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Altar Boy

Tom Waits

Key: AbEnglish
111 bpm
Verse
Eb He's an Abol' altar boy
BbmLying out Eb7there in the street
Ab He's an ol' F7altar boy Bbm7 
Eb Bound up Db7in leather and chains Gb7 
Cm That's F7why I'm feeling so Bbm7blue
Eb7I'm an old altar Abboy
F7What about you? Bb 
Verse
Eb7 Now I can order Abin Latin
F7Make 'em au Bbm7gratin Joe Eb7 
AbI'm an old altar boy
F That's Bbm7why I'm so Eb7depressed
I Db7never got the Gb7rest of the dream
Cm7 Just the ritual F7 
Now Bbm7I'm habitual Eb 
AbMajoring in F7crimes that are Bbm7unspeakable
Eb7'Cause I'm an old Abaltar boy
F7That's what happened Bbm7to me
Eb7 I'm an Abold altar boy F7 
Verse
He's Bbm7hoping he can meet Eb7a woman dressed Dblike a nun
Gb7He knows there's Cm7got to be some F7around here
Bb7Drinking across from the Eb7church
A Ablittle Father FCribari wine
Bbm On a Eb7Sunday morn' Abtime
Db I'm an old Gbaltar boy
Cm Why F7is he winking Bb7at this time in his life?
Eb7 He never took a Abwife 'cause he's an F7old altar boy
BbmOh Ebyeah...
What about Abyou?

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4 revisions
  1. v4 — Daniel B., — Mise en page révisée (lot lot14)
  2. v3 — Anonymous, — ajout tempo (BPM 111, deezer)
  3. v2 — Anonymous, — réparation import auto
  4. v1 — Daniel B., — Import storage/import-cho