Come Home Cardinal Pell

INTRO:
D  Bm9  Gmaj7  D  A


[Verse]
       G
It's a lovely day in Ballarat
   Em            Gsus2          D
I'm kicking back thinking of you
G
I hear that you've been poorly
     Em                Gsus2       D
I am sorry that you're feeling blue


  Bm
I know what it's like when you feel 
a little shitty
    G                              
You just wanna curl up and have an 
                 A
itty-bitty doona day
      Bm
But a lot of people here really miss
 ya, Georgie
     G                             
They really think you oughta a just
                 A
 get on a plane (just get on a 
plane)

We all just want you to…


[Chorus]
D                   Bm9          
Come home, Cardinal Pell, I know 
                   Gmaj7
you're not feeling well
                           D       
And being crook ain't much fun, 
         A
even so, we think you should come
D              Bm9               
Home, Cardinal Pell, come down 
            Gmaj7
from your citadel
It's just the right thing to do, 
 D                   A             
they have a right to know what you 
Gmaj7
knew


[Verse]
                Gmaj7              
Couldn't you see what was under 
       D
your nose, Georgie
         A
Back in '73 when you were living 
with Gerry?
      Bm9                       
Is it true that you knew but you 
 D
chose to ignore,
           A
Or did you actively try to keep it 
buried?
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          G                    
And years later when survivors, 
               D/B             A
despite their shame and their fear,
      G                            
Stood up to tell their stories, you
                  D/A          A
 spent year after year
        G                          
Working hard to protect the 
  A
church's assets?
            Em7                    
I mean with all due respect dude, I
              A
 think you're scum,

and I reckon you should…


[Chorus]
D                   Bm9          
Come home, Cardinal Pell, we know
                    Gmaj7
 you're not feeling well
                           D       
Perhaps you just need some sun, 
         A
it's lovely here you should come
D                     Bm9        
Home, you pompous buffoon, and I 
              Gmaj7
suggest do it soon
                        D          
I hear the tolling of a bell, and 
        A
it has a Pellian knell


[Bridge]
  Bm9                             
I wanna be transparent here, 
A                                 
George, I'm not the greatest fan 
     D
of your religion
      Bm9                          
And I personally believe that those
     A                          
 who cover up abuse should go to 
 D
prison
         G                       
But your ethical hypocrisy, your 
F#m
intellectual vacuity
         G                         
And your arrogance don't bother me 
   A
as much
       G                           
As the fact that you have turned 
        A
out to be such a goddamn coward


         Em
You're a coward Georgie
                  F#m
Come and face the music Georgie
                  G
You owe it to the victims Georgie
                  A
Come and face the music, the music, 
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

(notes only)
(d e   f#     g      a  g  g  f#    
e    d)
If the Lord God omnipotent reigneth
A
He would take one look at you and 
say


[Chorus]
D                 Bm9            
Go home, Cardinal Pell, I've got 
               Gmaj7
a nice spot in hell
                         D    
With your name on it and so, I 
             A
suggest you toughen up and go
D              Bm7         
Home, Cardinal Pell, I'm sure 
                         Gmaj7
they'll make you feel well
                        D        
Come at the pub in Ballarat, they 
             A
just want a beer and a chat




D                   Bm7          
(Come home Cardinal Pell) I know 
                      Gmaj7
you're scared Georgie-Poo

                D                  
(Come home)        They have a 
     A
right to know what you knew


     Em
Your time is running out to atone, 
Georgie
  F#m
I think the Lord is calling you 
home, Georgia
   G
Perhaps he could forgive even you 
(he may forgive even you)
       A
If you just let them know what you 
knew


D            Bm9                 
Oh, Cardinal Pell, my lawyer just
            Gmaj7
 rang me to tell me
                       D       
This song could get me in legal 
   A
trouble
D                 Bm9            
Oh well, Cardinal Pell, if you 
            Gmaj7
don't feel compelled
                  D             
To come home by a sense of moral 
   A
duty
   Gsus2              A      
Perhaps you will come home and 
           D
frickin' sue me