St Paul's (Westerberg Comprehensive)
from Blisters In The Pit Of My Heart by Martha
Strumming pattern, fast
1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and
down X down X X up down up
Intro
A A Bm Bm D D E E A A
A A
We are not worthy to receive you,
A Bm
We are the daughters and the sons,
Bm D
We are the hand-me-down trousers,
D E
The blazers and blouses,
E A
that I have never owned.
A A
A belt a suitable fits,
A Bm
About our different hips,
Bm D
I’ve grown as big as I can be,
D E
As small as when you found me,
E A
Humming ‘Bastards of Young’
A Bm
Blessed Mother what a mess,
Bm E
The broken ladder of success,
E Bm
Holy Mary what a mess,
Bm E
The broken ladder of success,
N.C. A
They wrote a letter to your parents,
A Bm
They caught you kissing on the bus,
Bm D
But when they asked you, you said nothing,
D E
Those lines are not for crossing,
E A
The damage has been done.
A A
We are not worthy to receive you,
A Bm
We are the daughters and the sons,
Bm D
We are the second hand trousers,
D E
Blazers and blouses,
E D A
Irredeemable ones.