{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":641940,"song":"Gay Messiah","artist":"Rufus Wainwright","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/641940-gay-messiah-chords-by-rufus-wainwright/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/641940?type=chord","rating":4.36361,"votes":18,"content":"    ____________________\r\n   / Rufus Wainwright  /  I think this song is a humorous response to the hype\r\n  / Gay Messiah       /  of Rufus, where medias promoted him as the new Gay\r\n / Want Two          /  Messiah that would take over the title after his good\r\n/___________________/  friend Elton John. Note how explicit his lyrics are in\r\n                      the bridge! \"I never jumped out of the closet, I was born\r\n                     in the living room\" - Rufus Wainwright\r\nTime: 6/8\r\nKey: G major\r\nTuning: Standard\r\nStrumming pattern:\r\n  E   S S S S E   S S S S\r\n  /   / / / / /   / / / /\r\n| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + |\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] Intro:\r\n  [ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]Cadd9[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Gadd11[/ch]\r\n|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-----|-0-----3-----|-3-----3-----|\r\n|-0-----1-----|-3-----1-----|-0-----3-----|-3-----1-----|\r\n|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-----|\r\n|-2-----2-----|-2-----2-----|-2-----2-----|-0-----0-----|\r\n|-3-----3-----|-3-----3-----|-3-----3-----|-2-----2-----|\r\n|-------------|-------------|-------------|-3-----3-----|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Verse:\r\n2x Intro\r\n\r\n\" He will then be reborn\r\n  From 1970's porn\r\n  Wearing tube socks with style\r\n  And such an innocent smile \"\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] Chorus:\r\n  [ch]B7[/ch]    [ch]C7[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]B7[/ch]    [ch]C7[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\n|-2-----3-----|-3-----------|-2-----3-----|-3-----------|\r\n|-4-----5-----|-3-----------|-4-----5-----|-3-----------|\r\n|-2-----3-----|-0-----------|-2-----3-----|-0-----------|\r\n|-4-----5-----|-0-----------|-4-----5-----|-0-----------|\r\n|-2-----3-----|-2-----------|-2-----3-----|-2-----------|\r\n|-------------|-3-----------|-------------|-3-----------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]Baug[/ch]    [ch]Em7[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]D7[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G7[/ch]*\r\n|-0-----------|-------------|-0-----2-----|-3---(1)-----|\r\n|-0-----0-----|-0-----2-----|-1-----1-----|-3---(0)-----|\r\n|-0-----0-----|-0-----2-----|-2-----2-----|-0---(0)-----|\r\n|-2-----1-----|-0-----2-----|-2-----0-----|-0---(0)-----|\r\n|-2-----2-----|-2-----0-----|-0-----------|-2---(2)-----|\r\n|-------------|-------------|-------------|-3---(3)-----|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\" Better pray for your sins\r\n  Better pray for your sins\r\n  'Cause the gay messiah's coming \"\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Verse:\r\n2x Intro\r\n\r\n\" He will fall from the star\r\n  Studio 54\r\n  And appear on the sand\r\n  Of Fire Island's shore \"\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Chorus:\r\nsimilar to previous, but end on the G7* instead of\r\nthe G, in order to lead the song further to the Bridge\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] Bridge:\r\n    [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]Cadd9[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Gadd11[/ch]  [ch]A9[/ch]    [ch]A7[/ch]     [ch]A7sus4[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch]\r\n||--0-----0-----|-0-----3-----|-3-----3-----|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-----|\r\n||o-3-----1-----|-0-----3-----|-3-----1-----|-0-----2-----|-3-----2-----|\r\n||--0-----0-----|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-----|\r\n||--2-----2-----|-2-----2-----|-0-----0-----|-2-----2-----|-2-----2-----|\r\n||o-3-----3-----|-3-----3-----|-2-----2-----|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-----|\r\n||--------------|-------------|-3-----3-----|-------------|-------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] 1.                                          2.\r\n  [ch]C7[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]G7[/ch]              [ch]C7[/ch]            [ch]C7[/ch]    [ch]G7[/ch]\r\n|-0-----------|-3-----------|-1------------||-0-----------|-0-----1-----|\r\n|-1-----------|-3-----------|-0-----------o||-1-----------|-1-----0-----|\r\n|-3-----------|-0-----------|-0------------||-3-----------|-3-----0-----|\r\n|-2-----------|-0-----------|-0------------||-2-----------|-2-----0-----|\r\n|-3-----------|-2-----------|-2-----------o||-3-----------|-3-----2-----|\r\n|-------------|-3-----------|-3------------||-------------|-------3-----|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\" No it will not be me\r\n  Rufus the Baptist I be\r\n  No I won't be the one\r\n  Baptized in cum\r\n\r\n  What will happen instead\r\n  Someone will demand my head\r\n  And then I will kneel down\r\n  And give it to them looking down \"\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Interlude:\r\n2x Intro\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Chorus:\r\njust end on a straight G here","plain_text":"____________________\n   / Rufus Wainwright  /  I think this song is a humorous response to the hype\n  / Gay Messiah       /  of Rufus, where medias promoted him as the new Gay\n / Want Two          /  Messiah that would take over the title after his good\n/___________________/  friend Elton John. Note how explicit his lyrics are in\n                      the bridge! \"I never jumped out of the closet, I was born\n                     in the living room\" - Rufus Wainwright\nTime: 6/8\nKey: G major\nTuning: Standard\nStrumming pattern:\n  E   S S S S E   S S S S\n  /   / / / / /   / / / /\n| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + |\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Verse:\n2x Intro\n\n\" He will then be reborn\n  From 1970's porn\n  Wearing tube socks with style\n  And such an innocent smile \"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\" Better pray for your sins\n  Better pray for your sins\n  'Cause the gay messiah's coming \"\n\n\n\n Verse:\n2x Intro\n\n\" He will fall from the star\n  Studio 54\n  And appear on the sand\n  Of Fire Island's shore \"\n\n\n\n Chorus:\nsimilar to previous, but end on the G7* instead of\nthe G, in order to lead the song further to the Bridge\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\" No it will not be me\n  Rufus the Baptist I be\n  No I won't be the one\n  Baptized in cum\n\n  What will happen instead\n  Someone will demand my head\n  And then I will kneel down\n  And give it to them looking down \"\n\n\n\n Interlude:\n2x Intro\n\n\n\n Chorus:\njust end on a straight G here","chords":["G","E","Cmaj7","C","Cadd9","Gadd11","B7","C7","Em","Baug","Em7","A","Am","D7","G7","A9","A7","A7sus4"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"A7sus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,3,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,4,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,3,1,0]},"Cadd9":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,0,3,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,3,0]},"Cmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,0,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,0,0]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"Em7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,0,3,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,3,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}