Stephen Lynch – Priest
Tabbed by – Kunaisan

Chords Used
A? - x0220x
A - xx222x
B - x244xx
Bm – 02443x
Gm – 320033
D – xxx232
Dsus – xxx230
Listen to the song for Timing

Verse 1:  
B              A?  B             A? B              A?      B   A?
Deep in prayer my cross to bear, I kneel upon the floor

B           A?     B           A?    B             A
Temptations of our catholic priest aren’t easy to ignore

	

          Bridge: 
              G        Dsus       A A?A   G     Dsus     A A? A
	     But  cannot control myself, he rips my soul apart

              G        Dsus            A   A  A?   A                   
	     For one small sheep among my flock has  

              G       Dsus           A (hold)
              stole the shepherds heart



                       Chorus:               
                     G     A        Bm
		   Oh alter boy, alter boy 
                                  
		      G        A          D (variation with Dsus)
                    Confess your sins to me

		     G        A          Bm
                    You will find the grace of God
                    G          A
		  Inside my rectory                 

B   A?x2

Verse 2: B         A?   B         A? B                  A?          
	At Sunday mass or bible class, I get you in my view

       B              A?  B               A?   B                  A?         
       So I close my eyes, but there he lies, Spread Eagle on the Pew


		Bridge:  
              G        Dsus        A A?A       G   Dsus      A A?A
	    Oh when I see him in that frock, my conscience goes ary

	       G        Dsus            A  A?   A            
	       Ill give him some communion wine that’s, 

		G         Dsus       A(hold)
		spiked with spanish fly



               	Chorus:      
                   G         A   Bm
		 Oh alter boy, alter boy 
                                  
                   G          A          D (variation with Dsus)
                   Is it gonna be heaven or hell

		     G            A           Bm
                  You can play my organ all nite long
                                  	                          
                  G              A          (B  A x4)
		If you promise never to tell

Verse 3:
   B     A            B          A      B               A         
	  Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name

         B             A              B         A                                    
	  I could dress him up like the pope and then I’d….

         B          A           B        A
	  Oh dear God, the Shame


               Bridge                           
                          G          Dsus   A A?A
		No, no, no, lead us not into temptation
		
                  G       Dsus   A A?A
		Deliver us from sin

                  G           Dsus         A     A?    A
                   We could pretend that he was Jesus Christ, and I was

	       G     Dsus     A (hold)
		Mary Magdlane


		Chorus:              
                     G     A       Bm
		  Oh alter boy, alter boy 
                                  
		    G        A        D (variation with Dsus)
                    Confess your sins to me

		     G        A           Bm
                    You will find the grace of God
                     
                     G          A         
		   Inside my rectory


                    Play two more times then go back into   (B, A) progression

Latin Crap at the end:  De Profoundus Clamo Ad Te Domine