ^FHOG^CWARTS, I think I'm going back^G---

Dialogue (G C G) Dmaj7

^Dmaj7Cho Chang, domo arigato, ^Cmaj7Cho Chang, Gung Hey Fat ^Dmaj7Choy, Chang, Happy Happy New Year, ^Cmaj7Cho Chang

Dilogue(Dmaj7, Cmaj7)

^Dmaj7Oh, Cho Chang ^Dmaj7I am so in love with Cho Chang ^Cmaj7From Bangkok to Ding D^Dmaj7ang ^Dmaj7I sing my love aloud f^Cmaj7or Cho Ch^Gang

^AmI hate that guy. ^AmThis year you bet, gonna get out of here ^Fthe rein of malfoy is drawing near ^DmI'll have the greatest wizard career ^Eand it's gonna be to^E7tally awesome

^Amlook out world of the dawn of the day ^Fwhen everyone will do WHATEVER I SAY ^Dmand potter won't be in my way, ^Eand then I'll be the one who is ^E7totally awesome ^E(yeah you'll be the one that is ^E7totally awesome)

(Guys we're gonna miss the train!) A Asus2

^AWho knows how fast this year's gonna go ^F#mHand me a glass let the butterbeer flow ^DMaybe at l^Bmast, I'll talk to Ch^Dmo! ^DmOh no, th^Eat'd be way too awesome

^AWe're back to learn everything that we can ^F#mIt's great to come to where we began ^DAnd here w^Bme are, and alaka^Dmzam! ^DmHere we go, this is ^Etotally awesom^E7e

^DCome on and ^Eteach us everything you know^F#m ^E ^DThe summer's ^Eover and we're itching to go^F#m ^E ^DI think we're^C#m ready for, Alb^F#mus Dumbledore! ^GAhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh^Ehhhhh

^EWelcoooooo^E7oooooooooooooome all of you to ^DHogwarts ^C#m ^Bm I welcome ^Eall of you to s^Ach^A7ool Did you know that here at ^Dhogwarts ^C#m ^Bm We've got a ^Ehidden swimming ^Apoo^A7l? Welcome welcome welcome ^Dhogwarts ^C#m ^Bm Welcome ^Ehotties, nerds and ^Ato^A7ols Now that I've got you here at ^Dhogwarts^C#m ^Bm I'd like to uh, go over ^Ea couple of rules

Interlude: A Bm*(open) C*(open) A7

Back to ^Dwitches and ^Awizards and ^Emagical ^F#mbeasts To ^Dgoblins and ^Aghosts and to ^Emagical ^F#mfeasts It's ^Dall that I^A want and it's a^Ell that I ^F#mneed at

G D G D F# F#7* Hogwarts, Hogwarts

Back to s^Epells and e^Bnchantments, p^F#otions and f^Abmriends To ^Egryffindor, ^Bhufflepuff, raven^F#claw, SLYTH^AbmERIN! E B Ebm* Abm Back to the place where our story began at

^AHog^Ewarts, ^Ahog^Ewarts (I’m sorry, what’d you say?)

^AHog^Ewarts, ^Ahog^Ewarts (I didn't hear you kids!)

^AHog^Ewarts, ^Ahog^Ewarts B*(Bar on 7th fret, strum fast and slide down.) Man I'm glad I'm back!

Thanks so much! comment or rate if you liked it. Starkids are totally awesome!

Darren Criss - Back to hogwarts