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