[Verse] 
 
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This is the story of a man,
                              F
Who conquered life drink in hand
           A                 Dm
Ship unmanned.
                              Bb
Marked by genius, channelled good, 
                       F
By some a bit misunderstood.
            A
They'd been wrong many times before
 
 
[Chorus]
 
 
Bb
Some times our saints are sinners,
                                    F
They blur the lines and lead the way,
Their Way.
Bb
Raise hell and a glass in reverence,
                                    F
The fearless lives of our great saints - our saints.
 
 
[Verse]
 
 
Dm                         Bb
Never a stranger to late night 
                                 F
snake bite fist fights and empty pints,
          A
Unrivaled heights.
Dm                             Bb
He led with songs, they sang along,
                            F
created bonds that held so strong
            A
Some were right and some were wrong
 
 
Chorus
 
 
Bb
Some times our saints are sinners,
                                    F
They blur the lines and lead the way,
Their Way.
Bb
Raise hell and a glass in reverence,
                                    F
The fearless lives of our great saints - our saints.
 
 
Solo
 
 
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It's by the sea and at nights end 
                C                Dm
that's when the sin and swill begin
               Bb               F
That's when he had that certain light
           C               Dm
inside his head
            Bb               F
For every whisper he would scream 
            C                   Dm
for every drought he shared a drink
          Bb                F                   C
For every sorrow there is a light from our St. James
 
 
Clean Part
 
 
Bb
On the sea by the cliff he watches,
 
he waits the night to see
    F
The day - his way
Bb
Last call will find us all
                                   F
But there's a light that leads the way, our way.
 
 
Chorus
 
 
Bb
Some times our saints are sinners,
                                    F
They blur the lines and lead the way,
Their Way.
Bb
Raise hell and a glass in reverence,
                                    F
The fearless lives of our great saints - our saints.