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