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[E]This is a tale from the Great North region [D]    [A]       [E]
R[E]ecounted to me by an old friend of mine   [D]      [A]         [E]
Well[E] his Christian name was a little Norwegian [D]    [A]       [E]
I'm [E]just pointing out that it's nothing like mine! [D]    [A]         [E]
[E]He had a job as a young school sweeper [D]    [A]         [E]
At a [E]Catholic school in a simpler time [D]    [A]         [E]
[E]He fell in love and then lord he fell deeper [D]    [A]       [E]
With a[E] Carmelite sister, she taught the kids mime [D]    [A]

He [E]told me [F#m]'She set fire to my ol' libider,
[B]'doin the rounds with Sister Marita,
[F#m]all of the young priests couldn't believe her!
[B]Read all about it in The Catholic[D] Catholic[A] Leader'  [E]

[E]Sweepin' the school with his heart all a leapin'
(Singin' [D]"how long till I [A]get [E]mine?")
[E]Readin the leaves looking for signs
(Singin' [D]"how long till I [A]get [E]mine?")
[E]He took a chance with the borders all sleepin'
([D]"how long till I g[A]et m[E]ine?")
He [E]climbed up the lattice through the jasmine vine
(Singin' [D]"how long till I [A]get min[E]e?")

She was [F#m]framed in the window

In a papal wind cheater
[B]His knees were knockin' like a Mormon team leader
[F#m]Under the moon the handyman freed her
[B]Check it out it's in The Catholic Leader

[F#m]Read all about it in The Catholic Leader
[B]Read all about it in The Catholic Leader
[F#m]Read all about it in The Catholic Leader
It's the[B] inside story in the Sunday C[D]atholic [A]Leader  [E]

*Guitar solos* - During the solos:
[E]Lis[F#m]ten for [E]the timing on that.
[F#m]     [B]          [F#m]     [B]    [D]  [A]  [E]

[E]Sunday morning and the whole congregation
([D]"how long till I [A]get [E]mine?")
[E]Look in the paper and read the headline
("[D]how long till I [A]get [E]mine?")
[E]Bosoms and ties all shake in consternation
("[D]how long till I g[A]et m[E]ine?")
'SISTER [E]JAN AND THE HANDYMAN JUST CROSSED THE STATE LINE'
("[D]how long till I [A]get m[E]ine?")

[F#m]They left town in a beat up Cressida
[B]Humming along to the tune of Aiida
[F#m]Flipped the tape to the best of The Breeders
[B]They wrote about it in The Catholic Leader

[F#m]Read all about it in The Catholic Leader
[B]Read all about it in The Catholic Leader
[F#m]Read all about it in The Catholic Leader
It's the [B]inside story in the Sunday C[D]atholic Le[A]ader

[E] [F5] [F#5] [G5] [Ab5] [A5] [Bb5] [B]

[C]They settled down in the Spring Brook Canyon
[B5]Making it out under the Kauri pines
She [C]traded the lord for a mortal companion
A [E]different world and a simpler time...

Singing '[D]how long 'til I [A]get [E]mine?'
A [E]different world and a simpler time
Singing '[D]how long 'till I [A]get [E]mine?'
A [E]different world and a simpler time
Singing ([D]"how long 'till I [A]get [E]mine?")
A [E]different world and a simpler time
Singing ("[D]how long 'till I [A]get m[E]ine?")
A [E]different world and a simpler time
Singing ("[D]how long 'till I g[A]et m[E]ine?")
It was a [E]different world and a simpler time
But tell me[D] how long 'till I get m[E]ine?