Intro
E B C#m B
VERSE:
E B
I'm seven years old, and my bow-ties askew
C#m
Gonna get some body of Jesus Christ
B
In a brown velvet suit
E
All the girls are dressed like angels
B
How sweetly they sang
C#m
Oh be not afraid of
B
us delicate meringues
CHORUS:
A E
The trailing skirts of God
A E
The trailing skirts of God
A E
The trailing skirts of God
B
Have passed on by
VERSE:
It's five years later and I'm on my knees again
I am here to confirm what my parents began
And I promise to abstain from intoxicating liquor
But the flesh, it is weak,
and my faith was never stronger
CHORUS:
The trailing skirts of God
The trailing skirts of God
Yeah, The trailing skirts of God
Have passed on by
BRIDGE:
C#m B
But oh how I cling on
C#m B
Cos it's been a rich seam of song
C#m E
And though it's make-believe
B C#m
Can I bring myself to leave
C#m B E
This lie's been burning too long
VERSE:
Sometimes in my teens
Up in Kellyer's bedroom
Skipping on Saturday evening mass for some solvent abuse
As the world spun around me,
and I eased to the floor
Must remember to get that sermon,
and keep the wolf from the door
CHORUS:
A E
Yeah, The trailing skirts of God
A E
The trailing skirts of God
A E B
Those trailing skirts of God Have passed on by
B B B
Passed on By, Passed on By, Passed on By
OUTRO:
E B
I've drifted far from you
C#m
In this bloodless coup
B
I've drifted far from you
E B
I've drifted far from you
C#m
In this bloodless coup
B
I say good-day and adieu