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Saint Monica

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[Verse]
DShe stood like a Gwolf in the doorway
EThe others laid Dbare on the F#ground
ENow she makes her Gbed out of Brooklyn Cinstead
And I sleep with the Ggoddamn hounds
DHer voice for a moGment of lenience
EAnd her words for the Dcoin in your F#jar
EAnd while she pays her Gdues as another Cman's muse
I still can't tell my Ghead from my heart
[Chorus]
DCan I know all that I am?
CLest I forget I'm a decent manG  
[Verse]
DNow she drinks and I Gsmoke as we please to
EWhile the other Dmen fall to their F#knees
EAnd a trifling Gpart in the back of Cmy heart
Says if ever that Gcoward is me
DMaybe if I begged some Gold saint for her patience
EAnd then sold Dit to pay for her F#time
E'Til I wake up one Gday and to all my Cdismay
That old face in the Gcoffin is mine
[Chorus]
DCan I know all that I am?
CLest I forget I'm a decent, Goh, I'm a decent man
DShe stood like a Gwolf in the doorway 

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Saint Monica

by The Ballroom Thieves

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[Verse]

D G

She stood like a wolf in the doorway

E D F#

The others laid bare on the ground

E G C

Now she makes her bed out of Brooklyn instead

And I sleep with the goddamn hounds

D G

Her voice for a moment of lenience

E D F#

And her words for the coin in your jar

E G C

And while she pays her dues as another man's muse

I still can't tell my head from my heart

[Chorus]

Can I know all that I am?

C G

Lest I forget I'm a decent man

[Verse]

D G

Now she drinks and I smoke as we please to

E D F#

While the other men fall to their knees

E G C

And a trifling part in the back of my heart

Says if ever that coward is me

D G

Maybe if I begged some old saint for her patience

E D F#

And then sold it to pay for her time

E G C

'Til I wake up one day and to all my dismay

That old face in the coffin is mine

[Chorus]

Can I know all that I am?

C G

Lest I forget I'm a decent, oh, I'm a decent man

D G

She stood like a wolf in the doorway

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