eels - altar boy
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A B-Side, don't know what single it's off, just got the MP3 from the 
spunky2 site and the lyrics from Rob Porter's Page
Without permission, but I'm sure he won't mind.

Altar Boy:

In the verse, the chords are arpeggiated, well sort of, so:

Abm is
e|------------8------
B|------9------------
G|---7------7--------
D|-------------------
A|-------------------
E|-------------------

Dbm is

e|------9------12----
B|---9------9--------
G|-------------------
D|-------------------
A|-------------------
E|-------------------

and Eb is

e|-------11-----6----
B|---11-----11--8----
G|--------------8----
D|--------------8----
A|-------------------
E|-------------------

So the verse pattern is the Abm pattern twice, then the Dbm, and then the Eb

i.e. Abm///Abm///Dbm///Eb///

I'm not sure about the chorus, the chords sound right with the record, 
but well, I don't know.

Verse 1:
 

  Abm
A monk with a hard-on
      Abm
And a lavender robe
Dbm
That scratches his thighs
            Eb
Through the hat that he strode
      Abm
As he follows a path
            Abm
Filled with every desire
    Abm
And mimics his footsteps
    Eb
And sets his prayers on fire.

Verse 2:

Well I too have chosen
That which left no choice
To sing without loving,
A solitary voice,
To observe with passion
Each careful denial:
The protrusions which give my life meaning
For a while. (Abm/Abm)

Chorus or 2nd Section:(not sure about this, any help is more than welcome)

Ab (major)             Dbm
Sometimes I see you in berries and weeds
        B                       E
You're brushing your teeth with liquorice seeds
 B
Standing too close,
 Abm
Pulling your clothes,
 Eb
Smiling at God
                             Abm
And the meaning of life grows.

Verse 3:

Abm
No and I'll never tell
    Abm
And I'll never know
      Dbm
What candles you light
Eb
After the show
    Abm
And I'll never tell,
    Abm
And I'll never ask
    Dbm              Eb       Abm
The meaning of life after mass.

Tom C