Rufus Wainwright – Gay Messiah (Ukulele)

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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 Key: G major Tuning: Standard Strumming pattern: E S S S S E S S S S / / / / / / / / / / | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + |

 Intro:
  Cmaj7 C       Cadd9 C       Cmaj7 Cadd9   G     Gadd11
|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-----|-0-----3-----|-3-----3-----|
|-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:
  B7    C7      G             B7    C7      G
|-2-----3-----|-3-----------|-2-----3-----|-3-----------|
|-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:
    Cadd9 C       Cmaj7 Cadd9   G     Gadd11  A9    A7     A7sus4 A7
||--0-----0-----|-0-----3-----|-3-----3-----|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-----|
||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.
  C7            G             G7              C7            C7    G7
|-0-----------|-3-----------|-1------------||-0-----------|-0-----1-----|
|-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 - 19th /February /08 Just mail me at [email protected] with questions, comments and corrections!