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Gay Messiah

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/ Rufus Wainwright / I think this song is a humorous response to the hype
/ Gay Messiah / of Rufus, where medias promoted him as the new Gay
/ Want Two / Messiah that would take over the title after his good
/___________________/ friend Elton John. Note how explicit his lyrics are in
the bridge! "I never jumped out of the closet, I was born
in the living room" - Rufus Wainwright
Time: 6/8
Key: G major
Tuning: Standard
Strumming pattern:
E S S S S E S S S S
/ / / / / / / / / /
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + |
Intro:
|-Cmaj70-----C0-----|-Cadd90-----C0-----|-Cmaj70-----Cadd93-----|-G3-----Gadd113-----|
|-0-----1-----|-3-----1-----|-0-----3-----|-3-----1-----|
|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-----|
|-2-----2-----|-2-----2-----|-2-----2-----|-0-----0-----|
|-3-----3-----|-3-----3-----|-3-----3-----|-2-----2-----|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-3-----3-----|
Verse:
2x Intro
" He will then be reborn
From 1970's porn
Wearing tube socks with style
And such an innocent smile "
Chorus:
|-B72-----C73-----|-G3-----------|-B72-----C73-----|-G3-----------|
|-4-----5-----|-3-----------|-4-----5-----|-3-----------|
|-2-----3-----|-0-----------|-2-----3-----|-0-----------|
|-4-----5-----|-0-----------|-4-----5-----|-0-----------|
|-2-----3-----|-2-----------|-2-----3-----|-2-----------|
|-------------|-3-----------|-------------|-3-----------|
Em   Baug   Em7   A   Am   D7   G  G7*
|-0-----------|-------------|-0-----2-----|-3---(1)-----|
|-0-----0-----|-0-----2-----|-1-----1-----|-3---(0)-----|
|-0-----0-----|-0-----2-----|-2-----2-----|-0---(0)-----|
|-2-----1-----|-0-----2-----|-2-----0-----|-0---(0)-----|
|-2-----2-----|-2-----0-----|-0-----------|-2---(2)-----|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-3---(3)-----|
" Better pray for your sins
Better pray for your sins
'Cause the gay messiah's coming "
Verse:
2x Intro
" He will fall from the star
Studio 54
And appear on the sand
Of Fire Island's shore "
Chorus:
similar to previous, but end on the G7* instead of
the G, in order to lead the song further to the Bridge
Bridge:
||--Cadd90-----C0-----|-Cmaj70-----Cadd93-----|-G3-----Gadd113-----|-A90-----A70-----|A7sus4-0-----A70-----|
||o-3-----1-----|-0-----3-----|-3-----1-----|-0-----2-----|-3-----2-----|
||--0-----0-----|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-----|
||--2-----2-----|-2-----2-----|-0-----0-----|-2-----2-----|-2-----2-----|
||o-3-----3-----|-3-----3-----|-2-----2-----|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-----|
||--------------|-------------|-3-----3-----|-------------|-------------|
1. 2.
|-C70-----------|-G3-----------|-G71------------||-C70-----------|-C70-----G71-----|
|-1-----------|-3-----------|-0-----------o||-1-----------|-1-----0-----|
|-3-----------|-0-----------|-0------------||-3-----------|-3-----0-----|
|-2-----------|-0-----------|-0------------||-2-----------|-2-----0-----|
|-3-----------|-2-----------|-2-----------o||-3-----------|-3-----2-----|
|-------------|-3-----------|-3------------||-------------|-------3-----|
" No it will not be me
Rufus the Baptist I be
No I won't be the one
Baptized in cum
What will happen instead
Someone will demand my head
And then I will kneel down
And give it to them looking down "
Interlude:
2x Intro
Chorus:
just end on a straight G here
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The story behind the song

"Gay Messiah" is a song rich with both Christian and gay imagery, where Rufus Wainwright explores his sexuality within his art. He rejects being labeled a gay icon, instead declaring himself "Rufus the Baptist," and envisions the titular figure reborn from 1970s porn, wearing tube socks with style and an innocent smile. Wainwright shared that the song was partly inspired by the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, noting that religious wars were back in fashion and that gay people weren't represented in religious sentiment. It plays like a provocative and deeply personal statement on identity and faith.

AI-written from these sources:Gay Messiah — Wikipedia ↗Rufus Wainwright — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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