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Song title:      Convent Girls
Club CD:	 Foreplay

Words and Music by Neil Finn
Copyright © 1989 Finn

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (gavin_chart@hotmail.com)


NOTES:
This song was written after the visit Neil made to Mozambique.
It was recorded at the initial sessions for "Woodface" but, due
to tough competition, never made it onto the album. It's a great
song, though. Enjoy!


INTRO:    D    Am     C
          D    G      Am


VERSE:
       D        Am      C
By the shade of your Magnolia
  D       G     Am
I go down for release.
        D     Am       C
And the seven ships of Providence
        D        G       Am
Will be falling, growing near.


CHORUS:
        C       D              G            Em
And the convent girls in their frilly white tights
        C      D                G           Em
Will be chorus girls with their names up in lights.
        C      D             G          Am
And the bridal veils will be shimmering white
        C          Gm
Will be shimmering white...


VERSE:
By the constant talked in confidence,
You now shall walk in fear.
And the bridal ships of Providence
Are slowly drawing near


CHORUS


BRIDGE:
Bm                            G                     C
Call back the doctor when you go to sleep, when you go to sleep.
       Bm                         G                     C
By the prayers of emotion we will want to weep, we will want to weep.
        Bb              C           G
And you dance with your friends and anyone you know.
And you dance with your friends and anyone I know.


VERSE:
I will go like her, be on your feet
And the years are stretching on
Where once we talked of openess
Well, now, we're moving on


CHORUS


OUTRO:
D                  G
No more sleep 'til I'm an adult
        D                  G
There's no more sleep 'til I've grown up
There's no more sleep 'til I'm an adult
They'll lift up my bread and drink my cup...


CHORDS:
D     xx0232
Am    x02210
C     332010 (8AA988 in Bridge)
G     320003 (355433 in Bridge)
Em    022000
Gm    xxx333
Bm    x04432
Bb    688766