Artist: Stephen Lynch
Song: “Priest”
Album: A Little Bit Special (2000)
Capo: NO
Song:
B Asus2 B Asus2 B Asus2 B Asus2
Deep in prayer, my cross to bear, I kneel upon the floor.
B Asus2 B Asus2 B Asus2
Temptations of a Catholic priest aren’t easy to ignore.
G Dsus2 A Asus2 G Dsus2 A Asus2
But I simply cannot control myself; it rips my soul apart.
G Dsus2 A Asus2 A G Dsus2 A
For one small sheep among my flock has stolen this shepherd’s heart.
G A
Altar boy.
Bm
Oh, altar boy.
G A D
Confess your sins to me.
G A Bm G A
You will find the grace of God inside my rectory.
B-Asus2-B-Asus2
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B Asus2 B Asus2 B Asus2
At Sunday mass or Bible class, I catch him in my view.
B Asus2 B Asus2 B Asus2
I close my eyes, but there he lies, spread eagle on the pew.
G Dsus2 A Asus2 G Dsus2 A Asus2
And when I see him in that frock, my conscience goes awry.
G Dsus2 A Asus2 A G Dsus2 A
I’ll give him some Communion wine that’s spiked with Spanish fly.
G A
Altar boy.
Bm
Oh, altar boy.
G A D
Is it gonna be heaven or hell?
G A Bm G A
You can play my organ all night long if you promise never to tell.
B-A-B-A-B-A-B-A
B A B A B A
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name...
B A B A B A B A
I could dress him up like the Pope and then I’d – Oh, dear God, the shame!
G Dsus2 A Asus2 G Dsus2 A Asus2
No, no, no, lead us not into temptation. Deliver us from sin...
G Dsus2 A Asus2 A G Dsus2 A
We could pretend that he was Jesus Christ, and I was Mary Magdalene.
G A
Altar boy.
Bm
Oh, altar boy.
G A D
Confess your sins to me.
G A Bm G A
You will find the grace of God inside my rectory.
B-A-B-A-B-A-B-A
De profundis clamo ad te, domine domine…
Chords:
B: X24442
Asus2: X02200
A: X02220
G: 320033
Dsus2: XX0230
D: XX0232
Bm: X24432
