Chords for JOAN BAEZ ~ The Altar Boy And The Thief ~

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At [Cm] night in the safety [Dm] of shadows and numbers,
[Cm] Sinking some turf on [Dm] which nothing encumbers,
[Cm] The buying and selling [F] of [Dm] casual looks,
[Cm] Stuff that gets printed [Dm] in X-rated books.
[Gm] Your mother might have tried to [Dm] _ understand
[Gm] When you were hardly your [F] daddy's little _ man,
[Bb] And you gave up saluting [F] the _ [C] chief
To find yourself [Bb] some _ relief.
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Frozen _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [Dm] skin of satin,
[Cm] Smiling, seductive [Dm] and endlessly Latin,
[Cm] Olympic body [Dm] on dancing feet,
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Perfume thickening [Dm] the air like heat,
[Gm] A transient star [F] gave our fame.
[Gm] You quit your job [F] and changed your name,
[Eb] And you're nearly [Bb] _
[F] beyond relief
_ [C] As you [C] hunt down a little [Bb] _ relief. _ _ _ _
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[Cm] The seven-foot [Dm] black with the emerald ring
[Cm] Broke up a [Dm] friend not saying a thing
[Cm] As the cops cruised by [Dm] wanting one more chance
[Cm] To send Jimmy Baldwin [Dm] back over to France
[Gm] And a trucker with kids [F] and a wife
_ [G] Refers to [Gm] spend half of his [F] _ life
[Eb] In [Bb] early bohemian [F] motif, _
[C] Playing pool and getting [Bb] _ relief.
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_ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] My favorite couple [Dm] was looking so [Cm] fine,
Dancing in rhythm [F] and laughing in rhyme,
[Cm] In the light of the jukebox [F] all yellow and [Dm] blue,
_ [Cm] Holding each other [Dm] as young lovers do,
[Gm] To me they will always [Dm] remain
[F] _ _ [Gm] Unshamed, untamed and [F] _ _ unblamed.
[Bb] The altar boy and [F] the thief
_ _ Grabbing themselves [Bb] some relief. _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] The altar boy and [C] the thief
_ _ [F] Catching a little _ [Bb] relief.
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