I Was A Pre-Pubescent Chords by Jilted John
Tempo:
95.75 bpm
Chords used:
B
A
E
Am
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [G#m] [E]
[B] [Em]
I was born [B] in 59, [A] we were four [B] but we [E] didn't mind
Father worked [B] first night and day, [A] to clothe and feed [B] our family
[A] Mother worked as hard as he, [B] she had to look [A] after me
I [E] was a priest, [B] he was a peasant, and [E] life was [A] good
[B] [E] Then in 1965, [A] father was ill [E] and then he died
Mother couldn't [B] cope, she ran off with a man, [A] but we had to go [B] and live with our grand
[A] We didn't get much, my sisters and [B] me, but we were [A] happy
[F#m] I [E] was a priest, [B] you messed, yes I [A] was
[B] [E]
When I was a little [B] boy, school was fun, [A] you messed about [B] and you didn't get [E] done
Or if you did, [B] it was still good [Am] fun, you had the ruler on your [B] knuckles or the slipper on your [A] bum
And I sat next to a girl called [B] Jane, we were in [A] love and we felt no shame
I [E] was a priest, [B] you messed, [E] and I was [A] broke
[B] [E] Four happy [B] years with Jane passed [A] by, and then we [E] had to say goodbye
Jane went to [B] live in Liverpool, [A] and I started [E] at the comprehensive school
[A] And I saw kids with acne on their [B] faces, girls with bulging [A] chests and boys with breaking voices
[E] It was pubescence, and it was [A] ugly
[B] [E] [A] Pubescence, [E] adolescent, these were words I didn't [A] know
Fornication, copulation, menstruation, contraception, [A#] masturbation
No, oh no, oh [B] no
I [A] was [B] frightened but I tried to [A] pretend that my [Bm] happiness would never [E] end
Though I started staying up [B] late at [Am] night, we'd roam the [B] streets and maybe look for a [A] fight
I wore dark martins and dark T [F#]-rex, girls were [A] funny so I was sad
[E] I was a [B] priest, you messed, [E] but not for [A] long
[E]
One summer's day in [B] 73, [A] I looked in the [B] mirror and it terrified [E] me
But what I [B] saw was quite out of [D] place, bum, puff and [Bm] acne all over my [A] face
I tried to speak, but when I [B] spoke, all that came [A] out was a crow
[B] My [A] voice had [B] broken
I [E] was a [B] pubescence, [A] and it was [B] sad
I used to [E] be a free [B] pubescence, [E] but now I'm [A] not
[B] [E]
[B] [Em]
I was born [B] in 59, [A] we were four [B] but we [E] didn't mind
Father worked [B] first night and day, [A] to clothe and feed [B] our family
[A] Mother worked as hard as he, [B] she had to look [A] after me
I [E] was a priest, [B] he was a peasant, and [E] life was [A] good
[B] [E] Then in 1965, [A] father was ill [E] and then he died
Mother couldn't [B] cope, she ran off with a man, [A] but we had to go [B] and live with our grand
[A] We didn't get much, my sisters and [B] me, but we were [A] happy
[F#m] I [E] was a priest, [B] you messed, yes I [A] was
[B] [E]
When I was a little [B] boy, school was fun, [A] you messed about [B] and you didn't get [E] done
Or if you did, [B] it was still good [Am] fun, you had the ruler on your [B] knuckles or the slipper on your [A] bum
And I sat next to a girl called [B] Jane, we were in [A] love and we felt no shame
I [E] was a priest, [B] you messed, [E] and I was [A] broke
[B] [E] Four happy [B] years with Jane passed [A] by, and then we [E] had to say goodbye
Jane went to [B] live in Liverpool, [A] and I started [E] at the comprehensive school
[A] And I saw kids with acne on their [B] faces, girls with bulging [A] chests and boys with breaking voices
[E] It was pubescence, and it was [A] ugly
[B] [E] [A] Pubescence, [E] adolescent, these were words I didn't [A] know
Fornication, copulation, menstruation, contraception, [A#] masturbation
No, oh no, oh [B] no
I [A] was [B] frightened but I tried to [A] pretend that my [Bm] happiness would never [E] end
Though I started staying up [B] late at [Am] night, we'd roam the [B] streets and maybe look for a [A] fight
I wore dark martins and dark T [F#]-rex, girls were [A] funny so I was sad
[E] I was a [B] priest, you messed, [E] but not for [A] long
[E]
One summer's day in [B] 73, [A] I looked in the [B] mirror and it terrified [E] me
But what I [B] saw was quite out of [D] place, bum, puff and [Bm] acne all over my [A] face
I tried to speak, but when I [B] spoke, all that came [A] out was a crow
[B] My [A] voice had [B] broken
I [E] was a [B] pubescence, [A] and it was [B] sad
I used to [E] be a free [B] pubescence, [E] but now I'm [A] not
[B] [E]
Key:
B
A
E
Am
Bm
B
A
E
_ _ [E] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ I was born [B] in 59, [A] we were four [B] but we [E] didn't mind
Father worked [B] first night and day, [A] to clothe and feed [B] our family
[A] Mother worked as hard as he, [B] she had to look [A] after me
I [E] was a priest, [B] he was a peasant, and [E] life was [A] good
[B] _ [E] Then in 1965, [A] father was ill [E] and then he died
Mother couldn't [B] cope, she ran off with a man, [A] but we had to go [B] and live with our grand
[A] We didn't get much, my sisters and [B] me, but we were [A] happy
[F#m] I [E] was a priest, [B] you messed, yes I [A] was
[B] _ [E]
When I was a little [B] boy, school was fun, [A] you messed about [B] and you didn't get [E] done
Or if you did, [B] it was still good [Am] fun, you had the ruler on your [B] knuckles or the slipper on your [A] bum
And I sat next to a girl called [B] Jane, we were in [A] love and we felt no shame
I [E] was a priest, [B] you messed, [E] and I was [A] broke
[B] _ [E] _ Four happy [B] years with Jane passed [A] by, and then we [E] had to say goodbye
Jane went to [B] live in Liverpool, [A] and I started [E] at the comprehensive school
[A] And I saw kids with acne on their [B] faces, girls with bulging [A] chests and boys with breaking voices
[E] It was pubescence, and it was [A] ugly
[B] _ [E] _ _ [A] Pubescence, [E] adolescent, these were words I didn't [A] know
Fornication, copulation, menstruation, contraception, [A#] masturbation
No, oh no, oh [B] no
I _ [A] was [B] frightened but I tried to [A] pretend that my [Bm] happiness would never [E] end
Though I started staying up [B] late at [Am] night, we'd roam the [B] streets and maybe look for a [A] fight
I wore dark martins and dark T [F#]-rex, girls were [A] funny so I was sad
[E] I was a [B] priest, you messed, [E] but not for [A] long
[E] _ _
One summer's day in [B] 73, [A] I looked in the [B] mirror and it terrified [E] me
But what I [B] saw was quite out of [D] place, bum, puff and [Bm] acne all over my [A] face
I tried to speak, but when I [B] spoke, all that came [A] out was a crow
[B] My [A] voice had _ [B] broken
I [E] was a _ [B] pubescence, [A] and it was [B] sad
I used to [E] be a free [B] pubescence, [E] but now I'm [A] not
_ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ I was born [B] in 59, [A] we were four [B] but we [E] didn't mind
Father worked [B] first night and day, [A] to clothe and feed [B] our family
[A] Mother worked as hard as he, [B] she had to look [A] after me
I [E] was a priest, [B] he was a peasant, and [E] life was [A] good
[B] _ [E] Then in 1965, [A] father was ill [E] and then he died
Mother couldn't [B] cope, she ran off with a man, [A] but we had to go [B] and live with our grand
[A] We didn't get much, my sisters and [B] me, but we were [A] happy
[F#m] I [E] was a priest, [B] you messed, yes I [A] was
[B] _ [E]
When I was a little [B] boy, school was fun, [A] you messed about [B] and you didn't get [E] done
Or if you did, [B] it was still good [Am] fun, you had the ruler on your [B] knuckles or the slipper on your [A] bum
And I sat next to a girl called [B] Jane, we were in [A] love and we felt no shame
I [E] was a priest, [B] you messed, [E] and I was [A] broke
[B] _ [E] _ Four happy [B] years with Jane passed [A] by, and then we [E] had to say goodbye
Jane went to [B] live in Liverpool, [A] and I started [E] at the comprehensive school
[A] And I saw kids with acne on their [B] faces, girls with bulging [A] chests and boys with breaking voices
[E] It was pubescence, and it was [A] ugly
[B] _ [E] _ _ [A] Pubescence, [E] adolescent, these were words I didn't [A] know
Fornication, copulation, menstruation, contraception, [A#] masturbation
No, oh no, oh [B] no
I _ [A] was [B] frightened but I tried to [A] pretend that my [Bm] happiness would never [E] end
Though I started staying up [B] late at [Am] night, we'd roam the [B] streets and maybe look for a [A] fight
I wore dark martins and dark T [F#]-rex, girls were [A] funny so I was sad
[E] I was a [B] priest, you messed, [E] but not for [A] long
[E] _ _
One summer's day in [B] 73, [A] I looked in the [B] mirror and it terrified [E] me
But what I [B] saw was quite out of [D] place, bum, puff and [Bm] acne all over my [A] face
I tried to speak, but when I [B] spoke, all that came [A] out was a crow
[B] My [A] voice had _ [B] broken
I [E] was a _ [B] pubescence, [A] and it was [B] sad
I used to [E] be a free [B] pubescence, [E] but now I'm [A] not
_ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _