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The Catholic Leader - Dan Kelly
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Email: illu[dot]215[at]gmail[dot][com]
Tuning: Standard
All chords are open except the ones that are annotated.
A# chord with a (1) next to it is a primary barre chord.
A# chord with a (2) next to it is a secondary barre chord.
F D# A# F
This is a tale from the Great North region
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Recounted to me by an old friend of mine
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Well his Christian name was a little Norwegian
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I'm just pointing out that it's nothing like mine!
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He had a job as a young school sweeper
F D# A(1) F
At a Catholic school in a simpler time
F D# A# F
He fell in love and then lord he fell deeper
F D# A(1)
With a Carmelite sister, she taught the kids mime
F F#m(1)
He told me 'She set fire to my ol' libider,
C
'doin the rounds with Sister Marita,
F#m(1)
all of the young priests couldn't believe her!
C D# A# F
Read all about it in The Catholic Catholic Leader'
F
Sweepin' the school with his heart all a leapin'
D# A# F
(Singin' "how long till I get mine?")
F
Readin the leaves looking for signs
D# A# F
(Singin' "how long till I get mine?")
F
He took a chance with the borders all sleepin'
D# A# F
("how long till I get mine?")
F
He climbed up the lattice through the jasmine vine
D# A(1) F
(Singin' "how long till I get mine?")
F#m(1)
She was framed in the window
In a papal wind cheater
C
His knees were knockin' like a Mormon team leader
F#m(1)
Under the moon the handyman freed her
C
Check it out it's in The Catholic Leader
F#m(1)
Read all about it in The Catholic Leader
C
Read all about it in The Catholic Leader
F#m(1)
Read all about it in The Catholic Leader
C D# A# F
It's the inside story in the Sunday Catholic Leader
*Guitar solos* - During the solos:
F F#m(1) F (x4)
Listen for the timing on that.
After the solos:
F#m(1) C F#m(1) B(2) D# A# F
F
Sunday morning and the whole congregation
D# A# F
("how long till I get mine?")
F
Look in the paper and read the headline
D# A# F
("how long till I get mine?")
F
Bosoms and ties all shake in consternation
D# A# F
("how long till I get mine?")
F
'SISTER JAN AND THE HANDYMAN JUST CROSSED THE STATE LINE'
D# A(1) F
("how long till I get mine?")
F#m(1)
They left town in a beat up Cressida
C
Humming along to the tune of Aiida
F#m(1)
Flipped the tape to the best of The Breeders
C
They wrote about it in The Catholic Leader
F#m(1)
Read all about it in The Catholic Leader
C
Read all about it in The Catholic Leader
F#m(1)
Read all about it in The Catholic Leader
C D# A#
It's the inside story in the Sunday Catholic Leader
F F#5 G5 G#5 A5 A#5 B5 C (all starting on the 6th string)
C#
They settled down in the Spring Brook Canyon
B5(optional)
Making it out under the Kauri pines
C(optional)
She traded the lord for a mortal companion
E(optional)
A# different world and a simpler time...
D# A# F
Singing 'how long 'til I get mine?'
F
A# different world and a simpler time
D# A# F
Singing 'how long 'till I get mine?'
F
A# different world and a simpler time
D# A# F
Singing ("how long 'till I get mine?")
F
A# different world and a simpler time
D# A# F
Singing ("how long 'till I get mine?")
F
A# different world and a simpler time
D# A# F
Singing ("how long 'till I get mine?")
F
It was a different world and a simpler time
D# F
But tell me how long 'till I get mine?