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Bm Bm F# F# Em F# Bm Bm (2x)
[Verse 1]
Bm F#
He was born one Monday morning
Em Bm
And he was their only son
Bm Em
And they said: His name shall be Peter
G F#
Like the rock faith was founded upon
Bm F#
They took him to church every Sunday
Em Bm
And they picked him up right after school
Em Bm
When the kids asked him out to come playin
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He had something important to do
D A
He would never be late for a lesson
Em Bm
Kept his clothes always tidy and neat
G Bm
Not a chance that he took, Peter played by the book
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So the kids called him Principle Pete
[Verse 2]
Bm F#
He grew up and became pretty handsome
Em Bm
Finished school and his future was clear
Bm Em
Don't waste time with a life full of pleasure
G F#
Settle down, have a wife and career
Bm F#
Now some people called him the robot
Em Bm
A cold-hearted, callous machine
Em Bm
But all those attacks could not hold him back
G F# Bm
He was proud to be Principle Pete
[Verse 3]
D A
Every day on his way to the office
Em Bm
He saw a girl singing songs in the street
G D
She was tired of life as a vagabonds wife
E A
And she dreamed of a man such as he
D A
When she sang, she would leer at poor Peter
Em Bm
When she winked, he looked down at his feet
G Bm
When she gave him the eye, he just waved her goodbye
G F# Bm
And went on being Principle Pete
[Interlude]
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[Verse 4]
Bm F#
Now we all have our secret desires
Em Bm
Even Pete was a man deep inside
Bm Em
She blew him a kiss then he couldn't resist
G F#
As she crawled into him in the night
D A
When he opened his eyes in the morning
Em Bm
He could still feel her breath in his ear
G D
Creeping under his skin, but like hell he'd give in
E A
To a feeling so wondrous and weird
[Verse 5]
D A
Peter shunned our girl ever after
Em Bm
So that she wouldn't lead him astray
G Bm
He would save all his love for the lord up above
G F#
And the one that would once bear his name
D A
Now if there is a moral to this story
Em Bm
It's that stories donât always end sweet
G Bm
You may think this is wrong, but such is the song
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The Ballad of Principle Pete
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The Ballad of Principle Pete
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The Ballad of Principle Pete
