In the studio version, this is capo'd to the third fret. when darren played it
live, he capo'd at the second fret.
Enjoy!
Emi
Underneath these stairs
I hear the sneers and feel glares of
C
My cousin, my uncle and my aunt.
Emi
Can't believe how cruel they are
And it stings my lighting scar
C
To know that they'll never ever give me what I want.
Ami
I know I don't deserve these
D7
Stupid rules made by the Dursleys
G, B/G, Emi
Here on Privet drive.
Am7
Can't take all of these muggles,
C
But despite all of my struggles,
Bm7
I'm still alive.
C D9 Emi D C
I’m sick of summer and this waiting around.
C D9 Emi D C
Man, it’s September, and I’m skipping this town
C Bm7 Emi A7
Hey It’s no mystery, there’s nothing here for me now
C Bmi Am7
I gotta get back to Hogwarts,
D7 Emi A7
I gotta get back to school.
C Bmi Am7
Gotta get myself to Hogwarts,
D7 G G7
Where everybody knows I'm cool.
C G D Em7
Back to witches and wizards, and magical beasts,
C G D Em7
To goblins and ghosts and to magical feasts.
C G D Em7
It’s all that I love, and it's all that I need.
F C F C D9
HOGWARTS, HOGWARTS, I think I'm going back---
G----CC-G
G B/G Emi
I'll see my friends, gonna laugh 'til we cry
Emi C
Take my Firebolt, gonna take to the sky
C Am7 Gmi D9
NO WAY this year anyone's gonna die, and it's gonna be totally awesome
G B/G Emi
I'll cast some spells, with a flick of my wand
Emi C
Defeat the dark arts, yeah bring it on!
C Am7 Gmi D
And do it all with my best friend Ron, 'cuz together we're totally
awesome
Bmi E E7
RON: yeah, and it's gonna be totally awesome!
Dialogue
A F#m
It's been so long, but we're going back
Bmi
Don’t go for work, don't go there for class
D
As long as were together--
Dmi
-- gonna kick some ass
E
... and it’s gonna be totally awesome!
A F#m
This year we'll take everybody by storm,
D
Stay up all night, sneak out of our dorm
Dmi E
But let's not forget that we need to perform well in class
F
If we want to pass our OWLS!
Fm Dmi
I may be frumpy, but I'm super smart
Bb
Check out my grades, they're "A's" for a start
G/Bb Bbm
What I lack in looks well I make up in heart,
C
And well guys, yeah, that's totally awesome
F
This year I plan to study a lot...
Dmi
That would be cool if you were actually hot
Bb G/Bb Bbm
Hey Ron, come on, we're the only friends that she's got!
Bbm
And that's cool...
C
... and that's totally awesome
Bmi D7
Yeah it's so cool, and it's totally awesome!
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/darren_criss/get_back_to_hogwarts_crd_ver_2.html ]
C D Emi D C
We're sick of summer and this waiting around
C D Emi D C
It's like we're sitting in the lost and found
C Bm7
Don't take no sorcery
Emi A7
For anyone to see how...
C Bmi Am7
We gotta get back to Hogwarts
D7 Emi A7
We gotta get back to school
C Bmi Am7
We gotta get back to Hogwarts
D7 G G7
Where everything is magic-cooooool
C G D Em7
Back to witches and wizards, and magical beasts,
C G D Em7
To goblins and ghosts and to magical feasts.
C G D Em7
It’s all that I love, and it's all that I need.
F C F C D
HOGWARTS, HOGWARTS, I think I'm going back---
Ami F
This year you bet I’m gonna get outta here
Dmi
The reign of Malfoy is drawing near
E
I’ll have the greatest wizard career,
And its gonna be totally awesome
Ami F
Look out world, for the dawn of the day
Dmi
When everyone will do whatever I say
And that Potter wont be in my way, and then
E
I’ll be the one who is totally awesome!
Yeah you’ll be the one who is totally awesome.
A
Come on guys! Were gonna miss the train!
A F#m
Who knows how fast this years gonna go?
D
Hand me a glass, let the butterbeer flow
Bmi
Maybe at last, I’m gonna talk to Cho,
D E7
Oh no, that be WAY too awesome
A F#m
We’re back to learn everything that we can
Bmi
It’s great to come back to where we began
D E E7
And here we are, and alakazam! here we go, this is totally awesome!
D E F#m E D
Come on and teach us everything you know
D E F#m E D
The summer’s over and were itchin’ to go
D C#
I think were ready for
F#m
Albus Dumbledore!
G E
Oooooo Ahhhhhh.
D Bmi
Welcome, all of you to Hogwarts
E F#m Bmaj7
I Welcome all of you to school
D Bmi
Did you know that here at Hogwarts
E A A7
We’ve got a hidden swimming pool?
D Bmi
Welcome, welcome, welcome Hogwarts
E F#m Bmaj7
Welcome, all you hotties, nerds, and tools
D Bmi
Now that I've got you here at Hogwarts
D A
I’d like to go over just a couple of rules:
D A E F#m E D
Back to witches and wizards, and magical beasts
D A E F#m E D
To goblins and ghosts and to magical feasts
D A E F#m
It's all that I love, and all that I need.
G D G D E7
At HOGWARTS, HOGWARTS,
E B F#m G#m
Back to spells and enchantments, potions and friends
E
To Gryffindors!
B
Hufflepuffs!
F#m
Ravenclaws!
G#m F#m
Slytherins!
E B Eb G#m
Back to the place where our story begins
D E D E
It’s Hogwarts, Hogwarts,
F#
I’m sorry, what’s its name?
D E D E
Hogwarts, Hogwarts
F#
I didn’t hear you kids!
D E D E
Hogwarts, Hogwarts
B
Man, I’m glad I’m back.
