Chords for Jim Carroll - Catholic Boy

Tempo:
136.2 bpm
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Fm

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Jim Carroll -  Catholic Boy chords
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[Eb]
I was born in a womb that made my mother [Ab] stand.
[Eb] Then I fattened that surgeon in his trembling [Ab] hand when I felt alive.
I was worse than ward.
I stole [Eb] the doctor's [Ab] scapular and [Eb] I slit [Db] the cord.
I was a [Eb] Catholic boy [Db] redeemed through pain, [Ab] not through joy.
[Eb] [Db] [Eb]
I was two months [Ab] early, they put [Eb] me under the [Ab] glass.
I [Eb] screamed and cursed at children when the nurses passed, [Ab] were convicted of theft.
When I slipped from the womb, they let [Eb] me stay with my [Ab] mother to [Eb] expel in the [Db] tombs.
I was a [Eb] Catholic boy, [Db] I was redeemed through pain, [Ab] not through joy.
[Eb] [Db] [Eb]
The stormies [Ab] were winds, they [Eb] thought they'd teach me fear.
I sat on so many [Ab] dreams, it [Eb] gave me fine ideas.
[Ab] When they cut me loose, they turned me to silver and wealth.
[Eb] I made allies [Ab] in heaven, [Eb] I made comrades [Db] in hell.
I was a [Eb] Catholic child, [Db] the blood ran red, [Ab] blood ran [Ebm] wild.
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Ebm]
[Db] [Eb]
[Ab] [Db] [Ab]
[Ebm] I made angels dance and drop to [Ab] their knees.
[Eb] When I entered [Ab] church, the [Eb] fetus statue bleeds.
I [Ab] understand the fate of all my enemies.
[Eb] That class in God's love is accepted.
[Db] I'm a [Eb] Catholic boy, [Db] redeemed through [Ab] pain, not through [Eb] joy.
I'm watching Swedish songs, stolen by a choir.
I'm reading Martin's poems, hanging from a wire.
[Ab] I make a contribution, I get absolution.
[Eb] I make a resolution to purify my [Db] soul.
I'm a [Eb] Catholic boy, [Db] redeemed through pain, [Ab] not through [Eb] joy.
They can't touch me now.
I got every sacrament around me.
I [Db] got baptism, I got communion, [Fm] I got penance, I got exchange.
[Eb] I've got [Db] confirmation, because I'm a [Eb] Catholic child.
[Db] When the blood ran red, the [Ab] blood ran wild.
[Db] Now I'm a [Eb] Catholic man, I [Db] move my tongue to the rail [Ab] whenever I [Eb] can.
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100%  ➙  136BPM
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Ab
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Db
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Ebm
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Fm
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Eb
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Ab
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Db
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_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I was born in a womb that made my mother [Ab] stand.
[Eb] Then I fattened that surgeon in his trembling [Ab] hand when I felt alive.
I was worse than ward.
I stole [Eb] the doctor's [Ab] scapular and [Eb] I slit [Db] the cord.
I was a [Eb] Catholic boy _ [Db] redeemed through pain, [Ab] not through joy.
[Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _
I was two months [Ab] early, they put [Eb] me under the [Ab] glass.
I [Eb] screamed and cursed at children when the nurses passed, [Ab] were convicted of theft.
When I slipped from the womb, they let [Eb] me stay with my [Ab] mother to [Eb] expel in the [Db] tombs.
I was a [Eb] Catholic boy, [Db] I was redeemed through pain, [Ab] not through joy.
[Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ The stormies [Ab] were winds, they [Eb] thought they'd teach me fear.
I sat on so many [Ab] dreams, it [Eb] gave me fine ideas.
[Ab] When they cut me loose, they turned me to silver and wealth.
[Eb] I made allies [Ab] in heaven, [Eb] I made comrades [Db] in hell.
I was a [Eb] Catholic child, [Db] the blood ran red, [Ab] blood ran [Ebm] wild. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Ebm] I made angels dance and drop to [Ab] their knees.
[Eb] When I entered [Ab] church, the [Eb] fetus statue bleeds.
I [Ab] understand the fate of all my enemies.
[Eb] That class in God's love is accepted.
_ [Db] _ _ I'm a [Eb] Catholic boy, _ [Db] redeemed through [Ab] pain, not through [Eb] joy. _ _ _ _ _
_ I'm watching Swedish songs, stolen by a choir.
I'm reading Martin's poems, hanging from a wire.
[Ab] I make a contribution, I get absolution.
[Eb] I make a resolution to purify my [Db] soul.
I'm a [Eb] Catholic boy, [Db] _ redeemed through pain, [Ab] not through [Eb] joy.
_ They can't touch me now.
I got every sacrament around me.
I [Db] got baptism, I got communion, [Fm] I got penance, I got exchange.
[Eb] _ _ _ I've got _ _ [Db] confirmation, because I'm a [Eb] Catholic child.
_ [Db] When the blood ran red, the [Ab] blood ran wild.
[Db] Now I'm a [Eb] Catholic man, I [Db] move my tongue to the rail [Ab] whenever I [Eb] can.
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