Altar Boy chords by Rickie Lee Jones, Joe Jackson
Verse 1
Am
A monk with a heart
on a lavender robe
Dm
that scratches his dyes
Am
Em
E
for the height that he strove
Am
as he follows a path filled with arid desire
Dm
E
Am
and mimics his footsteps
E
Am
E
Am
an d sets his prayers on fire.
Well, I too have chosen that which left no choice
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Am
Bdim
E
to sing without loving my solitary voice,
Am
to observe with passion
each careful denial
Dm
The protrusions
F
Bdim
E
which give my life meaning for
Am
Asus4
Am
a while
Sometimes I see you in ber
Dm
Am
ries and weeds
C
You're brushing your teeth
F
with licorice seeds
Bb
Standing too close, holding your clothes
E
Smiling at God
Am
that the meaning of life grows
No, and I'll never tell
And I'll never know
Dm
What candles you light
Am
Bdim
After the show
E
Am
And I'll never tell
And I'll never ask
Dm
E
Dm
E
Am
Asus4
the meaning of life after mass.
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Am
Dm
Bdim
Dm
E
E
Am
you
Altar Boy
Rickie Lee Jones, Joe Jackson
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