Intro
D A Bm A
VERSE:
D A
I'm seven years old, and my bow-ties askew
Bm
Gonna get some body of Jesus Christ
A
In a brown velvet suit
D
All the girls are dressed like angels
A
How sweetly they sang
Bm
Oh be not afraid of
A
us delicate meringues
CHORUS:
G D
The trailing skirts of God
G D
The trailing skirts of God
G D
The trailing skirts of God
A
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:
Bm A
But oh how I cling on
Bm A
Cos it's been a rich seam of song
Bm D
And though it's make-believe
A Bm
Can I bring myself to leave
Bm A D
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:
G D
Yeah, The trailing skirts of God
G D
The trailing skirts of God
G D A
Those trailing skirts of God Have passed on by
A A A
Passed on By, Passed on By, Passed on By
OUTRO:
D A
I've drifted far from you
Bm
In this bloodless coup
A
I've drifted far from you
D A
I've drifted far from you
Bm
In this bloodless coup
A
I say good-day and adieu