Tabbed by: lusion01

Tuning: Standard


All chords are open except the ones that are annotated.
A chord with a (1) next to it is a primary barre chord.
A chord with a (2) next to it is a secondary barre chord.

E                                          D  A  E
This is a tale from the Great North region
 E                                         D  A  E
Recounted to me by an old friend of mine
    E                                          D  A  E
Well his Christian name was a little Norwegian
    E                                              D  A(1) E
I'm just pointing out that it's nothing like mine!
E                                      D  A(1) E
He had a job as a young school sweeper
     E                                 D  A(1) E
At a Catholic school in a simpler time
E                                            D  A  E
He fell in love and then lord he fell deeper
      E                                           D  A(1)
With a Carmelite sister, she taught the kids mime

   E       F#m(1)
He told me 'She set fire to my ol' libider,
B (2 fr.)
'doin the rounds with Sister Marita,
F#m(1)
all of the young priests couldn't believe her!
B (2 fr.)                        D        A         E
Read all about it in The Catholic Catholic Leader'

E                        
Sweepin' the school with his heart all a leapin'
         D                A   E
(Singin' "how long till I get mine?")
E
Readin the leaves looking for signs
         D                A   E
(Singin' "how long till I get mine?")
E
He took a chance with the borders all sleepin'
 D                 A   E
("how long till I get mine?")
   E
He climbed up the lattice through the jasmine vine
         D                A(1)   E
(Singin' "how long till I get mine?")

        F#m(1)
She was framed in the window

In a papal wind cheater
B (2 fr.)
His knees were knockin' like a Mormon team leader
F#m(1)
Under the moon the handyman freed her
B (2 fr.)
Check it out it's in The Catholic Leader

F#m(1)
Read all about it in The Catholic Leader
B (2 fr.)
Read all about it in The Catholic Leader
F#m(1)
Read all about it in The Catholic Leader
        B (2 fr.)                    D       A       E
It's the inside story in the Sunday Catholic Leader


*Guitar solos* - During the solos:
E  F#m(1)  E (x4)
Listen for the timing on that.
After the solos:
F#m(1)  B (2 fr.)  F#m(1)  B(2) D  A  E


E
Sunday morning and the whole congregation
 D                A   E
("how long till I get mine?")
E
Look in the paper and read the headline
  D               A   E
("how long till I get mine?")
E
Bosoms and ties all shake in consternation
  D                A   E
("how long till I get mine?")
        E
'SISTER JAN AND THE HANDYMAN JUST CROSSED THE STATE LINE'
  D               A(1) E
("how long till I get mine?")

F#m(1)
They left town in a beat up Cressida
B (2 fr.)
Humming along to the tune of Aiida
F#m(1)
Flipped the tape to the best of The Breeders
B (2 fr.)
They wrote about it in The Catholic Leader

F#m(1)
Read all about it in The Catholic Leader
B (2 fr.)
Read all about it in The Catholic Leader
F#m(1)
Read all about it in The Catholic Leader
         B (2 fr.)                   D         A
It's the inside story in the Sunday Catholic Leader

E F5 F#5 G5 Ab5 A5 Bb5 B (all starting on the 6th string)

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

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