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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.
G chord with a (1) next to it is a primary barre chord.
G chord with a (2) next to it is a secondary barre chord.
D C G D
This is a tale from the Great North region
D C G D
Recounted to me by an old friend of mine
D C G D
Well his Christian name was a little Norwegian
D C A(1) D
I'm just pointing out that it's nothing like mine!
D C A(1) D
He had a job as a young school sweeper
D C A(1) D
At a Catholic school in a simpler time
D C G D
He fell in love and then lord he fell deeper
D C A(1)
With a Carmelite sister, she taught the kids mime
D F#m(1)
He told me 'She set fire to my ol' libider,
A
'doin the rounds with Sister Marita,
F#m(1)
all of the young priests couldn't believe her!
A C G D
Read all about it in The Catholic Catholic Leader'
D
Sweepin' the school with his heart all a leapin'
C G D
(Singin' "how long till I get mine?")
D
Readin the leaves looking for signs
C G D
(Singin' "how long till I get mine?")
D
He took a chance with the borders all sleepin'
C G D
("how long till I get mine?")
D
He climbed up the lattice through the jasmine vine
C A(1) D
(Singin' "how long till I get mine?")
F#m(1)
She was framed in the window
In a papal wind cheater
A
His knees were knockin' like a Mormon team leader
F#m(1)
Under the moon the handyman freed her
A
Check it out it's in The Catholic Leader
F#m(1)
Read all about it in The Catholic Leader
A
Read all about it in The Catholic Leader
F#m(1)
Read all about it in The Catholic Leader
A C G D
It's the inside story in the Sunday Catholic Leader
*Guitar solos* - During the solos:
D F#m(1) D (x4)
Listen for the timing on that.
After the solos:
F#m(1) A F#m(1) B(2) C G D
D
Sunday morning and the whole congregation
C G D
("how long till I get mine?")
D
Look in the paper and read the headline
C G D
("how long till I get mine?")
D
Bosoms and ties all shake in consternation
C G D
("how long till I get mine?")
D
'SISTER JAN AND THE HANDYMAN JUST CROSSED THE STATE LINE'
C A(1) D
("how long till I get mine?")
F#m(1)
They left town in a beat up Cressida
A
Humming along to the tune of Aiida
F#m(1)
Flipped the tape to the best of The Breeders
A
They wrote about it in The Catholic Leader
F#m(1)
Read all about it in The Catholic Leader
A
Read all about it in The Catholic Leader
F#m(1)
Read all about it in The Catholic Leader
A C G
It's the inside story in the Sunday Catholic Leader
D D#5 E5 F5 F#5 G5 G#5 A (all starting on the 6th string)
A#
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)
G different world and a simpler time...
C G D
Singing 'how long 'til I get mine?'
D
G different world and a simpler time
C G D
Singing 'how long 'till I get mine?'
D
G different world and a simpler time
C G D
Singing ("how long 'till I get mine?")
D
G different world and a simpler time
C G D
Singing ("how long 'till I get mine?")
D
G different world and a simpler time
C G D
Singing ("how long 'till I get mine?")
D
It was a different world and a simpler time
C D
But tell me how long 'till I get mine?