Chords for How I Got The Calling
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When did you receive your calling?
Uh
Now that's a [E] great question.
Why don't you go first?
If you insist, Sister Selfless.
I love this [G] story.
[C] When I was still a schoolgirl [F] standing just about gay [C] high,
I saw the face of Jesus [G] in a coconut cream pie.
[C] Next morning, there was Mary in [F] a bowl of special K,
[D] and Penful of Apostles [G] in the salad bar buffet.
[C] Now frankly, [E] I'm an eater.
[F] And I polished [Gb] off St.
Peter [C] when my tummy sorta gave a [Am] little lurch.
[D] And [C] I knew beyond all question, it [F] was more than just a gesture,
[C] and that's how I got my calling to the church.
You found God in junk food?
The Lord works in mysterious ways.
So, I told mine, now you tell yours.
Age before beauty?
Uh, [A] age before beauty.
Death before dishonor!
My mother [E] kicked the bucket in the [D] flood of dirt age.
A [E] falling Steinway piano zipped my [E] father to his face.
All twenty of my siblings caught the [A] plague by some odd chance.
And [Gb] something in the meatloaf got my uncles and my aunts.
The town I [Db] lived in finished [D] when a freak [Eb] tornado hit it.
[E] And the heartbreak [Fm] took my dog to [Gbm] his reward.
[B] And I figured on reflection, I [D] could maybe use [Eb] protection.
And that's [E] how I got my [E] calling to the [F] Lord.
How I got my calling to the [A] Lord.
I got the [D] calling.
And it was [B] bracing, [B] but [E] enthralling.
And I just [Db] knew I'd do as [Gbm] I was [Dm] bid.
[E] I'd be overfed.
And [Dbm] I'd be obviously dead.
So, [Bm] thank the Lord I got the [Dbm] calling when I [A] did.
Now you know them.
[C] The folks from Jews for Jesus [F] stuck a pamphlet in my purse.
[C] I heard a voice while playing [G] Sgt.
Pepper.
[C] Prayed and then by God [F] my psoriasis was healed.
[D] People always told me [G] that I looked like Sally Field.
[C] I had a [E]
relationship [F] and I skipped my [Gb] medication.
[C] The outfit just [G] did wonders for [Am] my frame.
[D] [C] And, yes it may be odd to [F] get a wake up [Gb] call from God.
But [C] in the end I got the calling [Ab] and I came.
I [Gb] got the [C]
[F] calling.
I gave [D] my heart.
I ran over [G] a hole.
[E] And burned.
And, [Am] uh.
[Fm] [C] Yes, it's quite a [G] jump, but [Em] I'd be lost.
[A] Afraid.
But thank the Lord I got the calling [C] and I'm here.
I'm lost.
Wait, she hasn't gone yet.
Oh no, not me.
I can't.
I didn't.
Mary Roberts wasn't exactly called to the convent.
Were you, Mouse?
[G] Well, [C]
you see.
I mean, it's kind of like I came here as a tot.
[Dm] What I mean is, left here and [Eb] I don't know if I'm supposed [Bb] to be a nun. [Bbm] Or not.
[G] It's hard to say, but after all that's [A] what the call is for.
[N] Right, so, spotlight's back on you, sister.
[D] Okay.
[Bb] Me [F] and Sister [Bb] Sledge.
[F] We [Eb] had a ministry.
I guess.
[Bb] Working at Our Lady [F] of Perpetual Success.
We'd go [Bb] among the village people [Eb] every day.
[Eb] Well, night.
[C] Lifting up the sinful [F] and helping the uptight.
[Bb] Then suddenly one day, [Eb] bang!
[E] And right away I [F] saw the light and screamed, sweet [D] Jesus [G] Christ!
And [C] such.
And [Bb] I asked to be secluded in this [Eb] hellhole just like [E] you did.
And [Bbm] that's how I got the [F] calling.
Pretty much.
[Gb] How she got that [F] calling.
Yes, that is [Bb]
how I got the [Eb] calling.
It [C] was sublime.
And yet [F] appalling.
[G] And it [D] was oh, sir, I hear all [Ebm] respects.
Ah.
[Bb] Sweet as mountain honey.
[Dm] And as wild as summer.
[Cm] And as warm as woolen [F] mittens.
[Dm] And so fanny.
[G] And [Cm] as bright as new [F] cup flowers.
[Dm] And as swift as evening [G] showers.
And [Cm] orgasmic as [F] a night of [G] sweaty sex.
[Gm] [B] Oh, I'm sorry.
Was that out loud?
[C] If it [F] never came.
If all [Dm] our lives.
Just [G] the same.
Well, [Cm] heaven knows what might have [F] happened to us [Dm] then.
[G] [Cm] But we got the calling.
[Dm] Thank the Lord we [G] got the calling.
We're [Cm] so glad you got [F] the calling.
[Bb] Amen.
[N]
Uh
Now that's a [E] great question.
Why don't you go first?
If you insist, Sister Selfless.
I love this [G] story.
[C] When I was still a schoolgirl [F] standing just about gay [C] high,
I saw the face of Jesus [G] in a coconut cream pie.
[C] Next morning, there was Mary in [F] a bowl of special K,
[D] and Penful of Apostles [G] in the salad bar buffet.
[C] Now frankly, [E] I'm an eater.
[F] And I polished [Gb] off St.
Peter [C] when my tummy sorta gave a [Am] little lurch.
[D] And [C] I knew beyond all question, it [F] was more than just a gesture,
[C] and that's how I got my calling to the church.
You found God in junk food?
The Lord works in mysterious ways.
So, I told mine, now you tell yours.
Age before beauty?
Uh, [A] age before beauty.
Death before dishonor!
My mother [E] kicked the bucket in the [D] flood of dirt age.
A [E] falling Steinway piano zipped my [E] father to his face.
All twenty of my siblings caught the [A] plague by some odd chance.
And [Gb] something in the meatloaf got my uncles and my aunts.
The town I [Db] lived in finished [D] when a freak [Eb] tornado hit it.
[E] And the heartbreak [Fm] took my dog to [Gbm] his reward.
[B] And I figured on reflection, I [D] could maybe use [Eb] protection.
And that's [E] how I got my [E] calling to the [F] Lord.
How I got my calling to the [A] Lord.
I got the [D] calling.
And it was [B] bracing, [B] but [E] enthralling.
And I just [Db] knew I'd do as [Gbm] I was [Dm] bid.
[E] I'd be overfed.
And [Dbm] I'd be obviously dead.
So, [Bm] thank the Lord I got the [Dbm] calling when I [A] did.
Now you know them.
[C] The folks from Jews for Jesus [F] stuck a pamphlet in my purse.
[C] I heard a voice while playing [G] Sgt.
Pepper.
[C] Prayed and then by God [F] my psoriasis was healed.
[D] People always told me [G] that I looked like Sally Field.
[C] I had a [E]
relationship [F] and I skipped my [Gb] medication.
[C] The outfit just [G] did wonders for [Am] my frame.
[D] [C] And, yes it may be odd to [F] get a wake up [Gb] call from God.
But [C] in the end I got the calling [Ab] and I came.
I [Gb] got the [C]
[F] calling.
I gave [D] my heart.
I ran over [G] a hole.
[E] And burned.
And, [Am] uh.
[Fm] [C] Yes, it's quite a [G] jump, but [Em] I'd be lost.
[A] Afraid.
But thank the Lord I got the calling [C] and I'm here.
I'm lost.
Wait, she hasn't gone yet.
Oh no, not me.
I can't.
I didn't.
Mary Roberts wasn't exactly called to the convent.
Were you, Mouse?
[G] Well, [C]
you see.
I mean, it's kind of like I came here as a tot.
[Dm] What I mean is, left here and [Eb] I don't know if I'm supposed [Bb] to be a nun. [Bbm] Or not.
[G] It's hard to say, but after all that's [A] what the call is for.
[N] Right, so, spotlight's back on you, sister.
[D] Okay.
[Bb] Me [F] and Sister [Bb] Sledge.
[F] We [Eb] had a ministry.
I guess.
[Bb] Working at Our Lady [F] of Perpetual Success.
We'd go [Bb] among the village people [Eb] every day.
[Eb] Well, night.
[C] Lifting up the sinful [F] and helping the uptight.
[Bb] Then suddenly one day, [Eb] bang!
[E] And right away I [F] saw the light and screamed, sweet [D] Jesus [G] Christ!
And [C] such.
And [Bb] I asked to be secluded in this [Eb] hellhole just like [E] you did.
And [Bbm] that's how I got the [F] calling.
Pretty much.
[Gb] How she got that [F] calling.
Yes, that is [Bb]
how I got the [Eb] calling.
It [C] was sublime.
And yet [F] appalling.
[G] And it [D] was oh, sir, I hear all [Ebm] respects.
Ah.
[Bb] Sweet as mountain honey.
[Dm] And as wild as summer.
[Cm] And as warm as woolen [F] mittens.
[Dm] And so fanny.
[G] And [Cm] as bright as new [F] cup flowers.
[Dm] And as swift as evening [G] showers.
And [Cm] orgasmic as [F] a night of [G] sweaty sex.
[Gm] [B] Oh, I'm sorry.
Was that out loud?
[C] If it [F] never came.
If all [Dm] our lives.
Just [G] the same.
Well, [Cm] heaven knows what might have [F] happened to us [Dm] then.
[G] [Cm] But we got the calling.
[Dm] Thank the Lord we [G] got the calling.
We're [Cm] so glad you got [F] the calling.
[Bb] Amen.
[N]
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When did you receive your calling?
_ _ Uh_
Now that's a [E] great question.
Why don't you go first? _
If you insist, Sister Selfless.
I love this [G] story. _ _ _
[C] When I was still a schoolgirl [F] standing just about gay [C] high,
I saw the face of Jesus [G] in a coconut cream pie.
[C] Next morning, there was Mary in [F] a bowl of special K,
[D] and Penful of Apostles [G] in the salad bar buffet.
[C] Now frankly, [E] I'm an eater.
[F] And I polished [Gb] off St.
Peter [C] when my tummy sorta gave a [Am] little lurch. _
[D] And [C] I knew beyond all question, it [F] was more than just a gesture,
[C] and that's how I got my calling to the church.
You found God in junk food?
The Lord works in mysterious ways.
So, I told mine, now you tell yours.
Age before beauty?
Uh, [A] age before beauty.
Death before dishonor!
My mother [E] kicked the bucket in the [D] flood of dirt age.
A [E] falling Steinway piano zipped my [E] father to his face.
All twenty of my siblings caught the [A] plague by some odd chance.
And [Gb] something in the meatloaf got my uncles and my aunts.
The town I [Db] lived in finished [D] when a freak [Eb] tornado hit it.
[E] And the heartbreak [Fm] took my dog to [Gbm] his reward.
[B] And I figured on reflection, I [D] could maybe use [Eb] protection.
And that's [E] how I got my [E] calling to the [F] Lord.
How I got my calling to the [A] Lord.
I got the [D] calling.
And it was [B] bracing, [B] but [E] enthralling.
And I just [Db] knew I'd do as [Gbm] I was [Dm] bid.
_ [E] I'd be overfed.
And [Dbm] I'd be obviously dead.
So, [Bm] thank the Lord I got the [Dbm] calling when I [A] did.
Now you know them.
[C] The folks from Jews for Jesus [F] stuck a pamphlet in my purse.
[C] I heard a voice while playing [G] Sgt.
Pepper.
_ _ [C] Prayed and then by God [F] my psoriasis was healed.
[D] People always told me [G] that I looked like Sally Field.
[C] I had a [E]
relationship [F] and I skipped my [Gb] medication.
[C] The outfit just [G] did wonders for [Am] my frame.
[D] _ [C] And, yes it may be odd to [F] get a wake up [Gb] call from God.
But [C] in the end I got the calling [Ab] and I came.
I [Gb] got the _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] calling.
I gave [D] my heart.
I ran over [G] a hole.
_ _ [E] And burned.
And, [Am] uh.
_ [Fm] _ _ [C] Yes, it's quite a [G] jump, but [Em] I'd be lost.
[A] Afraid.
But thank the Lord I got the calling [C] and I'm here.
I'm _ lost.
_ Wait, she hasn't gone yet.
Oh no, not me.
I can't.
I didn't.
Mary Roberts wasn't exactly called to the convent.
Were you, Mouse?
_ [G] _ _ _ _ Well, [C] _
you see.
I mean, it's kind of like I came here as a tot.
_ [Dm] What I mean is, left here and _ _ _ _ [Eb] I don't know if _ I'm supposed [Bb] to be a nun. [Bbm] Or not. _
[G] It's hard to say, but after all that's [A] what the call is for.
[N] Right, so, spotlight's back on you, sister.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ Okay.
_ _ _ [Bb] Me [F] and Sister [Bb] Sledge.
[F] We [Eb] had a ministry. _
I guess.
_ [Bb] _ Working at Our Lady [F] of _ Perpetual Success. _
We'd go [Bb] among the village people [Eb] every day.
[Eb] Well, night.
[C] Lifting up the sinful [F] and helping the uptight.
[Bb] Then suddenly one day, _ [Eb] bang!
[E] And right away I [F] saw the light and screamed, sweet [D] Jesus [G] Christ!
And [C] such.
_ And [Bb] I asked to be secluded in this [Eb] hellhole just like [E] you did.
And [Bbm] that's how I got the [F] calling.
Pretty much.
[Gb] How she got that [F] calling.
Yes, that is [Bb]
how I got the [Eb] calling.
It [C] was sublime.
And yet [F] appalling.
[G] And it [D] was oh, sir, I hear all [Ebm] respects.
Ah. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] Sweet as mountain honey.
[Dm] And as wild as summer.
[Cm] And as warm as woolen [F] mittens.
[Dm] And so fanny.
[G] And [Cm] as bright as new [F] cup flowers.
[Dm] And as swift as evening [G] showers.
And [Cm] orgasmic as [F] a night of [G] sweaty sex.
[Gm] _ _ [B] _ Oh, I'm sorry.
Was that out loud?
_ [C] _ If it [F] never came.
If all [Dm] our lives. _
Just [G] the same.
Well, [Cm] heaven knows what might have [F] happened to us [Dm] then. _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Cm] But we got the calling.
[Dm] Thank the Lord we [G] got the calling.
We're [Cm] so glad you got [F] the calling.
[Bb] Amen. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Uh_
Now that's a [E] great question.
Why don't you go first? _
If you insist, Sister Selfless.
I love this [G] story. _ _ _
[C] When I was still a schoolgirl [F] standing just about gay [C] high,
I saw the face of Jesus [G] in a coconut cream pie.
[C] Next morning, there was Mary in [F] a bowl of special K,
[D] and Penful of Apostles [G] in the salad bar buffet.
[C] Now frankly, [E] I'm an eater.
[F] And I polished [Gb] off St.
Peter [C] when my tummy sorta gave a [Am] little lurch. _
[D] And [C] I knew beyond all question, it [F] was more than just a gesture,
[C] and that's how I got my calling to the church.
You found God in junk food?
The Lord works in mysterious ways.
So, I told mine, now you tell yours.
Age before beauty?
Uh, [A] age before beauty.
Death before dishonor!
My mother [E] kicked the bucket in the [D] flood of dirt age.
A [E] falling Steinway piano zipped my [E] father to his face.
All twenty of my siblings caught the [A] plague by some odd chance.
And [Gb] something in the meatloaf got my uncles and my aunts.
The town I [Db] lived in finished [D] when a freak [Eb] tornado hit it.
[E] And the heartbreak [Fm] took my dog to [Gbm] his reward.
[B] And I figured on reflection, I [D] could maybe use [Eb] protection.
And that's [E] how I got my [E] calling to the [F] Lord.
How I got my calling to the [A] Lord.
I got the [D] calling.
And it was [B] bracing, [B] but [E] enthralling.
And I just [Db] knew I'd do as [Gbm] I was [Dm] bid.
_ [E] I'd be overfed.
And [Dbm] I'd be obviously dead.
So, [Bm] thank the Lord I got the [Dbm] calling when I [A] did.
Now you know them.
[C] The folks from Jews for Jesus [F] stuck a pamphlet in my purse.
[C] I heard a voice while playing [G] Sgt.
Pepper.
_ _ [C] Prayed and then by God [F] my psoriasis was healed.
[D] People always told me [G] that I looked like Sally Field.
[C] I had a [E]
relationship [F] and I skipped my [Gb] medication.
[C] The outfit just [G] did wonders for [Am] my frame.
[D] _ [C] And, yes it may be odd to [F] get a wake up [Gb] call from God.
But [C] in the end I got the calling [Ab] and I came.
I [Gb] got the _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] calling.
I gave [D] my heart.
I ran over [G] a hole.
_ _ [E] And burned.
And, [Am] uh.
_ [Fm] _ _ [C] Yes, it's quite a [G] jump, but [Em] I'd be lost.
[A] Afraid.
But thank the Lord I got the calling [C] and I'm here.
I'm _ lost.
_ Wait, she hasn't gone yet.
Oh no, not me.
I can't.
I didn't.
Mary Roberts wasn't exactly called to the convent.
Were you, Mouse?
_ [G] _ _ _ _ Well, [C] _
you see.
I mean, it's kind of like I came here as a tot.
_ [Dm] What I mean is, left here and _ _ _ _ [Eb] I don't know if _ I'm supposed [Bb] to be a nun. [Bbm] Or not. _
[G] It's hard to say, but after all that's [A] what the call is for.
[N] Right, so, spotlight's back on you, sister.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ Okay.
_ _ _ [Bb] Me [F] and Sister [Bb] Sledge.
[F] We [Eb] had a ministry. _
I guess.
_ [Bb] _ Working at Our Lady [F] of _ Perpetual Success. _
We'd go [Bb] among the village people [Eb] every day.
[Eb] Well, night.
[C] Lifting up the sinful [F] and helping the uptight.
[Bb] Then suddenly one day, _ [Eb] bang!
[E] And right away I [F] saw the light and screamed, sweet [D] Jesus [G] Christ!
And [C] such.
_ And [Bb] I asked to be secluded in this [Eb] hellhole just like [E] you did.
And [Bbm] that's how I got the [F] calling.
Pretty much.
[Gb] How she got that [F] calling.
Yes, that is [Bb]
how I got the [Eb] calling.
It [C] was sublime.
And yet [F] appalling.
[G] And it [D] was oh, sir, I hear all [Ebm] respects.
Ah. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] Sweet as mountain honey.
[Dm] And as wild as summer.
[Cm] And as warm as woolen [F] mittens.
[Dm] And so fanny.
[G] And [Cm] as bright as new [F] cup flowers.
[Dm] And as swift as evening [G] showers.
And [Cm] orgasmic as [F] a night of [G] sweaty sex.
[Gm] _ _ [B] _ Oh, I'm sorry.
Was that out loud?
_ [C] _ If it [F] never came.
If all [Dm] our lives. _
Just [G] the same.
Well, [Cm] heaven knows what might have [F] happened to us [Dm] then. _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Cm] But we got the calling.
[Dm] Thank the Lord we [G] got the calling.
We're [Cm] so glad you got [F] the calling.
[Bb] Amen. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _