Capo 1st fret
Standard (EADGBE)
Intro
*NOTE: "roll" A and E chords to get the sound
at the beginning of the intro, throw in
a pinkie here and there, and do a couple
of A slides. I think you'll get it.
Verse
Saint Paul the persecutor
Was a cruel and sinful man
Jesus hit him with a blinding light
And then his life began
I said yeah
I said yeah
Verse
Augustin knew temptation
He loved women, wine and song
And all the special pleasures
Of doing something wrong
I said yeah
I said yeah
Chorus
I said yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
You'll never make a saint of me
Oh yeah, oh yeah
You'll never make a saint of me
Verse
And could you stand the torture
And could you stand the pain
Could you put your faith in Jesus
When you're burningin the flames
I said yes
Verse
I do believe in miracles
And I want to save my soul
And I know that I'm a sinner
I'm gonna die here in the cold
I said yes, I said yeah
I said yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
You'll never make a saint of me
Oh yeah, oh yeah
You'll never make a saint of me
I said yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
You'll never make a saint of me
Oh yeah, oh yeah
You'll never make a saint of me
Interlude
I thought I heard an angel cry
I thought I saw a teardrop falling from his eye
Instrumental
Verse
John the Baptist was a martyr
But he stirred up Herod's hate
And Salome got her wish
To have him served up on a plate
I said yeah
I said yeah
Interlude
I thought I heard an angel cry
I thought I saw a teardrop fall from his eye
I thought I saw an angel cry
You'll never make a saint of me } E A to fade
You'll never make a saint of me }