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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.
D chord with a (1) next to it is a primary barre chord.
D chord with a (2) next to it is a secondary barre chord.
A G D A
This is a tale from the Great North region
A G D A
Recounted to me by an old friend of mine
A G D A
Well his Christian name was a little Norwegian
A G A(1) A
I'm just pointing out that it's nothing like mine!
A G A(1) A
He had a job as a young school sweeper
A G A(1) A
At a Catholic school in a simpler time
A G D A
He fell in love and then lord he fell deeper
A G A(1)
With a Carmelite sister, she taught the kids mime
A F#m(1)
He told me 'She set fire to my ol' libider,
E
'doin the rounds with Sister Marita,
F#m(1)
all of the young priests couldn't believe her!
E G D A
Read all about it in The Catholic Catholic Leader'
A
Sweepin' the school with his heart all a leapin'
G D A
(Singin' "how long till I get mine?")
A
Readin the leaves looking for signs
G D A
(Singin' "how long till I get mine?")
A
He took a chance with the borders all sleepin'
G D A
("how long till I get mine?")
A
He climbed up the lattice through the jasmine vine
G A(1) A
(Singin' "how long till I get mine?")
F#m(1)
She was framed in the window
In a papal wind cheater
E
His knees were knockin' like a Mormon team leader
F#m(1)
Under the moon the handyman freed her
E
Check it out it's in The Catholic Leader
F#m(1)
Read all about it in The Catholic Leader
E
Read all about it in The Catholic Leader
F#m(1)
Read all about it in The Catholic Leader
E G D A
It's the inside story in the Sunday Catholic Leader
*Guitar solos* - During the solos:
A F#m(1) A (x4)
Listen for the timing on that.
After the solos:
F#m(1) E F#m(1) B(2) G D A
A
Sunday morning and the whole congregation
G D A
("how long till I get mine?")
A
Look in the paper and read the headline
G D A
("how long till I get mine?")
A
Bosoms and ties all shake in consternation
G D A
("how long till I get mine?")
A
'SISTER JAN AND THE HANDYMAN JUST CROSSED THE STATE LINE'
G A(1) A
("how long till I get mine?")
F#m(1)
They left town in a beat up Cressida
E
Humming along to the tune of Aiida
F#m(1)
Flipped the tape to the best of The Breeders
E
They wrote about it in The Catholic Leader
F#m(1)
Read all about it in The Catholic Leader
E
Read all about it in The Catholic Leader
F#m(1)
Read all about it in The Catholic Leader
E G D
It's the inside story in the Sunday Catholic Leader
A A#5 B5 C5 C#5 D5 D#5 E (all starting on the 6th string)
F
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)
D different world and a simpler time...
G D A
Singing 'how long 'til I get mine?'
A
D different world and a simpler time
G D A
Singing 'how long 'till I get mine?'
A
D different world and a simpler time
G D A
Singing ("how long 'till I get mine?")
A
D different world and a simpler time
G D A
Singing ("how long 'till I get mine?")
A
D different world and a simpler time
G D A
Singing ("how long 'till I get mine?")
A
It was a different world and a simpler time
G A
But tell me how long 'till I get mine?