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Priest
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by Stephen Lynch
from "Superhero" (2002) 
and  "A Little Bit Special" (2001)
and  “Half a Man”

All Right! Here is the best recorded Lynch Song not yet present in your library.  
Special thanks to John Cutright for tabbing so many songs.  Long Live Lynch!

Jeff Fardink

Verse 1:

B  A/B            B  A/B 
Deep in ..
B  A/B           B  A/B
I kneel ..
B  A/B             B  A/B
Temptations ..
B  A/B      B  A/B
Aren’t easy ..

Prechorus:

    G    Dsus2   A
But I ..
   G       Dsus2  A
It rips ..
    G          Dsus2   A
For one ..
G          Dsus2    A
Stole ..

Chorus:

G     A    Bm
Alter boy, ..
G            A       D
Confess ..
G        A        Bm
You will ..
G         A       (go back to playing the A  B/A for the verse)
Inside my ..

Verse 2: 
B  A/B            B  A/B 
Sunday mass..
B  A/B           B  A/B
I catch..
B  A/B             B  A/B
I close ..
B  A/B      B  A/B
Spread eagle..


Prechorus: 
    G    Dsus2   A
When I see ..
   G       Dsus2  A
My conscience..
    G          Dsus2   A
I'll give him..
G          Dsus2    A
That's spiked ..

Chorus:

G     A    Bm
Alter boy, ..
G            A       D
Is it gonna..
G        A        Bm
You can play..
G         A       (go back to playing the A  B/A for the verse)
If you promise..


Verse 3: 
B  A/B            B  A/B 
Our Father..
B  A/B           B  A/B
hallowed..
B  A/B             B  A/B
I could dress..
B  A/B      B  A/B
Oh dear God..

Prechorus:

    G    Dsus2   A
Lead us..
   G       Dsus2  A
Deliver us..
    G          Dsus2   A
We could..
G          Dsus2    A
And I..



Chorus:

G     A    Bm
Alter boy, ..
G            A       D
Confess ..
G        A        Bm
You will ..
G         A       
Inside my ..
G     A    Bm
Alter boy, ..
G            A       D
Confess ..
G        A        Bm
You will ..
G         A       
Inside my ..

Play A  A/B over these words and fade out:

De profundis clamo ad te, domine, domine


Chords used:
B.......224422
A/B.....004400
Bm......x24432
G.......320033
D.......xx0232
Dsus2...xx0230