[Verse 1] D Christina the Astonishing Gm Lived a long time ago She was stricken with a seizure D At the age of twenty-two They took her body in a coffin Gm To a tiny church in Liege Where she sprang up from the coffin D Just after the Agnus Dei She soared up to the rafters Gm Perched on a beam up there Cried "The stink of human sin Eb D The stink Is more that I can bear" [Chorus] Eb Bb G# Gm Oh, oh, ohohoh, ohoh- oh oh Rpt Eb Bb G# Gm D Oh, oh, ohohoh, ohoh- oh oh, oh [Verse 2] D Christina the Astonishing Gm Was the most astonishing of all She prayed balanced on a hurdle D Or curled up into a ball She fled to remote places Gm Climbed towers and trees and walls To escape the stench of human corruption D Into an oven she did crawl [Chorus] Eb Bb G# Gm Oh, oh, ohohoh, ohoh- oh oh Rpt Eb Bb G# Gm D Oh, oh, ohohoh, ohoh- oh oh, oh [Verse 3] D O Christina the Astonishing Gm Behaved in a terrifying way She would run wildly through the streets D Jump in the Meuse and swim away O Christina the Astonishing Gm Behaved in terrifying manner Died at the age of seventy-four D In the convent of St Anna Eb Bb G# Gm Oh, oh, ohohoh, ohoh- oh oh Rpt Eb Bb G# Gm D Oh, oh, ohohoh, ohoh- oh oh, oh
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